Civil Discourse News and Blog Posts

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

It has become difficult to imagine an America that is not dominated by today’s roaring spectacle. Where, instead, public discourse is sober, problem-focused, and restrained. Where the tide is turned against increasing national polarization. I’ve come to the conclusion that this world is more within reach than anyone realizes.

Dialogue is essential but insufficient: We need bigger, better ideas to scale up the massive mountain of political polarization.

The world is changing. What we have control to change is our perception and our response. One way to feel empowered is to observe, decide, and then act.

A trip to Africa led Pearce Godwin, founder of the Listen First Project, on a journey to heal what’s broken with American democracy.

John R. Wood, Jr.’s biracial background and bipartisan parents laid the framework for his extensive career working across differences and divides. 

Tru Pettigrew discusses how he has built bridges in his community in The Reunited States' Everyday Heroes video series.

Sharon McMahon, or @SharonSaysSo, joined AllSides CEO John Gable and Director of Marketing Julie Mastrine to discuss civil discourse on our Instagram page.

At AllSides, we talk a lot about how bias is natural. Everyone has one — if you’ve got a pulse, you’ve got a bias. We support getting a variety of different perspectives because we believe freeing ...

Anxiety and loss are dominant themes in our lives as the path of COVID-19 careens through our communitie...