Can a polarized public maintain a healthy democracy? It’s not just the Congress that is ideologically divided. The Pew Research Center recently documented how the American people have become polarized over the past 50 years. Michael Dimock, President of the Pew Research Center, discusses this ground-breaking study and its implications for the health of our democracy with Ted Landsmark, president emeritus of the Boston Architectural College. What can citizens do to create and support effective community dialogues aimed at strengthening social bonds?

Read the Pew Research Center reports:

• “Political Polarization in the American Public.”
• “Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology”
• “Political Polarization and Media Habits,”

Where do you fit? Take the quiz!

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