Common Ground
At a time of intense political division in America, “Common Ground” is a weekly column on issues of mutual interest across party lines, written by executive editor Kevin Grant from GroundTruth’s new bureau in Washington, D.C.
With March for Our Lives, an inclusive youth movement is born
Democracy is an inside job
In a time of division, what does it mean to be an American?
As signs of climate devastation mount, we must see a common enemy
Why the RAISE Act is bad policy driven by hate and fear
Trump’s transgender military ban defies decades of progress on LGBT equality
The bubbles didn’t break: Trumpland’s split screen
A red and blue consensus on Trump’s election ‘integrity’ commission
Gripped by opioids, American addicts must be patients first
Why the Congressional baseball shooting is, sadly, so American
In Portland, an act of bravery illuminates a crisis of hate
Turkish delegation’s attack on peaceful protesters in DC a warning shot at democratic values
How authoritarianism feeds on apathy
How free assembly counters attacks on press freedom
‘Words matter’: Journalism’s battle for trust
Why Americans are getting squeezed by surging drug costs
Why Trump’s environmental policy is out of touch with America
