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Barack Obama: “If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's…”

On the recordOctober 15, 2026
If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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bbc.co.uk

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the impact of information on political polarization.

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