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Democrats and Republicans Both Want Safe and Fair Elections: Surveys Show Significant Overlaps
Common Ground / August 18th, 2022 / by Jackson Lanzer

When examining elections, one may conclude that their competitive nature means they’re inherently divisive. Yet when expanding one’s viewpoint to see the shared values that have fostered our democratic republic, many commonalities are revealed.
See moreThe Group Rallying Young Conservatives Behind Environmentalism
Recommended Reading / November 1st, 2021 / by Jackson Lanzer

The ACC is a conservative organization dedicated to rallying young conservatives behind market-based solutions to Climate Change.
See moreHow a Teen Became a Key Member of a Presidential Campaign and Ventured to Unite America
Recommended Reading / August 31st, 2021 / by Jackson Lanzer

The experience inspired Andrew Juan's belief that there “needs to be an opportunity to” talk about and solve issues.
See moreHow The Media Roundtable is Reviving the Pillars of Journalism
Recommended Reading / August 25th, 2021 / by Sukhayl Niyazov

Media Roundtable is one of the new initiatives trying to alter the business incentives in media.
See moreMeet “Mattress Mack,” A Generous Pillar of the Houston Community and Tea Party Republican
News / August 18th, 2021 / by Sukhayl Niyazov

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Mack supplied 80,000 people with shelter and food.
See moreCould You Save American Democracy? Stanford Researchers Lead 'Strengthening Democracy Challenge'
Recommended Reading / August 2nd, 2021 / by Jennifer Auer

The public has a new opportunity to test their hypotheses about how to strengthen U.S. democracy — all while potentially winning thousands of dollars. Stanford University and collaborators are invi...
See moreDemocrats and Republicans Actually Agree on Many Policing Reforms
Common Ground / July 26th, 2021 / by Hyria Stuart

The subject of U.S. policing is contentious. But recent surveys show many areas of overlap when it comes to police reform.
See moreRepublicans and Democrats Both Support Social Security — and Even Agree on Some Reforms
Common Ground / July 21st, 2021 / by Hyria Stuart

Social Security is sometimes described as the “third rail of American politics.”
It got this name in the 1980s because it...
Congress’s Most Famous Bipartisan Roadtrip: The Friendship of Beto O’Rourke and Will Hurd
Common Ground / July 19th, 2021 / by Marcia Beckford

Divisions in Washington, D.C. can seem bitter, so it can be helpful to remember more positive bipartisan experiences that began only a few years ago and continued afterward.
A two-day roa...
See moreHow Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” Can Help Us Find Common Ground
Common Ground / July 13th, 2021 / by Jackson Lanzer

Imagine that the economy has imploded and you have just been let go from your job. After months of tirelessly searching for a new job, your savings have been depleted and you are forced to foreclos...
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