Commentary: empathy seen as a dirty word in US and UK politics

John Harris, writing in The Guardian, argues that compassion and kindness have fallen out of favour in politics, citing the US midterms and the hard right in Britain. Only one item was collected, so the piece's full argument can't be verified beyond its opening.

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1. 3 Nov, 08:00 UTCFirst appeared on The Guardian

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