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A Republic — If We Can Keep It

Season 2026 Episode 3 | 3m 36s

How can democracy endure another 250 years? What will it really take to keep the republic going? The BREAKING the DEADLOCK panel wrestles with this question, exploring tensions around leadership, generational divides, and the challenges of a fragmented information age.

Funding for this program was provided in part by grants from The Rosalind P. Walter Foundation and by a grant from Anne Ray Foundation and by contributions from viewers like you. Thank you. Location furnished by The New York Historical.
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