What’s so bad about polarization? I see the divides between factions of Americans as a troubling problem that we should all be striving to address. But lately I keep running into smart people who ...

Social networks, intended to bring people together, can actually increase polarization, new research finds, because while the ...

A study has found that as political polarization intensifies, both conservatives and progressives perceive moderate stances ...

In recent years, political polarization has received considerable attention, not least as an explanation for developments in the United States. Researchers and commentators have warned about what is ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve been looking up the definition of “polarization” to help explain politics in the U.S. and abroad, you’re far from alone.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From left, Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, former President Donald ...

Almost any way you can measure it, American life is better than it was in 1970. Why it doesn’t feel that way is one of the biggest mysteries in economics.

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 ...