I appreciate the often-difficult dialogue that leads to social and political fragmentation. I don’t pretend to have the answer to bridging the chasm that exists in society, but I do know this: Empathy ...

MALTA, N.Y. — In today’s day and age, it is not uncommon to come into contact with people having differing views from your own. Whether it is on economic, social, or political issues, people have the ...

With a divided Congress and daily political tensions, sometimes, it feels like America just can’t find common ground. However, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a nonprofit focused on health-related ...

Who's outside your circle? The Practice: Common Ground Why? As we move into 2019, here are my top five inner practices for helping this year be a good one for you and others: Drop the stone Let it ...

More than 70% of voters in Colorado's Douglas County, conservative and progressive alike, voted "no" on home rule in June 2025. The ballot measure would have granted the county increased control over ...

Common Ground on the Hill’s annual Traditions Weeks attracted hundreds of people to the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster last month for more than 100 courses in a variety of traditional arts, ...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of our ongoing Between Us series, examining the factors that contribute to polarization and prevent good governance, good citizenship and good relationships — and ...

Author David Litt, whose new book is called "It's Only Drowning: A True Story of Learning to Surf and the Search for Common Ground," knows plenty about the ways of Washington, and the workings of ...

Financial stability and health care seem to be in danger. Regardless of party affiliation, we should have dialogues with each other to take control of our destiny. Bipartisan coalitions by our ...

I set out almost three years ago to travel the country and talk with as many ordinary Americans as possible to understand why we’re so deeply divided. This year, the “America at a Crossroads” team and ...

A group of local citizens gathered on a recent Sunday at the Lynnwood Library to discuss the topic of local responses to immigration enforcement. The goal of the event was to find common ground among ...