Democracy Blog Posts
What I’m Thinking Now, as a Political Bridge-Builder and Democracy Reformer
Recommended Reading / April 29th, 2025 / by Kristin Hansen

Specifically, here are five things that I believe America needs from each and every one of you right now -- regardless of your political leaning, regardless of how you voted in November. We can all do...
See moreMisinformation and Hyper Division, Democracy’s Biggest Threat and Opportunity
Recommended Reading / August 9th, 2024 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

At the Future of Democracy Forum, a diverse group of leaders reached a key point of consensus—social breakdown is a far bigger threat to our democracies than we’re acknowledging. We must meet this div...
See more‘Christian Nationalism,’ ‘Never-Trumpers’ and Other Biased Terms This Election Season
Bias / May 17th, 2024 / by Malayna J. Bizier

Ahead of the 2024 Presidential Election, political polarization is surging with catchy phrases and clever terms that may fall furtively under the radar of voters and subject them to pernicious filter...
See moreWhen Joe Biden Rolls The Dice
Recommended Reading / January 8th, 2024 / by Dan Schnur

Last weekend was our first opportunity to watch the two campaigns directly respond to each other and to get a sense of what both camps feel will be their strongest arguments in the months ahead.
See moreWhen John Roberts Plays Both Sides
Recommended Reading / December 26th, 2023 / by Dan Schnur
How do we Move Forward as a Nation?
Recommended Reading / December 13th, 2022 / by Debilyn Molineaux

Bridging practitioners are planning a movement: to mainstream the demand for high-quality conversations and relationships via improved skill sets like open-mindedness, deep listening and better unders...
See moreThreats to Democracy: Voter Suppression and Voter Fraud
Recommended Reading / November 4th, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

Voting is a major issue on the right and the left. Both sides want free and fair elections, but they have different ideas of what the problem is with our current election model.
See moreSupreme Court Docket Includes Two Pivotal, Democracy-Defining Cases
Recommended Reading / October 10th, 2022 / by David Meyers

The Supreme Court is back in session this week, and the docket for the new term includes two cases that could fundamentally shift the state of democracy in the United States.
See moreIs Democracy in Peril? Where the Left and Right Agree and Disagree
Recommended Reading / August 22nd, 2022 / by Clare Ashcraft

Both sides are concerned about democracy being under threat — but often for very different reasons.
See moreWhen China Matters Even More Than Usual
Recommended Reading / July 25th, 2022 / by Dan Schnur

China never went away, of course, but it will soon be much harder to ignore for a number of reasons.
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