by Kassandra Lau/Arizona Public Radio https://youtu.be/KC7sZJqsK6w With a statewide curfew in effect, demonstrations persisted in Tucson in response to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Various protests…
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By Nathan Brown/Post Register Retiring state Senate President Pro Tempore Brent Hill has accepted a new job promoting civility in politics. Hill, R-Rexburg, said last week he has taken the…
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Saul Loeb/The Associated Press The University of Arizona's National Institute for Civil Discourse is broadcasting a virtual discussion with former government leaders who speak on the importance of bipartisan response…
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Keith Allred William L. Spence/Lewiston Tribune Barely eight years after the Constitution was ratified, America’s first and only independent president cited extreme partisanship or “the spirit of party” as one…
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PBS Newshour The partisan results of President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial reinforced the political divisions characterizing current American politics. How does this moment compare with the past? Judy Woodruff sits…
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Alyssa Willetts/WIBW About half of Kansas' legislators took a break from the Statehouse for a bipartisan civil discourse workshop. This is the first time the 'Next Generation' program…
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TOPEKA “Politics ain’t beanbag,” the famous saying goes. But Kansas lawmakers hope it doesn’t have to be mean, either. Some legislators would like to brush up on how to be…
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NICD Chat is a podcast that includes episodes about NICD programs, research, and topics related to civil discourse and politics. In this episode, Emily Sydnor, a member of the NICD…
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Emily Sydnor is assistant professor of political science at Southwestern University who has recently published Disrespectful Democracy: The Psychology of Political Incivility from Columbia University Press. This episode explores the…
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JOAN BLADES AND RICHARD L. TAFEL, NEWSWEEK s we move full speed into the election of 2020, we can feel the pull toward division, domination and revenge in our politics.…
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