Climate Change, Israel and the Challenge of Perceptions

Braver Angels leaders Ciaran O’Connor, John Wood, Jr., plus Greg Steinbrecher and Randy Lioz talk the politics of climate change, Israel, and the difficulty of charged conversations.

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Happyron
03/22/2019 at 3:17 pm

Debate that doesn’t make me angry I love it!

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Jesse Etelson
04/01/2019 at 3:05 pm

It was the kind of conversation that we rarely hear. and is a credit to the participants. If only more people on the left and the right were capable of communicating in this way. This is the aim of Braver Angels and why I’m following these presentations

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Climate Change, Israel and the Challenge of Perceptions

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