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The ‘peculiar and lonely’ experience of running for office as a uniter
“People have all the control. If it drops out of favor to be polarized and it becomes cool to collaborate, then we can change it. Politicians want to get elected – they will conform,” Greg said.
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What Curiosity Can Teach Us | Monica Guzman with Ciaran O’Connor
How can we get more curious, together, as a nation in crisis?
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The 2022 Midterms: A Humble Debate | Ciaran O’Connor and John Wood, Jr.
Braver Angels leaders John Wood, Jr. and Ciaran O’Connor come together for a wide-ranging debate on the most critical issues animating the 2022 midterm elections.
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How innovation and scrappiness help a North Carolina alliance serve their community
“We’ve pushed the envelope a little bit – particularly with developing new workshop ideas – and had to negotiate with the powers that be in order to have quality control and ensure it’s a positive Braver Angels experience. But that is what we do.”
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ACROSS THE DIVIDE: Perspectives on President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
What do reds and blues think about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness?
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How Civil Wars Start — And How to Stop Them | Barbara Walter with Ciaran O’Connor
What can America learn from civil conflicts in other countries, and how can we, together as citizens, take a stand for peace?
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A Trump Supporter Interviews a Biden Supporter | Wilk Wilkinson and Jordan Carmon with Ciaran O’Connor
A Trump supporter interviews a Biden supporter on everything from Hunter Biden to January 6th.
How a workshop in Michigan helped politically-divided strangers connect on something deeper
For years, our country’s all-consuming political conflict has made it harder for us to recognize each other’s humanity. But Red/Blue workshops challenge participants to go beyond politics and see each other as people.
A Catholic, a Jew, and a Protestant Walk Into a Bridge-Building Movement | Eduardo Andino & Randy Lioz with April Lawson
Three Braver Angels leaders talk about how their respective religious traditions inspire their bridge-building work.
A Trump Republican on the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Raid
Why are conservatives so angry about the FBI’s raid of his residence at Mar-a-Lago?
The Screen of Whiteness
But the question of whiteness is a profound one, arching over history, society, psychology and identity. Is whiteness a cancer? A legitimate identity? Or is it just another divisive racial category that obscures the value of the individual?
The answer is complicated for a Black man like me.
What Jon Stewart missed: Sharing space (and power) across the divide
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
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Leader Spotlight: Bill Doherty
Braver Angels’ co-founder Bill Doherty has built a life and a career around helping people reconcile the differences that divide them. See how…
A Red and a Blue walk into a workshop. Can they find common ground on a controversial issue?
Just a day after one of the most controversial and consequential Supreme Court decisions – Roe v. Wade – was overturned, eight Reds and eight Blues from across Massachusetts and New Hampshire gathered together in a Boston College classroom to see if they could find common ground on another hot-button issue: how to ensure trustworthy elections.
Wrestling With Your Angels
This piece headed the Braver Angels Weekend Newsletter for July 17th, 2022.
Keeping the Faith | John Wood, Jr., Monica Guzman, April Lawson, & Ciaran O’Connor
In this Braver Angels roundtable, four of the organization’s leaders take turns discussing how they keep the faith at a time of deepening division.
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Braving the Gun Divide
Ciaran O’Connor shares insights from his latest podcast “Braving the Gun Divide,” featuring a gun safety advocate and a conservative proponent of gun rights.
Braving the Gun Divide | Mark Beckwith & Wilk Wilkinson with Ciaran O’Connor
Is it possible to bridge the gun divide on the level of shared values?
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Living the humanity of life and choice
John Wood Jr. shares his personal reflection on the overturning of Roe v. Wade, with an important reminder for us all: healing is still possible.
Colleague of the Week: Annette Ritter
Annette Ritter used to write horror stories and see them published in small press “zines.” But her fiction had nothing on the facts of her own past life…
‘If we could get past this issue we could talk about almost anything’: Here’s how the Jessamine County Alliance dove into a heated issue
“Abortion has been one of the biggest drivers of politics in this area for decades,” Carolyn said. While Jessamine County used to be a reliably Blue area, the association of abortion with Democrats turned Evangelicals in the area into single-issue Red voters, she explained.
A love song to undiscovered country
Listen to Alma Cook’s song “5000 Candles” as she invites us to meet the real people who power the world in the oil and gas industry.
A Jalapeño a Day: What America Can Learn From Bridging in the Hispanic Community | Monica Guzman & Daniel Acosta-Rivas with April Lawson Kornfield
What America can learn from bridging in the Hispanic community.
Leader Spotlight: Andrew Stillman
Our CTO, Andrew Stillman, brings his experience as an educator and tech expert to help the Braver Angels movement thrive.
How have YOU depolarized? Share your stories and tips!
The goal of Braver Angels’ Summer of How is to equip you to help depolarize America. Share with us your models, tactics, and stories of impact today!
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On Doggedly Sustaining Connection
Each one of us can, and should always seek to, keep growing and changing for the better. But our only hope is for others to give us the space, and the grace, to do so.
The Golden Rule Doesn’t Apply to Them, right?
Again, the Golden Rule is radical. And so is the mission of Braver Angels.
An Improbable Dinner
I had brought my family of five, longtime residents of deep-blue Brooklyn, NY, to meet a new friend and his family, longtime residents of solidly-red Simpsonville, SC. We only knew each other through video chats and phone calls, as if we had met through an online service for taboo political friending. Not too far from the truth.