Tag: polarization

Braver Angels’ mission: To bridge the partisan divide and promote active listening

With the 2024 election approaching, Braver Angels, a non-profit organization, is working to bridge the partisan divide and bring Americans together by teaching them how to listen.  Political polarization has always been part of American politics, but not enough effort has been made to ease that tension, says Chuck Stone, a blue-leaning state coordinator for

Can A High School Class Help Heal The Political Divide?

NORMAL – Tracy Freeman heard from a former student earlier this year. Freeman, who teaches social studies at Normal West Community High School in central Illinois, says the student had traveled to Washington D.C. to participate in the Trump rally on January 6.  The former student said they didn’t go into the U. S. Capitol