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Divided We Fall

June 12, 2020

Lincoln famously said that “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” A new documentary finds both division and connection. Over the past 30 years, Americans…

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Quiz: Non-Partisan Pandemic

May 10, 2020

Will Americans continue to obey stay-at-home orders? Do voters worry we are reopening too slowly or too quickly? Take the quiz to find out.

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Reopening Public Spaces: Is It a Partisan Issue?

May 10, 2020

This week, we spoke with with Ryan Hagen, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in Sociology at Columbia University who focuses on risk and organizational resilience. He is…

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Quiz: Views of the Media

May 3, 2020

How many Americans approve of the news media’s coverage of the coronavirus? Take the quiz to find out.

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Covid-19 Hits Home: The Local Perspective

May 3, 2020

Local newspapers offer windows to see the true impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our communities. The coronavirus pandemic arrived in our country at a…

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Online Misinformation: Call It Out

April 26, 2020

An exciting project by the National Conference on Citizenship is making the internet a safer place for truth. Anyone who’s spent time on social media…

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Quiz: Online News

April 26, 2020

Which social media platforms give Americans the most news? How many people are seeing dubious online stories about Covid-19? Take the quiz to find out.

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Quiz: Voting 2020

April 19, 2020

Does vote-by-mail mean more fraud? And does it benefit Republicans or Democrats – or neither?

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Common Ground on Elections: Protecting the Vote

April 19, 2020

Who wins in the 2020 elections is anyone’s guess. But whether Americans can cast their ballots should not be in doubt. Last week, we wrote…

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