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Dr. Bill Dougherty, co-founder of Better Angels suggests families remember “family bonds are more important than any political disagreement.”

Susan Vergeront is co-director of Better Angels in Wisconsin. Better Angels is a national citizens’ movement to reduce political polarization. “The minute I saw what the organization stood for, it

Jim Carpenter Frederick Organizer

Natalie Abbas Frederick Organizer

Tom Smerling Maryland State Coordinator

The Problem of Polarization:

Political polarization did not start with the 2016 election — it’s been gaining momentum for over 20 years. But with the rancor and divisiveness that has been on display in recent years, polarization may have reached its worst level in the United States since the Civil War.

Today, many believe that their political adversaries are not simply misguided, but that they are also bad people whose ways of thinking are both dangerous and incomprehensible. As Charles Krauthammer once noted, “Conservatives think Liberals are stupid, Liberals think Conservatives are evil!”

The Pew Research Center, which has been measuring political polarization in the United States since 1994, recently found that the average partisan gap has increased from 15 percentage points to 36 points.

The United States is disuniting. We’re becoming two Americas angry with the other and distrusting our opposites’ basic humanity and good intentions.

This degree of civic rancor threatens our democracy and it’s a trend we must reverse!

I recently had two experiences in which folks reached across the political aisle. Respect and patience were displayed. Assumptions were minimized; stereotypes were not enlisted. These experiences did not occur

As 2020 approaches, Warren Wilson College President Lynn Morton feels an urgent need to give students a sense of political discourse beyond just party lines. WLOS. “So what can we do to make the world a better place for everybody? ” she wondered. Since Morton started two years ago, she made campus-wide deliberative dialogue sessions a priority.

Lately, the outside temperatures have been cooling down. It’s time to enjoy the Fall weather! Come spend your time watching the Better Angels documentary to see how citizens across the

About 50 local residents showed up Tuesday to hear about the launch of the local Better Angels chapter, which is part of a national effort to reduce political polarization and

WILMINGTON — The public is invited to a free screening of the documentary “Better Angels: Reuniting America” on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Hannah Block Historic USO/ Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. Registration is at 6 p.m., the showing begins at 6:30 p.m., and a discussion will follow. Presented by Better Angels (www.better-angels.org), the documentary is a 50 minute film that brings the viewer behind the scenes of real red/blue workshop, illustrating how Americans, with what would be

“The issue at hand is whether Trump committed crimes grave enough to warrant his removal from office,” writes Erica Etelson.

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On Tuesday from 6:30-8 p.m., the Center for a Vital Community at Sheridan College will host an informational program about Better Angels, an organization dedicated to helping Americans heal the

SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Center for a Vital Community at Sheridan College will host an informational program about Better Angels, an organization dedicated to helping Americans heal the political divide

Jim Carpenter and Natalie Abbas are on different sides of the political aisle —Carpenter, a Democrat from Frederick, and Abbas, a Republican from Myersville.

The group Better Angels has a mission to make political conversations less polarized by hosting workshops with people of opposing political views.

SOUTHWICK – Bringing together people with opposite political views often creates a volatile situation. To keep the peace and bring back civility, open discussion, and understanding, Better Angels is bringing political parties together in Western Massa

This could get ugly. Really ugly.

At the end of June, I attended the Better Angels National Conference with a friend in St. Louis, Missouri. We had a great time learning more about the organization and

You wouldn’t know it from watching the news but respectful dialogues are happening every day, right around the corner.

Better Angels, born of Lincoln quote, seeks more local ‘red’ members