polarization

A large video monitor on the campus of Meta, Facebook's parent company, in Menlo Park, Calif. in February. New research about Facebook shows its impact on political polarization.

Politics & Government

New study shows just how Facebook's algorithm shapes conservative and liberal bubbles

5:43pm July 27, 2023

Research conducted at the height of the 2020 election reveals new details about how Facebook's algorithms handle political content. But it suggests there are no easy fixes to political polarization.

Queue Listen Now

Election signs in Cary, N.C., a suburb of Raleigh that is part of a new congressional district in the state — an open seat that's a competitive race.

Politics & Government
National

This North Carolina congressional district has a rare competitive midterm race

6:40am October 26, 2022

by Tamara Keith

A Trump-endorsed Republican and a Democratic state senator are facing off in a congressional race that could help decide control of the House of Representatives

Queue Listen Now

National
Politics & Government

Deep Political Rifts Often Have Led U.S. To Transformation, Researcher Say

9:18am November 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

America is once again in a sharply polarized era, which makes Lee Drutman of the nonpartisan group New America optimistic. He notes that such times spurred the Revolutionary War and Civil Rights era.