A recent study by the Pew Research Center shows that the polarization of politics in America is greater than ever before. Looking at the current presidential field only confirms this.
Polarized media consumption has helped fuel partisanship in politics. But at the same time, a Pew survey finds that Americans – even on the left or right – aren’t isolated in ideological bubbles.
Watch FRONTLINE's documentary on the partisanship that gridlocked Washington in the Obama era, and the polarized America that Donald Trump inherits.
America’s political dysfunction is rooted not in ideological polarization, but in the Republican Party’s conviction that it alone should be allowed to govern.
Partisanship becomes equated with patriotism, and destroying the other side becomes the ultimate goal. This is how democracies fall apart.
A new poll reports that a staggering number of Americans think that political correctness is at an all-time high in the U.S., and believe it to be a big problem. What are the poll's findings? A report titled, "Hidden Tribes: A Study of America’s Polarized Landscape" emerged on Wednesday, which featu...
In 2017, a white supremacist rally at the University of Virginia forced many to consider how much progress had been made in a country that, nine years prior, had elected its first Black president. Beyond these racial flashpoints, the increasingly polarized nature of US politics has reignited debates around the meaning of identity, citizenship, and acceptance in America today. In this pioneering book, Khalilah L. Brown-Dean moves beyond the headlines to examine how contemporary controversies emanate from longstanding struggles over power, access, and belonging. Using intersectionality as an organizing framework, she draws on current tensions such as voter suppression, the Me Too movement, the Standing Rock protests, marriage equality, military service, the rise of the Religious Right, protests by professional athletes, and battles over immigration to show how conflicts over group identity are an inescapable feature of American political development. Brown-Dean explores issues of citizenship, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, and religion to argue that democracy in the United States is built upon the battle of ideas related to how we see ourselves, how we see others, and the mechanisms available to reinforce those distinctions. Identity Politics in the United States will be an essential resource for students and engaged citizens who want to understand the link between historical context, contemporary political challenges, and paths to move toward a stronger democracy.
The family's iconic couch is going to get plenty of use
Read about the political history of Queen Esther, and how her story has influenced political debates from Queen Elizabeth to Abraham Lincoln.
With the continuing polarization of our nation can conservatives and progressive still live side by side?
Consumers are increasingly demanding that private businesses weigh in on political happenings.
The psychologist shares his thoughts on the pandemic, polarization, and politics.
The debate over abortion is an important part of the story of polarization in American politics, but it is not its genesis.
Publisher: New Society Publishers Pub. Date: 2022-04-26 ISBN: 9781897408599 Format: Audiobook Running Time: 7h 50m Narrated By: David Adams BISAC: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy
In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. This book argues that lessons for addressing these national challenges are emerging from a new set of realities in America's metropolitan regions: first, that inequity is, in fact, bad for economic growth; second, that bringing together the concerns of equity and growth requires concerted local action; and, third, that the fundamental building block for doing this is the creation of diverse and dynamic epistemic (or knowledge) communities, which help to overcome political polarization and help regions address the challenges of economic restructuring and social divides. 14 maps, 1 figure, 26 tables
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the constitutionality of the sweeping health care law championed by President Barack Obama.
America’s political dysfunction is rooted not in ideological polarization, but in the Republican Party’s conviction that it alone should be allowed to govern.
