Bridging America’s Divisions. Can Americans come Together?

Polarization is tearing Americans apart. Can it be fixed? The leaders of these organizations are working in different ways to build bridges of understanding. How is this done? How is this working? Let’s find out!

Speakers:

Pearce Godwin is the founder of Listen First Project and the #ListenFirst Coalition of 350+ organizations bringing Americans together across differences.

Mónica Guzmán is a bridge-builder, journalist, and entrepreneur who lives for great conversations sparked by curious questions. She’s director of digital and storytelling at Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan grassroots organization working to depolarize America; host of live interview series at Crosscut; and cofounder of the award-winning Seattle newsletter The Evergrey.

Timothy Noah, the moderator, is a staff writer for the New Republic and maintains the Substack newsletter Backbencher.