In this special holiday episode, James and Al take Netanyahu to task for his failures and welcome their spouses Judy Woodruff and Mary Matalin.  They explore the causes driving the partisan divisions that have come to define our politics, including the demise of local media, the salience of racism, and how we’ve come to disregard anything that comes from the other side.  Building off of their conclusions, they discuss how we can rebuild a sense of community, hold conversations that move us forward, and bring opposing sides back together– both here and in the Middle East. Email your questions to James and Al at politicswarroom@gmail.com or tweet them to @politicon.  Make sure to include your city, we love to hear where you’re from! Check James Carville's new videos: James Carville Explains... F You Mike Johnson James Carville Explains… Why Mike Johnson is a P.O.S. James Carville Explains… everything about Mike Johnson James Carville on the trail of Lauren Boebert Get More From This Week’s Guest: Mary Matalin: Website | Author   Judy Woodruff: Twitter | PBS NewsHour | Instagram Please Support Our Sponsors: Miracle Made: For 40% off high quality self-cooling sheets plus an extra 20% off with 3 free towels with promo code WARROOM, go to trymiracle.com/warroom Collective: Waive the onboarding fee when you start using Collective’s business optimization services covering booking keeping, to corporate compliance, and more, when you go to collective.com/warroom and tell them WARROOM sent you. (A $199 value) Songfinch: Add Spotify Streaming for your customized original song for FREE when you go to songfinch.com/warroom! (A $50 value)