The midterm elections have put America's political divide front and center, increasingly invading the work space and stressing out employees.
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Nearly half of Americans say they see a great deal of bias in the news media. But the research on this subject is unresolved.
We can disagree with co-workers in meetings. We can argue about sports with friends. A new study explores why politics seems to be an entirely different beast.
There's a new way to reveal America's political divide. One researcher finds the differences between groups that are normally crudely described as 'right-left' can be better explained by word clouds.
The way people use social media – and the algorithms inside those systems – increases passions, and drives people to polarizing extremes.
Europeans are, on average, more likely than Americans to say they fear climate change. What explains the gap?
A scholar from Alabama’s Auburn University at Montgomery explains how Republicans have slowly but utterly taken over Alabama politics, even while squabbling amongst themselves.
Teach for America was created to bring more resources to disadvantaged communities. New research shows that the participants also learn a few things.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University
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Melanie Green is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor of Communication, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
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Jayne and Hans Hufschmid Chair in Strategic Public Relations and Business Communication, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, University of Pennsylvania
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Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
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Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Auburn University at Montgomery
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Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean for Research & Graduate Affairs, College of Liberal Arts, Colorado State University
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Professor of Organization Behavior, Florida State University
