A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year. That word is “polarization.” Defined as a “division ...

Political elites in the US are ideologically divided over climate change. A new paper identifies two perspectives: ...

Republicans are more willing than Democrats to spread fake news—particularly during times of greater "political polarization," or competition between the parties—because they want to win more. That is ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Who would have thought that the workplace would become a battleground for today’s political ...

What might data from scientific surveys reveal about how partisan divides are shaping our workplaces? That’s among the questions that the Polarization Research Lab out of Dartmouth College regularly ...

When X (formerly Twitter) changed its verification system in 2022, many foresaw its potential to impact the spread of political opinions on the platform. In a modeling study published October 22 in ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Gov. Spencer Cox said better civics education can help reduce polarization in an interview with former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Stanford University's Hoover ...

It seems harder than ever for Americans to find common ground. Political debates quickly turn into shouting matches, and too often, people stop listening altogether. Political polarization isn’t just ...

The results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election rattled the country and sent shockwaves across the world — or were cause for celebration, depending on who you ask. Is it any surprise then that the ...