Tag: Polarization

Introducing Similarity Hub, an AllSides tool that reveals policy overlaps between Democrats and Republicans and points of agreement on political issues among Americans.

For most of this country’s post-Civil War history, the most reliable indicator of partisan voting behavior was financial status. That is no longer the case.

A nonbinary teen's death sparked questions and examples of media bias.

At the end of 2023, The Economist (Lean Left) conducted a study in which it looked at the partisan language used in TV and written journalism to determine if there was a slant toward any political party. It found that “there is indeed an affinity between the media and the left, because journalists tend to prefer the language used by Democratic lawmakers.”

To reduce political polarization, we need to change the electoral systems that currently amplify incentives for politicians to be divisive, both in terms of how they act and what they say. One such system that could lessen the desire of those running for and elected to office to engage in polarizing activity is ranked choice voting (RCV).

Lawmakers have only days to pass legislation preventing a shutdown of the federal government. In this blog, we’re tracking major updates, examples of media bias, and more.

Former President Donald Trump has recently championed rhetoric that exacerbates America’s partisan polarization by extrapolating his personal legal troubles, and his perceived political persecution, to the voters who support him.

In the early days of social media, when the promise of connections around the world seemed real, likely some people would have associated social media with broccoli. Now social media has lost its luster. But with the right kinds of policy reforms, can some of social media’s luster come back?

The event's theme was "Community Building Since 1873."