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How to Overcome Toxic Polarization in Schools with Peter Coleman

Courageous Conversations About Our Schools
Welcome Dr. Peter Coleman, a professor of psychology at Columbia University and a renowned expert in constructive conflict resolution. He is also the author of the book, The Way Out:...

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Interfaith America Podcast with Eboo Patel and Robert P. Jones

Interfaith America
Robert P. Jones, president and founder of the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI), notes that white evangelicals now comprise 14.5% of the U.S. population, down from 25% two decades ago....

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American Polarization: Political and Personal. Mónica Guzmán

DaviesContent LLC
Toxic polarization is “the problem that eats all other problems… It’s the sludge at the base of everything else,” our guest Mónica Guzmán tells us. In this really useful repeat...

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On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy

92NY Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact
In this episode of 92NY Talks, join bestselling author, scientific historian and philosopher Lee McIntyre for a conversation with New York Times technology reporter Tiffany Hsu about the relationship between...

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Broken Media? Restoring Trust in News Coverage

Common Ground Committee
The United States has one of the highest news avoidance rates in the world. Tens of millions of Americans don’t read, watch or listen to the news each day, and...

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Is Direct Democracy Backsliding? With USC’s John Matsusaka

Ballotpedia
On this episode: A look at how laws governing ballot measures have changed across the country in recent years and how direct democracy has evolved since 1960. Stream “On the...

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Moving Forward: READER Act, End of Legacy Admissions, Legalizing OTC Contraceptives, and Menthol Cigarette Bans

Young Voices
This week on Moving Forward, the Young Voices radio show, we hear from contributors Jill Jacobson, Nathalie Voit, Peter Clark, and Jonathan Plante. The battle over inappropriate reading material in...

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Two Friends – One Democrat & The Other Republican – Search for Common Ground

Common Ground Committee
We enjoyed this episode from 2020 and decided to share it again. How far apart are we really? A liberal writer from Berkeley and a conservative military vet decided to...

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A Deep Dive on Parties and Political Reform

McCourtney Institute for Democracy
Americans want electoral reforms so that they can have more choice in elections. Recent surveys show that 20 to 50 percent of Americans are open to a new electoral system,...

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Focusing the Voice of Reform

Citizen Version 2.1
My e-travels have led me to hundreds of other organizations and individuals who are promoting reforms in the American political system.  Though they come at it from different angles and...