Reports from organizers, members and volunteers across the country
Every week, BA Media intern Janus Kwong compiles a briefing document for our national media staff’s reference, a guide for thinking through the major news items we and our fellow Americans might have at top of mind.
Get to know the Blue-leaning communications Braver Angel and broadcaster, Lorraine Howell!
John Wood Jr. on YouTube’s censoring of Braver Angels’ recent podcast episode with Peter Wood
We Do Not Draw the Line: Braver Angels & Censorship Read More »
This past week we released our 2020-2021 evaluation, Depolarizing During the Pandemic, which uses rigorous evaluation data to measure the impact of Braver Angels programs on Americans’ attitudes toward politics, and toward one another.
Get to know the Oregon Braver Angel who’s been behind over 20 workshops in the past year, Jeff Spitzer!
Program Feature: 1:1 Conversations
Learn more about Braver Angels programs and how to get involved!
Get to know the director of Californians for Life and Red co-chair of the BA Sacramento Alliance, Wynette Sills!
Whether you are against or for vaccine treatments, vaccine debates have instilled doubts and distrust among the American people. What will it take for us to come together and search for the truth on issues that matter most?
Is there room for compassion in the US vaccine debates? Read More »
In our latest Sunday newsletter, Randy Lioz relates his experience playing with a pit bull to America’s political divide. Perhaps if our country was less fearful of the other side, we could avoid our own bouts of tug-of-war.
What a pit bull taught me about humanizing the other side Read More »
Get to know BA Evaluation Steering Committee coordinator Eliza Tanner Hawkins!
Get to know BA Colorado state coordinators Lisa Forbes and Bill Howe!
Colleagues of the Week: Lisa Forbes and Bill Howe Read More »
Get to know BA ambassador program leaders Linda Beck and James Coan!
Colleagues of the Week: Linda Beck and James Coan Read More »
A national headline about their yearbook was a rude awakening for this school, which turned to Braver Angels. How could they open respectful conversation throughout the school community?
How a divided high school took action towards depolarization Read More »
Talking about climate change has proven extremely difficult in our current political reality.
Last week’s Braver Angels’ debate covered one of the most controversial medical topics in recent history: vaccine mandates.
Get to know the Co-Chair of the Orange County/South Bay Alliance.
“Call our recent debate on America’s interventions abroad “civil,” and it would be an understatement.”
The pros and cons of nation-building: A debate on American intervention Read More »
“Debate is a way of taking seriously the power other people have to make the world better or worse, asking them to use that power differently, and making a real case for them about why.”
Get to know Braver Angels ambassadors Barbara Thomas and Rick Hotchner.
Colleagues of the Week: Barbara Thomas and Rick Hotchner Read More »
In this unique debate, Reds and Blues offered a wide range of opinions that couldn’t be sorted neatly into one camp or the other, leaving room for nuance.
Does America need a revolution? Hear arguments from our recent debate Read More »
Get to know Braver Angels coordinators in Georgia.
Colleagues of the Week: Barbara Brown, Sharyn Dowd, and Dave Blanchard Read More »
