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The Governor Trying to End Toxic Polarization

Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2023 / By Clare Ashcraft

Governor Spencer Cox (R-Utah) assumed leadership of the National Governors Association earlier this month and made polarization his key issue.

Bipartisanship, Political Polarization, Depolarization, Spencer Cox, Utah

When The Problem is In the Mirror

Recommended Reading / July 31st, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

The social media platforms drive us toward our preferred topics and viewpoints not out of malice but rather for bottom-line business reasons. The longer you stay on their website, the more money they make.

Political Polarization, Polarization, Depolarization, Facebook, Meta, Social Media, Media Bias

When Compromise Makes a Comeback

Recommended Reading / May 30th, 2023 / By Dan Schnur

Somehow, Biden and McCarthy managed to resurrect the art of compromise in an extraordinarily uncompromising time.

Debt Ceiling, Kevin McCarthy, Joe Biden, Politics, Political Polarization, Bipartisanship, Bridging Divides

These Six Tactics Are Being Used To Divide Republicans and Democrats

Recommended Reading / April 25th, 2023 / By Jessica Carpenter

It pays to divide! Whether it be from politicians looking to appease their base and get donations, the media seeking to increase revenue and engagement, or political commentators and influencers looking to get more air time, the market for division is booming. We’re going to talk about some of their tactics today.

Political Polarization, Bridging Divides

Primary sources allow teachers to continue the National Week of Conversation

Recommended Reading / April 21st, 2023 / By "The Fulcrum" Contributor

April 17-23, 2023 is the 6th annual National Week of Conversation , where thousands of Americans will join together to help bridge the divide between Americans by having conversations despite differences. To learn more and join an event, click here.April 17-23, 2023 is the 6th annual...

Political Polarization, Bridging Divides, Education, Teachers

Using bridging tools to improve workplace productivity and retention

Recommended Reading / April 20th, 2023 / By Joan Blades

Work culture disruption has created valuable learnings and some new challenges that organizational leaders must navigate.

Bridging Divides, Political Polarization

Civility, Civil Disobedience or Something in Between

Recommended Reading / April 19th, 2023 / By "The Fulcrum" Contributor

The bridging movement believes in seeing the best in people, and acknowledging our differences resulting in action to reach a compromise that acknowledges our commonalities. Yet the question remains what happens when the issue at hand needs immediate action or the personalities involved are dangerous and offensive.

Political Polarization, Bridging Divides

Toxic polarization is poisoning America. Here's how you can help stop it this week.

Recommended Reading / April 17th, 2023 / By "USA Today" Contributor

In the small mountain community of Estes Park, Colorado, residents gather monthly to strengthen their sense of interconnectedness and talk about the issues facing them – from guns and responsibility to homelessness.

Bridging Divides, Political Polarization

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

Recommended Reading / March 8th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

Was the event widely referred to as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot truly an “insurrection,” or just a riot? Media outlets on the left and right reveal political bias in how they describe the events of Jan. 6.

Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Polarization, Media Bias, January 6, Political Polarization

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Bias / January 18th, 2022 / By Jessica Hardin

Our brains are working overtime to maintain our respective narratives on COVID-19.

Coronavirus, Polarization, Political Polarization

Why the American Flag Is Dividing Us

Bias / August 2nd, 2021 / By Rebecca Sheehan

The left and right see the American flag and what it represents very differently these days.

Media Bias, Political Polarization

It’s not just bad behavior – why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online

Recommended Reading / July 15th, 2021 / By "The Conversation" Contributor

Good-faith disagreements are a normal part of society and building strong relationships. Yet it’s difficult to engage in good-faith disagreements on the internet, and people reach less common ground online compared with face-to-face disagreements.

Political Polarization, Media Bias, Social Media

One Simple Image Shows How on Twitter, Polarization is Built In

Bias / July 13th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

What you see on social media versus what other people see is very different. Tech algorithms keep us locked inside filter bubbles, reinforcing our own worldview and beliefs.

Filter Bubbles, Media Bias, Political Polarization, Twitter, Social Media, Candace Owens

Masks and Vaccines: The New Drivers of Polarization

Bias / May 19th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

Many of us are familiar with virtue signaling on social media. Simply put, people post content that makes them appear to be good people. For the past year, masks and vaccines have been the new, IRL virtue signaling — and, since we largely disagree on what true virtue is, they are...

Coronavirus Vaccine, Coronavirus, Polarization, Political Polarization

"The Internet is Broken": Why We Need AllSides

Bias / April 20th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

"When it comes to politics and cultural issues, the internet is broken.” John Gable has a passion for civic engagement that has led him from politics to technology. As co-founder of AllSides and AllSides for Schools, John is in the vanguard of those working to fix what’s broken with the...

AllSides, Political Polarization, Internet, Technology, Polarization, Tribalism

AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman

Bias / March 26th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured a chat with Bill Shireman, co-founder of In This Together America , an organization dedicated to reducing political polarization across the United States. Bill Shireman chatted with AllSides Live host and Brand Ambassador Yasmin...

Polarization, Political Polarization, Podcast

Four Steps for Depolarizing with Mass Messaging, Part 2: The Details

Recommended Reading / March 11th, 2021 / By James Coan

Many potential mass messages should be able to reduce polarization. My last article discussed the broad solution categories that can be used for depolarizing messaging. These include showing commonality of groups, uniqueness and elevation of the other side, and togetherness. They can be...

Polarization, Political Polarization

Four Steps for Depolarizing with Mass Messaging: The Power of Commonality, Uniqueness, Elevation, and Togetherness

Recommended Reading / March 11th, 2021 / By James Coan

Political sides in the U.S. have the potential to see each other in highly negative ways. They can see each other as an out-group that is distant, stereotyped, lesser, and to be avoided, as I argued in my last article . This article focuses on the corresponding solutions. Each of those...

Polarization, Political Polarization

We’re on a Hill, They’re in a Valley: The Four Steps that Happen When Animosity Grows Toward the Other Political Party

Recommended Reading / March 11th, 2021 / By James Coan

What happens if animosity grows toward those in the other political party? What are negative ways we can feel about any group that is not our own? These are not just academic questions, but they are important to answer in order to figure out how to reduce political polarization. This...

Polarization, Political Polarization

Survey: Where the Left and Right Agree/Disagree on Media Bias

Bias / December 17th, 2020 / By Rick Wytmar

In a year of increased political polarization , those on opposite sides of the aisle might think that they have very little in common. However, every time we survey our readers for a Blind Bias Survey , we often find that they agree on a lot more than they realize. In September, we...

Political Polarization, Media Bias, Blind Bias Survey

Tag: Political Polarization

The Governor Trying to End Toxic Polarization

When The Problem is In the Mirror

When Compromise Makes a Comeback

These Six Tactics Are Being Used To Divide Republicans and Democrats

Primary sources allow teachers to continue the National Week of Conversation

Using bridging tools to improve workplace productivity and retention

Civility, Civil Disobedience or Something in Between

Toxic polarization is poisoning America. Here's how you can help stop it this week.

Was Jan. 6 an Insurrection? Where the Left and Right Disagree

From Cholera to COVID: Using Narratives to Mark “Our Side” Safe

Why the American Flag Is Dividing Us

It’s not just bad behavior – why social media design makes it hard to have constructive disagreements online

One Simple Image Shows How on Twitter, Polarization is Built In

Masks and Vaccines: The New Drivers of Polarization

"The Internet is Broken": Why We Need AllSides

AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman

Four Steps for Depolarizing with Mass Messaging, Part 2: The Details

Four Steps for Depolarizing with Mass Messaging: The Power of Commonality, Uniqueness, Elevation, and Togetherness

We’re on a Hill, They’re in a Valley: The Four Steps that Happen When Animosity Grows Toward the Other Political Party

Survey: Where the Left and Right Agree/Disagree on Media Bias

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