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Trustworthy Elections Report
Conservatives and liberals distrust our electoral system for vastly different reasons—from voter fraud and election security to voter suppression and peaceful transfer of power. Leading up to the 2024 election, Braver Angels worked to rebuild this trust by seeking solutions supported by people across the political spectrum. This report is based on 26 workshops with…
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Building Bridges in the Context of Inequality
In response to rising polarization, a number of grassroots organizations have formed to bridge the growing political divide. Individuals dedicated to this cause have been called “bridge-builders,” and they aim to facilitate dialogue across lines of difference. As the field has grown, however, several concerns have been raised about whether bridge-building is a viable solution…
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Beyond Passing the Torch: Recommendations on Leveraging Age Diversity to Build a Stronger Democracy Now
Generation Citizen, CoGenerate, and Millenial Action Project (MAP) released a new report titled, “Beyond Passing the Torch: Recommendations on Leveraging Age Diversity to Build a Stronger Democracy Now.” The report’s goals are to document and learn from cross-generational activities and make recommendations for leveraging each generation’s unique civic attributes to strengthen democracy. Convergence is one of the case…
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The Price of Power Revisited
With Republicans taking control of the U.S. House of Representatives last month for the first time in four years, there’s been a shift in leadership in the legislative branch of government. Republicans have picked Reps. Kay Granger (R-TX), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), and Jason Smith (R-MO) to lead the four most powerful…
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Ballotpedia’s Polling Indexes
This page covers up-to-date opinion polling averages during the Biden administration. From this page, you can also access polling information from the Trump administration as well as a comparison of opinion polling under the Trump and Biden administrations. The presidential approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the president of the United…
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Support for Working Families
Improving support for America’s working families with young children has risen to the forefront of the national conversation. The majority of parents are in the labor force, but workplace and government policies haven’t caught up. The science on early childhood development has evolved in recent years, revealing the importance of high-quality care inside and outside…
