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If teachers took over the government with Sharon McMahon

WorkLife with Adam Grant

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Are We Capable of Doing Better?

The first female mayor in US history, her name was Susanna Sultor, and she was elected as a joke. Research shows that if you choose leaders of a group at random, the group actually makes better decisions. And watching some of the characters that have been elected to office in the United States over the past decade, I don't think we would do worse if we chose at random.

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