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The Group Rallying Young Conservatives Behind Environmentalism
Recommended Reading / November 1st, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer
The ACC is a conservative organization dedicated to rallying young conservatives behind market-based solutions to Climate Change.
United News Roundup, Environment, bridging divides, sustainability, Energy, clean energy, Climate Change
How a Teen Became a Key Member of a Presidential Campaign and Ventured to Unite America
Recommended Reading / August 31st, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer
The experience inspired Andrew Juan's belief that there "needs to be an opportunity to" talk about and solve issues.
United News Roundup, Elections, bridging divides, Andrew Yang
How The Media Roundtable is Reviving the Pillars of Journalism
Recommended Reading / August 25th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov
Media Roundtable is one of the new initiatives trying to alter the business incentives in media.
media literacy, Media Bias, United News Roundup
Meet "Mattress Mack," A Generous Pillar of the Houston Community and Tea Party Republican
News / August 18th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov
When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Mack supplied 80,000 people with shelter and food.
United News Roundup, bridging divides, Disaster, Texas, Houston, Mattress Mack
Could You Save American Democracy? Stanford Researchers Lead 'Strengthening Democracy Challenge'
Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2021 / By Jennifer Auer
The public has a new opportunity to test their hypotheses about how to strengthen U.S. democracy — all while potentially winning thousands of dollars. Stanford University and collaborators are inviting submissions to the crowdsourced Strengthening Democracy Challenge . Submissions must be...
United News Roundup, Culture, Democracy
Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree on Many Policing Reforms
Recommended Reading / July 26th, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart
While the subject of U.S. policing remained contentious in the wake of George Floyd's death, surveys conducted this past summer showed many areas of overlap in terms of police reform. There is sometimes a faulty perception that Democrats support many kinds of deep policy changes, while...
United News Roundup, bridging divides, police reform, Crime, Criminal Justice
Republicans and Democrats Both Support Social Security — and Even Agree on Some Reforms
Recommended Reading / July 21st, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart
Social Security is sometimes described as the "third rail of American politics." It got this name in the 1980s because it was so popular among both Republicans and Democrats that if any politician dared to "touch" Social Security and cut it substantially, the politician's career would...
Social Security, United News Roundup, Economic Policy, bridging divides, Polarization
Congress's Most Famous Bipartisan Roadtrip: The Friendship of Beto O'Rourke and Will Hurd
Recommended Reading / July 19th, 2021 / By Marcia Beckford
Divisions in Washington, D.C. can seem bitter, so it can be helpful to remember more positive bipartisan experiences that began only a few years ago and continued afterward. A two-day road trip made by two Texas congressmen from different political parties from San Antonio to Washington,...
United News Roundup, bridging divides, Polarization, Common Ground, Will Hurd, Beto O'Rourke
How Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" Can Help Us Find Common Ground
Recommended Reading / July 13th, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer
Imagine that the economy has imploded and you have just been let go from your job. After months of tirelessly searching for a new job, your savings have been depleted and you are forced to foreclose on your home. As you sit, stressfully contemplating your plans for the future, what are...
bridging divides, United News Roundup, Common Ground, Public Health, Family and Marriage, Culture
Trying to Navigate a Polarized World? This Ancient Philosophy Can Help
Recommended Reading / May 31st, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer
Blocks from a Hard Rock Cafe and nestled between graffitied buildings, the ruins of the Stoa Poikile sit, crumbling and nearly overtaken by greenery. Millennia before American brands dotted the streets of Athens, these ruins had served as the lecture hall for Zeno of Citium , the founder...
Polarization, United News Roundup, bridging divides, Culture, stoicism
Why do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories? What the Leading Research Says
Recommended Reading / May 17th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov
From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. The coronavirus pandemic led to the emergence of conspiracy theories about the origins and nature of the new virus. In part reflecting intense political polarization in the United States, conspiracy groups like QAnon have risen...
United News Roundup, Polarization, media literacy, conspiracy theories, misinformation and disinformation
More than Memorization: A New Civics Education Vision May Reduce Polarization
Recommended Reading / May 12th, 2021 / By Max Karlin
In the United States today, politics seems to be less about governing and more about finding the best way to demean the other side. The result: a partisan divide and an epidemic of affective polarization. Affective polarization is defined as "the extent to which citizens feel more...
United News Roundup, Polarization, bridging divides, Education, Schools, Civics, Culture
Surveys Show Majority of Republicans Believe Government Must Tackle Student Loan Debt
Recommended Reading / May 5th, 2021 / By Bella Jasper
Many Americans see the benefits of a college degree, such as opportunities for well-paying jobs. Yet over the years, college costs have become extremely high, both from private and public colleges . This increase has led to more and more debt -- a total of about $1.6 trillion , with the...
Student Loans, Economic Policy, Economy and Jobs, Republican Party, Democratic Party, United News Roundup
Political Polarization is the New Bigotry
Recommended Reading / May 3rd, 2021 / By Rolf Hendriks
From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Decades ago, it was common for parents to condemn the idea of their son or daughter marrying a partner of another race, or of a different religion, or from the same sex. Times have changed, and parents have become much more...
United News Roundup, Polarization, Culture
How You Can Depolarize Yourself and America: The Best 7 Ideas from Early 2021
Recommended Reading / April 27th, 2021 / By Jackson Lanzer
From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. How can I depolarize myself? How can I depolarize others in my network? I searched across the web for thought leaders who can help answer these questions. The links below are all from early 2021. Some links are nearly entirely...
United News Roundup, bridging divides, Polarization, Depolarization
How Can America Depolarize? The Best 11 Ideas from Early 2021
How can America depolarize? I searched across the web for thought leaders who can help answer this question. The links below are all from early 2021. The topics vary widely. There is a proposal for a new civics education. Some articles draw on social science research, such as learnings...
United News Roundup, bridging divides, Culture, Polarization
Surveys Show Both Democrats and Republicans Support Healthcare Improvements
Recommended Reading / April 14th, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart
A recent Gallup survey found that 63% of Americans were at least somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of affordable healthcare. Studies from other research organizations indicate that Americans from across the political spectrum think government healthcare plans should be improved...
Public Health, Healthcare, Medicare, United News Roundup
It's Not Just Them: Research Suggests Irrational Biases Across the Political Spectrum
Recommended Reading / April 12th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov
In our increasingly polarized age, it has become commonplace to attribute our political opponents' beliefs to their irrationality. Advancements in psychology seem to validate this view: we are prone to confirmation bias, engage in motivated reasoning, and become self-insulated in social...
Media Bias, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party, bridging divides, United News Roundup
Surveys Show Republican Voters Actually Support Increasing the Minimum Wage, Just Not to $15/Hour
News / April 1st, 2021 / By Bella Jasper
U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Although Democrats have this policy goal, survey data (see below) show that the majority of...
Economy and Jobs, Labor, US Congress, Minimum Wage, bridging divides, Polarization, Democratic Party, Republican Party, United News Roundup
How a Famous Democratic Socialist and Christian Conservative Forged a Deep Friendship
News / March 30th, 2021 / By Marcia Beckford
Cornel West and Robert P. George are unlikely friends, but they are so close they call each other "brother" and regularly talk about friendship and faith across political differences. West, a Democratic Socialist, public intellectual and self-described "revolutionary Christian," and...
bridging divides, Polarization, bipartisanship, Culture, United News Roundup
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