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Roundtable discusses Nate Garvis' 'Naked Civics'

9:06 AM, January 18, 2013
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  • Nate Garvis: Founder of Naked Civics and a former vice president of government affairs at Target. His new book is "Naked Civics: Strip Away the Politics to Build a Better World"
  • Krista Tippett: Host of "On Being"
  • Chris Stewart: Forum director of the African American Leadership Forum
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In this Friday Roundtable from Jan. 18, our panelists will discuss and debate the ideas put forth by Nate Garvis in his book "Naked Civics." Can cultural tools, as Garvis writes, really bring more positive change than political debate? Can new forms of engagement help us move beyond the politics of anger and outrage?

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