Happy Thanksgiving from the whole team at AllSides! As much as we all enjoy the delicious food, we know that Thanksgiving is a time when you might see relatives that you haven't seen in a while. As everyone is sitting around the table, the conversation might turn to politics, and often, people can wildly disagree and things can get heated. AllSides is here to help you during these polarizing times: 

 

• 3 Tips To Ensure A Peaceful Thanksgiving by AllSides' Billy Binion
• Home for the Holidays Conversation Guide from Living Room Conversations
• What to do if you DON'T want to talk politics from USA Today
• Talking Politics at Your Holiday Table? 3 Tips by Liz Teal/AllSides from 2013
• Steve Scalise, Steny Hoyer and 15 other lawmakers want to help you have a civil Thanksgiving dinner from the Washington Post
• Then if all else fails, just play some Adele over the Thanksgiving dinner. 
• P.S. Do you know the real history of Thanksgiving? In a way, Abe Lincoln wanted it to be our first holiday to "bridge divides".

 

Other news from AllSides: 

• Check out some other big stories this week: Congress and Sexual Harassment, FCC to Roll Back Net Neutrality Rules and Trump Names North Korea a State Sponsor of Terrorism.

 

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