Public anger can stoke change in the form of political pressure, but that hasn’t always been the case. Today on AirTalk, we discuss how the protests could lead to change and how public emotion influences politics. Guest: Davin Phoenix, assistant professor of political science at UC Irvine; author of the book “The Anger Gap: How Race Shapes Emotion in Politics”

Listen in at https://www.scpr.org/programs/airtalk/2020/06/02/65676/will-anger-over-death-of-george-floyd-translate-to/.

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