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How I Fought Isolation and Political Division During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Hailie Addison The year is 2020. Some parts of...

May 15, 2023Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

How Political Parties Can Unlock the Youth Vote Next Election

Jessica Carpenter Originally published on AllSides.com. This blog is...

December 5, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

It’s Time for Term Limits in Congress

Hailie Addison The average age of House Members of...

October 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Why Discussing Guns and Roe v Wade is Difficult, Even for BridgeUSA Students

Jessica Carpenter It’s no secret that guns and abortion...

September 15, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Entertainment: The Next Frontier for Political Tribalism

Manu Meel American culture has never been completely separate...

July 11, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Finding Our “Good Tribes”

Rehm Maham “Who are your people? “I don’t have...

July 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

What It Means To Be American On Flag Day

Ross Irwin I can’t remember the first time I...

June 14, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

We Need The American Spirit Of D-Day To Fight Division Today

Manu Meel Seventy-eight years ago today, thousands of Americans...

June 6, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Memorial Day: Answering Our Call to Civic Duty

Manu Meel Every Memorial Day, we rightfully remember and...

May 30, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Why We’ve Stopped Caring and How We Can Start Again

Taher MV (Originally published on Mar 25, 2021) Disclaimer:...

April 20, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

What We Can Learn About Leadership and Addressing Dissent Today From MLK Jr.

Jessica Carpenter In 2022, we are living through one...

January 17, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

A Reflection of American Democracy

By Manu Meel There is a deep tension between...

January 11, 2022Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

Why We Should Also Pay Attention to Media Outlets We Disagree With

By BridgeUSA If you’ve been keeping up with the...

November 24, 2021Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

How Private Businesses Are Exploiting Polarized Attitudes of American Consumers

By Manu Meel What explains the rise of the...

October 15, 2021Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter

On Topic: What do young people think about the January 6 Commission?

This discussion features three Bridge members from around the...

June 4, 2021Jessica CarpenterJessica Carpenter