Common Ground

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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.

Supporters of Black Lives Matter join an estimated 500,000 marchers at the March For Our Lives rally in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Grant)

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With March for Our Lives, an inclusive youth movement is born

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Democracy is an inside job

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In a time of division, what does it mean to be an American?

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As signs of climate devastation mount, we must see a common enemy

The Trump administration's proposed RAISE Act, to limit immigration, defies the spirit of the Emma Lazarus poem inscribed on the Statue of Liberty, writes Kevin Grant. (Alex.m.Hayward/Flickr)

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Why the RAISE Act is bad policy driven by hate and fear

Protesters at the White House on July 26, 2017, protest Donald Trump's announcement on Twitter, that transgender military servicemembers will no longer be allowed to serve. (Ted Eytan/Flickr Creative Commons)

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Trump’s transgender military ban defies decades of progress on LGBT equality

The responses to revelations that Donald Trump Jr. met with Russians claiming to have damaging information about Hillary Clinton have been vastly divergent depending on a person's media diet. (Gage Skidmore/Flickr)

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The bubbles didn’t break: Trumpland’s split screen

With the U.S. midterm elections around the corner, reporters will be quoting poll results. Here's a checklist to assess the quality of polls and surveys. (OSCE/Flickr)

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A red and blue consensus on Trump’s election ‘integrity’ commission

Naloxone rescue kits sit on the table at a drug clinic. (Photo by Edwin Torres/GroundTruth)

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Gripped by opioids, American addicts must be patients first

The US Marine Band plays the national anthem at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Photo courtesy of the U.S. Marine Band)

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Why the Congressional baseball shooting is, sadly, so American

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In Portland, an act of bravery illuminates a crisis of hate

In this screenshot from a video posted on Twitter by VOA Turkish, a man can be seen kicking a protester on the ground.

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Turkish delegation’s attack on peaceful protesters in DC a warning shot at democratic values

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How authoritarianism feeds on apathy

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How free assembly counters attacks on press freedom

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‘Words matter’: Journalism’s battle for trust

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Why Americans are getting squeezed by surging drug costs

Wind turbines spin through sunset hours (Photo via Creative Commons).

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Why Trump’s environmental policy is out of touch with America

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Why investment in diplomacy is money well spent