'Stories are Weapons' explores propaganda use and its influence

Here & Now's Scott Tong caught up with Annalee Newitz, author of the book "Stories are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind,” at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Newitz is a science journalist, author and science fiction writer. They talk about the use of propaganda in the past and today, and the ways it can influence people.

By Annalee Newitz

Reprinted from "Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind" by Annalee Newitz. Copyright © 2024 by Annalee Newitz. Used with permission of the publisher, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. All rights reserved.”