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“Brilliant!!”

– THOM HARTMANN, America’s #1 progressive talk show host

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BEYOND CONTEMPT

HOW LIBERALS CAN COMMUNICATE
ACROSS THE GREAT DIVIDE

LIBERAL AND PROGRESSIVE frustration, grief, and alarm over Trump’s destructive political agenda and behavior have prompted mounting disdain for Trump supporters and other conservatives. This reaction is contributing to political polarization and unwittingly serving to strengthen Trump’s hand as he sows divisiveness and hatred.

In Beyond Contempt, Erica Etelson shows us how to communicate respectfully, passionately, and effectively across the political divide without soft-pedaling our beliefs.

Providing detailed instruction and dozens of examples of how to discuss hot button topics, Beyond Contempt is a must-have guide to productive dialogue that can defuse hostility, build trust, and open hearts and minds in unexpected ways.

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Praise for BEYOND CONTEMPT

“Read this book!”

– Joan Blades, Co-Founder, Living Room Conversations, MomsRising, and MoveOn.org

An “insightful exploration”

– Matt Morrison, Executive Director, Working America,
AFL-CIO

“A revelatory work, positive and brilliant”

– Jerry Mander, Founder of the International Forum on Globalization and author, 
The Capitalist Papers

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