How American Schools Can Address Political Polarization

To prepare students to become stewards of democratic life, we need to rethink the entire culture of schooling, writes Deborah ...

Lanny Davis: "We've Hit The Bottom Of The Curve On Political Polarization," Common Ground Is Emerging

RCP contributor and Democratic political advisor Lanny Davis spoke to MS NOW's "Morning Joe" about his new memoir on ...
Los Angeles Times

Is polarization a problem, or just a reality because the far right has lost its mind?

What’s so bad about polarization? I see the divides between factions of Americans as a troubling problem that we should all be striving to address. But lately I keep running into smart people who ...
CNN

Polarization: Merriam-Webster’s word of the year is 2024 in a nutshell

A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” Defined as a “division ...
The National Interest

Why Polarization in the Military Is a Growing Concern for Democracies

The first and perhaps the most serious such consequence is the decline of public trust in the military. When people perceive the military as representing one particular ideological view, especially ...
NPR

Political polarization will pose a challenge for South Korea's next president

After months of political upheaval, South Koreans are going to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president. But polarization in the Asian democracy remain. South Koreans go to the polls on Tuesday ...
Tennessean

'Polarization' is Merriam-Webster's word of 2024. We don't have to be divided. | Opinion

As 2024 comes to a close, Merriam-Webster has chosen polarization as the Word of the Year. A dictionary is not exactly a public truth teller, but their choice offers a commentary on this moment. Our ...