For the first time, the United States has been classified as a “backsliding democracy” in a global assessment of democratic societies by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral ...

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The dictionary publisher said Americans from competing tribes looked up the definition to better understand divided politics at home and worldwide. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief If you’ve been ...

Following a contentious presidential election, Merriam-Webster has chosen its word of the year for 2024: “polarization.” The American dictionary publisher announced its selection today, defining the ...

We are living in a time of increased division. From politics to public health, conversations that could bring people together via common values are driving people further apart. So how can we shift ...

Polarization is the splitting of a whole into opposing parts. Source: Dids / Pexels What is Polarization? Polarization is defined as “the act of dividing something, especially something that contains ...

There was a time, not all that long ago, when the idea that American political life was dangerously polarized was controversial, and often vehemently denied. In 2004, Morris Fiorina and his co-authors ...

Think of all the information we get based on how an object interacts with wavelengths of light—aka color. Color can tell us if food is safe to eat or if a piece of metal is hot. Color is an important ...