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To Fight Bullying, Take Away Its 'Social Power,' Author Says

NPR

Published March 23, 2018 at 1:20 PM EDT

"The way that people defeat bullying is by banding together," says Emily Bazelon, who wrote a 2014 book on bullying titled "Sticks and Stones." (tlparadis/Pixabay)

We wrap up our weeklong series on bullying with a closer look at the advocacy of first lady Melania Trump, and why technology companies have been mostly reluctant to get involved.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Emily Bazelon (@emilybazelon), staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and a fellow at Yale Law School. She wrote a 2014 book on bullying titled “Sticks and Stones.”