A timely reminder of the limited support that Iran's aggressive military campaigns enjoy with the Iranian people themselves.

A Peace Talks Radio podcast exploring "conflict engagement" and explaining how this differs from more familiar "conflict resolution."

An examination from the Narrative Project, examining both the right and the left's view of the current Supreme Court.

An extensively annotated checklist based on input from current and former campus security. city police chiefs and mediators who have worked large-scale crowd events and hate incidents.

New research, by More in Common and others, indicates that we have a reason to be concerned about the status of Americans’ civic disposition. 

While American political elites increasingly exhibit an antidemocratic posture, both Democratic and Republican constituencies overwhelmingly and consistently oppose norm violations and partisan violence.

Renaming or removing a namesake does not change the past, it only prevents us from educating future generations.

This article argues that the issue is religion: the more Democrats appear like a party of mostly areligious white liberals, the less they will appeal to non-whites

Amy McIsaac talks about new findings from PACE's long-term study surveying Americans on their perceptions of civic terms. Some terms, she says, are helping bring Americans together and spur them to action.

The authors participated in Citizen Solutions, a national civic experiment by Starts With Us that empowers Americans to work across differences to create solutions to divisive issues.

A 25 minute video from Common Ground Committee highlighting people who really have made a difference on polarization in their communities. And if they did it, so can you!

An article by Horizon's "Chief Organizer" Maria Stephan on the relationship between democracy, autocracy, white supremacy, and racism.

Rachel Kleinfeld says people talking across differences isn’t enough to end polarization-- there needs to be institutional change and politicians who come together to defend democratic norms.

This free toolkit from the National Civic League helps people take small, specific actions that give them a sense of confidence that they can work across dividing lines to create stronger and more equitable communities.

This self-paced curriculum will help you develop the internal capacities, skills, and confidence you need to become a positive force in conversations around the election where you live, work, worship, and learn.

How can we balance the need for immediate action with the ability to check in, listen, and support each other? How do you honor a complex history and personal connections to troubling events? This conversation guide can help.

National Week of Conversation was created for those exhausted by the division and hatred who seek ways to turn down the heat of polarization. it  is a week to become inspired, equipped and engaged in bridge-building activities.

"These MANY! Civity-created resources can support and guide your efforts to grow civity (a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different) in your community."

The most educated, most engaged citizens are the most partisan. Today's biggest threat to democracy is a poisonous cocktail of othering, aversion and moralization.

A report by the Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship on how we can work together, instead of against each other to achieve a true democracy.

The newsletter of Common Sense 250, this issue proposes a new political coalition in the U.S. based on "first principles" that are supportive of the Constitution. This issue lists what those are.

This article suggests that the current world order is characterized by a clash of ideologies: on one side, a perceived liberal dictatorship, and on the other, a call for a pluralism of traditions.

One can work toward any political goal while trying to reduce toxic polarization. In fact, taking less polarizing approaches can aid one’s political activism.

Part of the Toda Peace Institute's Peace Seminar Series. Dr. Volker Boege discusses why it is important for peace research and practice to engage with the climate crisis.

Shamil Idriss is visiting Israel and reporting on the work that Search for Common Ground teams are doing in the West Bank and Gaza.