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This is Our Body Politics.

I'm guest host Natasha Alford, senior correspondent at the Griot, sitting in for Faridea.

We're sharing a special panel from the 92nd Wise State of America Summit, led by our creator and host Faridea.

This year's summit dug into our nation's most pressing questions,

like the future of democracy, civic engagement, and journalism. And our panel explores how we

define American values and how those values shape our democracy. Let's listen. The phrase American

values is often used across the political spectrum, but how can we as a nation of 300 plus million people define just one set of values and who gets to do the defining?

We're here to discuss how American values are defined, how they shape our democracy, and how they're weaponized in the world of politics.

I'm joined by four exciting speakers who all create important work from different perspectives in America. First up,

political philosopher Danielle Allen. Danielle is the James Brian Conant professor at Harvard

University, an author, and a Washington Post-contributing columnist. Welcome, Danielle.

Thank you.

Sucetumeta is the author of several award-winning books, including This Land is Our Land,

an Immigrant's Manifesto.

His work can be found in publications like The New Yorker, National Geographic,

and on NPR's Fresh Air and All Things Considered.

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