Transcending Political Division (with Americans for Prosperity's Nick Reed)

Author: Independent Riot
Created: 27 Jan, 2021
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Updated: 14 Aug, 2022●
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Today's conversation is with Americans for Prosperity grassroots organizer, Nick Reed. Nick is an activist, speaker, and author focusing on helping individuals make positive change in their community from the bottom upwards. Jim and Nick have an in-depth discussion about what AFP is doing, the intersection of the individual with politics, how to move past polarization, and whether conscious-capitalism or socialism is the way forward. Whether you're on the right, the left, or politically homeless, listen in to find some inspiration on how we can all be better.
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