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Why progressives should worry about the myth gap

People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact it’s the other way around.

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The last two years have been bruising for progressives—perhaps most of all when we found ourselves confronted with the new “post-truth” politics of the Trump and Brexit campaigns. But while our instincts may be to rebut lies and distortions with yet more facts and data, our real challenge is to become as adept as conservatives in terms of myth-making and storytelling.