American political divisions surged between 2008 and 2020, but this trend is not happening globally. A new study in Royal Society Open Science uses machine learning to reveal how cultural issues drive ...

In recent years, studies and media reports have blamed growing partisan hostility in the U.S. for shattered marriages, broken families, ruined holiday dinners, and increased stress. New CU Boulder ...

The differences between Republicans and Democrats were partially explained by these variables. But the key take-home finding was that left-right differences were very much explained by perceptions of ...

A survey of more than 1,400 local officials found that local governments are “largely insulated from the harshest effects of polarization.” ...

Political systems become polarized when internal unity within groups strengthens and the divide between them deepens. As polarization intensifies, societal tensions can grow, making it difficult to ...

The controversy between the political right and the left in the United States continue to create serious problems, including ...

Arguments at Thanksgiving dinner feel more heated than ever. Your uncle who voted one way can’t fathom your cousin who voted another. They’re not just disagreeing anymore, they’re living in completely ...

The United States government has been shut down for nearly a month, yet another indication that the political system has become deeply dysfunctional. But the shutdown is just another episode in a ...

Political content on social media finds you even if you’re not looking for it, and it tends to do so through a ...

We are a politically paralyzed and polarized country, but is this more about our differing psychological perceptions? Our democratic political system is acrimoniously divided. The politicians we elect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jesse Pines is an expert in healthcare innovation and wellness. The media landscape is a constant battlefield these days. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A New Year should bring hope, yet it also confronts us with an urgent challenge: the widening political divide that threatens our ...