News coverage of Braver Angels
Hastings Star Gazette // Much of Doherty’s advice centers on active listening. The first step to a productive conversation where participants walk away learning, he said, is for everyone involved to commit to not trying to convert others to their beliefs.
Minnesota professor pushes for national unity, to speak next week in Cottage Grove Read More »
CBS19 NEWS // Judith Minter, the co-moderator of Better-Angels.org, discusses Braver Angels.
The Post-Star // If you are disgusted with politics and the current state of political parties, you should do something about it.
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Twin Cities Pioneer Press // Bill Doherty gets emotional when he recites a favorite quote from President Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address.
‘Braver Angels’—pushing back on political polarization Read More »
Catalyst // Truth springs from argument amongst friends. —David Hume, 18th C. Scottish empiricist and philosopher
ABC 6 News // The political divide is prominent and it can be argued that it’s the deepest it has ever been. Labels such as conservatives, moderates, independents, tea partiers, and socialists are seen as more than party affiliations, it becomes part of your identity as a person or citizen of the United States.
Clinton Herald // Just as warmer weather brought hints of spring to the Clinton region this past weekend, so was there a dramatic thawing of the often icy relationships between Republicans and Democrats thanks to a series of workshops with the Braver Angels organization.
Braver Angels session helps bridge political divide Read More »
Florida Today // Tired of hyper partisanship? Are you concerned when you hear political leaders or friends and neighbors refer to those who hold opposing political views as “the enemy” or “evil?”
Tired of partisanship? Braver Angels wants to bring ‘reds’ and ‘blues’ together Read More »
Victoria Advocate // We urge everyone to practice civility now more than ever. We also challenge you to befriend others who don’t necessarily believe in what you do. You don’t know what relationships you’re missing out on if you immediately label others around you.
Daily Hampshire Gazette // A bipartisan group wants to bring people from both sides of the aisle together to better understand each other and reduce political polarization.
Smith College Republicans, group open up political correctness for debate Read More »
Andrew Wig // It sounds like the makings of a reality show, sans the secret alliances, immunity challenges and – crucially – the petty spats: Five liberals and five conservatives are picked to form a circle in an Edina living room. Their mission? Find something in common.
Discussion groups look past political divides in search of common ground in Edina Read More »
Bloom Magazine // On a Saturday morning in December, Republicans and Democrats came together in a Monroe County Public Library meeting room, hoping to learn to better communicate with one another.
The Berkshire Eagle // Is it possible to find civility in a time of strife? Robert Forman and Maureen Bateman are looking for a few good Reds and Blues in the Berkshires.
Robert Forman and Maureen Bateman: You can help close the red/blue divide Read More »
The Berkshire Edge // To the Editor: We are two residents of the Southern Berkshires, a Democratic Clinton voter and a Republican Trump voter.
Almanac at the Capital, PBS // Twin Cities PBS segment of Almanac at the Capital featuring the Braver Angels Red/Blue Workshop at the Inver Grove Heights Library in January 2019.
Sun Current // We are a group of Edina parents who came together because we are concerned about polarization in our community about how our schools deal with political and social issues.
Letter: Politically diverse parent group addresses polarization in Edina Read More »
Los Angeles Times // Amid conflict, Lincoln sought conciliation. Amid anger, he advocated “charity for all.” Amid despair, he summoned “the braver angels of our nature.”
Today’s leaders should ask themselves: What would Lincoln do? Read More »
St. George News // I came away from this gathering with my principles intact and with a greater love for all of the individuals who made the time to be there. If you’re tired of trading insults online and looking for a way to make a difference, this may be well worth your while.
Perspectives: Fixing America’s growing polarization, my Braver Angels experience Read More »
The Federalist // ‘We’ve reached that point where we view people on the other side of the political divide not only as misguided, but as threats.’
How To Improve The State Of Our Viciously Polarized Union Read More »
Fox News // America is built on the pursuit of a more perfect Union, but today we are yet again on the brink of a civic fissure so deep it threatens our democracy.
Radio Canada // Two years after the arrival of President Donald Trump at the White House, the United States is deeply divided.
MSNBC // Chris Jansing of Voice of the People reports on a Braver Angels Workshop in North Carolina.
WUSF News // The idea of civility in politics has become almost a quaint idea in some circles. A nonpartisan group called Braver Angels is advancing the notion that we can talk about our differences – respectfully.
Braver Angels Ascribe To Notion That Civility And Politics Can Coexist Read More »
The Walton Sun // Recently, more than a dozen local political activists from both sides of the spectrum — and some in between — gathered in Dune Allen to practice agreeing to disagree.
Atlantic Magazine // One Saturday morning this past fall, a handful of progressive voters were seated in a neat circle, pondering why more people don’t agree with their preferred policy solutions for the country.
The Bipartisan Group That’s Not Afraid of Partisanship Read More »
Albany Times Union // A group of 14 Capital Region people who came together for a day late last month to learn strategies for bridging the political divide were so inspired by the experience that they plan to spread the lessons further.
Essex New Daily // The day after the 2016 presidential election, South Orange resident Andy Roth woke up feeling disappointed in the way discussions about the ballot had gone in the country.
Area’s ‘Braver Angels’ work to improve political discourse Read More »
Boston Herald // Nothing spoils Thanksgiving dinner like family members throwing political daggers across the table at one another — a sour sport that pits Trump-cheering kin against Warren-rooting in-laws and ruins the holiday for everyone.
Greenville News // During the exact moment when worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh were being gunned down, an evenly split group of ideologically polar opposites was sitting down in Clemson to begin trying to defuse the rancor that has come to define political discourse in 21st century America.
Clemson ‘Better Angels’ group seeks to defuse bitter 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 »
