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Washington Times // Liberal Susana Isaacson, 70, and conservative Susan Symingron, 63, are friends who have bridged their political divide but couldn’t find anyone else to join their bipartisan exchanges.
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The Daily Caller // Sixteen people from both sides of the ideological aisle gathered Saturday for an unlikely experiment: learning how to speak civilly and trying to understand each other.
Meet The Group Trying To Fix America’s Partisan Divide One Workshop At A Time Read More »
The New York Times // This has been an emotional week. We greet tragedies like the school shooting in Florida with shock, sadness, mourning and grief that turns into indignation and rage.
CBS This Morning // A recent CBS News poll found the number of Democrats and Republicans with negative views of the other party is growing.
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RealClearPolitics // It’s a rainy, muggy day in Leesburg, Va. Although the town is 30 or so miles from the interminable partisan wrangling in Washington, D.C., it’s infected with some of the same bitter polarization—as is so much of the country.
ABC News // One of the principle rules is not to get anyone to abandon their core beliefs.
The Federalist // Braver Angels sets up ‘red-blue workshops’ in which an equal number of conservative and progressive adults talk about their differences within a structured format.
USA Today // Sheila Kloefkorn is a liberal, gay marketing executive in crimson-red Arizona who had a falling out with her family over the 2016 election. Greg Steinbrecher is a conservative aspiring actor from navy-blue California who has been labeled a “Nazi” by his friends for his right-of-center views.
Financial Times // What happened when hardened Democrats and Republicans got together in the same room.
Can marriage counsellors bridge America’s political divide? Read More »
Oprah Magazine // It’s time for every last American to listen with less anger, argue with more grace and find the way to higher ground.
“How to talk politics without starting fights and ruining relationships” Read More »
CBS This Morning // A recent CBS News poll found the number of Democrats and Republicans with negative views of the other party is growing. But a group called Braver Angels is trying to bridge the gap. People with differing opinions from the same community talk face-to-face to ease tensions.
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New York Times // This has been an emotional week. We greet tragedies like the school shooting in Florida with shock, sadness, mourning and grief that turns into indignation and rage. The anger inevitably gets directed at the N.R.A., those who support gun rights, and the politicians who refuse to do anything while children die.
Real Clear Politics // America has always been a partisan country, but not always as sharply as today.
NPR // Braver Angels hopes to bridge this era’s political chasm.
“Group Uses Marriage Counseling Methods to Help Bridge Political Divide” Read More »
Daily Caller // Sixteen people from both sides of the ideological aisle gathered Saturday for an unlikely experiment: learning how to speak civilly and trying to understand each other.
“Meet The Group Trying To Fix America’s Partisan Divide One Workshop At A Time” Read More »
Minneapolis Star Tribune // A group called Braver Angels is organizing the gatherings of Republicans and Democrats to talk, listen and find what they have in common.
“Reds’ and ‘blues’ sit down together to try to heal the political divide” Read More »
Associated Press // A University of Minnesota professor is among those on a mission to mend the hostility between critics and supporters of President Donald Trump.
“Minnesota professor hopes to overcome political divide” Read More »
Washington Times // Liberal Susana Isaacson, 70, and conservative Susan Symingron, 63, are friends who have bridged their political divide but couldn’t find anyone else to join their bipartisan exchanges.
“Better Angels tour brings civil discourse to Americans bitterly divided over politics” Read More »
Washington Post // Like so many Americans, most of Donna Murphy’s social circle shared her politics. So when she, a self-described liberal, was tasked with putting together a weekend-long event with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, she needed to broaden her bubble.
The Washington Post // Like so many Americans, most of Donna Murphy’s social circle shared her politics. So when she, a self-described liberal, was tasked with putting together a weekend-long event with an equal number of Democrats and Republicans, she needed to broaden her bubble.
NBC // A national tour with the aim of reunifying a fractured America rolled into New England on Monday. The “One America” tour arrived in downtown St. Albans, Vermont.
Video: “Better Angels Aim to Bridge National Political Divide” Read More »
On Being// Something unusual happened two weeks ago in Waynesville, Ohio, at the conclusion of our most recent Better Angels weekend-long gathering. by David Blankenhorn The 15 area residents who
CNN // David Blankenhorn, activist and president of Braver Angels, tells Fareed how his organization brings people together despite political differences.
MPR News// Political tensions are sky-high in the United States. Is it possible for people on both ends of a highly polarized political spectrum to give up their differences and
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YouTube// Better Angels set out to southwestern Ohio to bring local Democrats and Republicans together for a weekend of discussion—and music—in the wake of the 2016 Election. This is their
Better Angels’ lead organizer David Lapp talks about depolarization in action as seen through his experiences with the organization he is with, Better Angels, which facilitates candid conversations between voters
Everyone Knows They’re Being Judged with David Lapp Read More »
Rochester Business Journal // David Blankenhorn of the Institute for American Values asserts, “We Americans didn’t necessarily think our way into political polarization, but we’ll likely have to think our
It’s Time for Rochester to Lead from the Bottom Up Read More »
Philanthropy Daily // David Blankenhorn has set up a “new bipartisan network of leaders and organizations committed to reducing polarization” that he’s calling Better Angels. Run through the Institute for
The American Interest Podcast by Richard Aldous David Blankenhorn discusses his recent efforts to speak — and more importantly listen to — Trump supporters. He examines their motivations, speaks about
The American Interest Podcast Series // The American Interest’s Richard Aldous speaks with David Blankenhorn about an open letter he recently co-wrote addressed to Trump supporters. Listen to the Full
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