THE OPPOSITE OF HATE A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity

Once listeners adapt to Sally Kohn's abrupt tone and quick pacing, they'll recognize an authentic humanist with a knack for communicating passion when sharing an idea or a poignant story. The progressive CNN commentator offers remedies for the scourge of hatred gripping our country. She describes at the personal level how quickly we can hate or "otherize" people who don't look like us, think like us, or vote like us. She surveys startling research that sheds light on these interpersonal dynamics, while her stories show on a cultural scale how quickly people can normalize public cruelty. With candor and vocal engagement, she describes her search to affirm and connect with others, and challenges listeners to confront institutional discrimination and public rhetoric when it promotes division instead of connection. T.W. 2019 Audies Finalist © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2019]