News coverage of Braver Angels
Yorktown NY New // Sadly, since the 2016 election, and increasingly as well in the years leading up to 2016, politicians and some media have pushed the political arguments to the margins where it is impossible to find middle ground and any hope for agreement between the political divide.
ABC News // One of the principle rules is not to get anyone to abandon their core beliefs.
The Democrat-Gazette // It has become increasingly apparent that our country is now so sharply divided between political parties and philosophies that we risk a level of polarization that threatens our democracy.
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Town Topics // I’m sure that most people would agree that our recent civil and political discourse in America has degraded to the point where some folks are actually advocating for violence. The too-often unasked question is: What to do about it?
“Better Angels” Offers An Alternative At a Time of “Deep Political Division” Read More »
The Vineyard Gazette // The day after the Fourth of July, Hawk Newsome, leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Greater New York, addressed a crowd gathered at Union Chapel for a symposium entitled Keeping Democracy Alive: Understanding What Divides Us and What Binds Us.
Mennonite World Review // Who hasn’t known relationships torn apart over divisive politics? Churches, families and businesses all know the tension that can accompany political discussions, especially in recent years.
Franklin Home Page // The last presidential election only made clear what many have feared: that we’re becoming two Americas, each angry with the other, and neither trusting the other’s basic humanity and good intentions.
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Daily News-Record // A year ago, I was a stovepiped blue looking for reds, any reds, to attend a Braver Angels Red/Blue workshop designed to bring conservatives and liberals together to listen to and learn about each other.
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.
Franceinfo // In the run-up to the mid-term elections, franceinfo attended a workshop aimed at reconciling progressives and conservatives.
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 »
The Philadelphia Citizen // Like so many (especially) left-leaning Americans, Madelena Rizzo spent the weeks after the 2016 Presidential election disheartened by what was happening in her country.
BBC News // Deb is “very far to the left”. Tom’s a die-hard Republican. What happened when they met?
Crossing Divides: When a far-left Democrat met a big Trump fan 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.
Video: “Better Angels helps communities ease political tensions” Read More »
Handelsblatt // The US President scolds, the customs are brutalized. On the other hand, a movement is forming: Americans demanding more decency.
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.
CBC/Radio-Canada // A year after the 45th President of the United States came to power, the Americans are mobilized: some to defend his ideas and others to oppose it. Portraits of 8 Americans whose life has been turned upside down.
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 »
The Tennessean // Thanksgiving does not have to be a time to dread feeling heartburn over what controversial things some guests might say.
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 »
Al Jazeera // Confrontations between supporters of US President Donald Trump and demonstrators that oppose his policies have often become violent during the US president’s first year in power.
‘Better Angels’ aims to bring civil discourse to divided America 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 »
Nieuwsuur // It is an election campaign with an intensity that you normally only see in presidential elections. US President Donald Trump travels all over the country for his now famous campaign meetings. He himself is not on the ballot, but the interim elections in the United States are more than ever about the president.
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.
