Political and social polarization is changing when, where and how companies speak out on societal issues, according to the 2026 Global Communication Report from the USC Annenberg Center for Public ...

For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of ...

Sharp divides have seemed to define America lately—and Merriam-Webster just made it official. The famous American dictionary ...

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 ...

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. Merriam-Webster on Monday named its 2024 Word of the Year as ...

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 ...

Why facts backfire in political debates, and what psychology says works to bridge divides and prevent radicalization.