SUSAN GRIFFIN
Poet Essayist Playwright Screenwriter
Louise Steinman, curator, ALOUD
TOPIC: Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy
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Conducted by Edwin Rutsch for the Empathy Documentary Project
TOPIC: Empathy
TOPIC: The contradictions inherent in our political system, and what the best path for the average voter is in the coming months. Griffin discusses how the Declaration of Independence, the war in Iraq and even the current presidential elections all contributed to the rise and fall of the American vision of freedom and equality- democracy.
