Breaking Bread: John ThuneBaskets and Burgers: In Murdo, South Dakota, Republican Senator John Thune and Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’s The Open Mind, play some basketball and then break for cheeseburgers. Thune discusses the conundrum of military national service and explains why he believes America’s system of government still works even when presidents take office despite losing the popular vote. Breaking Bread is a series aimed at finding common ground across a deeply divided America. Journalist Alexander Heffner journeys from Maine to New Mexico, sitting down for meals and candid conversations with powerful political figures on both sides of the aisle. Heffner seeks to draw out lawmakers by incentivizing empathy and compromise in pursuit of a new consensus.

Source: Ethiopian News August 28, 2023 20:05 UTC