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  • Make It Plain with Mark Thompson The United States Have Never Really Been United says Richard Kreitner, Author of Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union (Season 1, Episode 149)
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Make It Plain with Mark Thompson

The United States Have Never Really Been United says Richard Kreitner, Author of Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union (Season 1, Episode 149)
Podcast Episode | Talk-Show

How serious is it when a state threatens to secede from the United States? We've heard it casually dropped in places like Texas and California, and certainly you've heard people say they're leaving the country if Trump gets re-elected, ...See moreHow serious is it when a state threatens to secede from the United States? We've heard it casually dropped in places like Texas and California, and certainly you've heard people say they're leaving the country if Trump gets re-elected, which to Richard Kreitner, suggests there is something real fermenting under the surface. Richard is a contributing writer for The Nation, as well as the author of his latest book, "Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union." What he calls the "new secession" is actually occurring in every part of the country, and on both sides of the aisle. Barack Obama said at the Democratic Convention that our union and our democracy are in jeopardy, and in today's episode, you'll learn exactly how serious those comments were. See less
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Brittany Temple (producer)
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Updated Sep 14, 2020

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Sep 14, 2020 (United States)

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Richard Kreitner
Self - Author, Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union Self - Author, Break It Up: Secession, Division, and the Secret History of America's Imperfect Union   See fewer
Mark Thompson
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