Amanda Ripley: The Washingtonian Interview - Washingtonian
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After the 2016 election, Amanda Ripley, like so many other journalists, set out to understand American polarization. But where a lot of reporters were content with describing the magnitude of our national estrangement, Ripley became focused on a different question: How do humans pull themselves out of it? Her book about this quest looks at
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Complicating the Narratives. What if journalists covered…
Amanda Ripley
About — Amanda Ripley
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Amanda Ripley - Wikipedia
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Washington Life Magazine - Holiday 2017 by Washington Life
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Amanda Ripley HIGH CONFLICT VS. GOOD CONFLICT: THE VITAL
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High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out: Ripley