This story is part of RNS’ Love Thy Neighbor series. You can read all the stories here. (RNS) — In the months after Oct. 7, 2023, Shariq Ghani, the 44-year-old Muslim executive director of the Houston ...

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From climate change and COVID-19 to violent crime and the national budget deficit: why are Americans increasingly divided over which issues deserve attention? And how do these divisions emerge even ...

Reducing the rising tide of political extremism—and violence—in the United States and beyond may require a rethinking of how we understand the forces that drive polarization, according to a study from ...

In our polarized political system, what's one thing that Democrats and Republicans have in common? Growing distrust and dislike for each other. "We became interested in this topic while trying to ...

The new group United Wisconsin has filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Elections Commission to lift a ban on fusion voting, which allows multiple political parties to nominate the same candidate.

I work full-time on reducing toxic political polarization, an effort that is often misunderstood. Many assume the goal is to make Americans “calm down” or “meet in the middle” — to ignore their ...

A childhood friend reached out recently in a way that caught me off guard. I’m a traditional conservative. She’s progressive. Still, we’ve always loved discussing politics and culture despite our ...