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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, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Polarization, 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, Bias, Social Media, Online Platforms

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, 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, Facemasks, Cultural 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...

The Reunited States, AllSides, Political Polarization, Internet, Technology, John Gable, Cultural 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...

Instagram Live, Polarization, Political Polarization, AllSides Live, 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, Bias, BBC, The Epoch Times, Media Bias, Survey, Blind Bias Survey

When Two Parties Aren’t Enough For Some People

Recommended Reading / December 2nd, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

It is deeply frustrating for many Democrats that Dianne Feinstein and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are members of the same political party. Most Republicans are equally unhappy that they are forced to count both Mitt Romney and Donald Trump, Jr. within their ranks. Such is life in a two-party...

Democrats, Political Polarization, GOP, Unity

Putting a “Lid” On Our Demands of the American Public: Let’s Focus on “Lower-Intensity Depolarization” (LID) Strategies

Recommended Reading / November 19th, 2020 / By James Coan

My previous article investigated the methods used by most groups focused on reducing political polarization. I argued they can be effective, but they usually ask for too much time and effort from the American public. Most Americans do not have the time or interest to engage deeply with...

Depolarization, Political Polarization, Bridging Divides

Current Depolarization Activities Ask People to Work Too Hard, are Unlikely to Reach Enough Americans

Recommended Reading / November 19th, 2020 / By James Coan

The election is now over. Yet the work to depolarize the country must continue. Having some new leaders can help, but they cannot fully reverse forces that have led to increasing political division. At the heart of efforts to reduce political polarization – especially improving the...

Depolarization, Political Polarization

Braver Angels Podcast: Depolarizing the Media

Bias / July 22nd, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

What are the forces driving the breakdown in our media system? How do media polarization, hyperpartisanship, and disinformation threaten our values and democracy? And what can we do about it? Ciaran O’Connor, CMO at Braver Angels , talks to the leaders of two organizations working to free...

Cultural Polarization, Political Polarization, Media Bias, Liberal Media Bias, Conservative Media Bias

Arriving at the Grand Divide | Jonathan Haidt, John Wood Jr. and April Lawson

News / June 17th, 2020 / By John R. Wood Jr.

American social fabric is tearing apart at catastrophic speed. How did we get here and where does hope come from for the future? Braver Angels leaders John Wood, Jr. and April Lawson are joined by author, social psychologist and Braver Angels board member Jonathan Haidt to discuss the...

Cultural Polarization, Political Polarization, Values, Morality, Braver Angels

Black Lives

Recommended Reading / June 11th, 2020 / By John R. Wood Jr.

Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on Braver Angels . This past December, before the world changed but at a moment when most of the problems that led us here were in full view, I was invited to speak at an event organized by Bishop Omar Jawar of Dallas, Texas, in front of the...

Black Lives Matter, Political Polarization, Braver Angels

Boos Toward a Republican at a Mindfulness Conference — Good Humor or Hateful?

Bias / March 6th, 2020 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Last year, Joan Blades and I spoke at the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, an inspiring event that merges mindfulness and ageless wisdom with modern technology and society. It was an extraordinary event and going on again right now. I highly recommend it. Being the lone Republican...

Political Polarization, Bias, San Francisco

Political Diversity and the Wisdom of Boos

Bias / March 5th, 2020 / By Brandon Rennels

Editor's Note: See John Gable's take on this event here . Over the past decade I’ve been a regular attendee at the Wisdom 2.0 Conference in San Francisco. It’s an annual gathering that brings together thousands of like-minded and like-hearted people, and features a marvelous array of...

San Francisco, Liberal Bias, Political Polarization, Polarization, Diversity

Political Polarization Is No Longer Just Red v Blue: It’s About Memetic Tribes

Bias / January 9th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

The United States is politically polarized — but perhaps not in the way you think. We tend to think of “polarization” as two competing red and blue tribes, each far away from the other in belief, values, and ideas, battling for political territory. Republican versus Democrat. Elephant...

Culture, Culture War, Cultural Polarization, Political Polarization, Bias

Study: Political Views May Lead to Hiring Discrimination

Bias / December 20th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Political affiliation may impact hiring decisions, according to an article published in the Journal of Applied Psychology that focused on two studies exploring the concept. Researchers sought to answer the question: Does an applicant’s political affiliation affect how a recruiter...

Bias, Polarization, Political Polarization

Tag: Political Polarization

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

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

When Two Parties Aren’t Enough For Some People

Putting a “Lid” On Our Demands of the American Public: Let’s Focus on “Lower-Intensity Depolarization” (LID) Strategies

Current Depolarization Activities Ask People to Work Too Hard, are Unlikely to Reach Enough Americans

Braver Angels Podcast: Depolarizing the Media

Arriving at the Grand Divide | Jonathan Haidt, John Wood Jr. and April Lawson

Black Lives

Boos Toward a Republican at a Mindfulness Conference — Good Humor or Hateful?

Political Diversity and the Wisdom of Boos

Political Polarization Is No Longer Just Red v Blue: It’s About Memetic Tribes

Study: Political Views May Lead to Hiring Discrimination

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