Braver Angels is leading the nation’s largest cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement to bridge the partisan divide and strengthen our democratic republic.
Right now, “we the people” seem to prioritize “tribal interests” over the interests of all. With every emergent conflict, we are choosing domination (or apathy) over connection. It doesn’t matter if the point is destroying the “other side” or checking out as if one has no individual part in the play of our national drama. In both, we choose a path that does not lead to a better America.
Braver Angels’ quest is to inspire people to embrace a way of being because they see it as a genuine pathway to heal society and make a better world. Within our membership people have very different ideas about public policy solutions. That is by design. We aspire to the hard work of engaging across differences to build together. We choose connection over domination.
Through it all, let’s keep our eyes on the vision of an America at peace with itself, where courageous citizenship is the norm.
Sign up for one of these Braver Angels free discussion groups:
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Disagree better. In this polarized time, when we attempt to communicate across the divide of political differences, we often lack the necessary skills to do so. Join this workshop to learn how.
✅ Sign up Skills for Disagreeing Better
Saturday, January 31 at 2 p.m. ET
Start from inside. Polarization can be driven by how we talk with like-minded people about those on the other side. Too often, we stereotype, dismiss, or ridicule our fellow citizens. Join this workshop to learn how to stop doing so.
✅ Sign up Depolarizing Within
Saturday, February 7 at 2 p.m. ET
Hold great debates. This forum will feature a discussion about what makes BA debates unique and effective. We will explore the purpose of a BA debate and how to maintain productive disagreement.
✅ Sign up Debate Volunteer Forum: February 2026
Tuesday, February 10 at 8 p.m. ET
Come to our film club. The BA Film Club invites you to delve into the exciting, dismaying, and confusing world of Artificial Intelligence with a broad collection of videos on the topic.
✅ Sign up National Film Club discussion of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Wednesday, February 11 at 8 p.m. ET
Make better resolutions. If you bring a BA debate to your alliance, there’s one thing you’ll want to put extra time into, and that’s your resolution. Learn how to create a great one at this workshop.
✅ Sign up Braver Angels Resolution Development Workshop
Wednesday, February 25 at 7 p.m. ET
Courageous citizenship. Read this guest post by our BA CEO about how to choose connection over contempt, not let the outrage cycle take over your life, and contribute to a healthier society.
📖 Read What is Courageous Citizenship?
Outrage to agency. Listen to Wilk talk with Chip Hauss, an expert in conflict resolution and peacebuilding, about how we move from outrage to agency in an age of polarization.
🎧 Listen to Peace Building Starts at Home: Reclaiming Agency in a Polarized World
Great debates. For many Americans, taking part in a political debate is just about the last thing they’d want to do. But BA debates are different. In this episode of How Do We Fix It, we explore why.
🎧 Listen to Braver Angels Debates: Different and Fun. Sam Rechek
Build civic muscle. National media dominate news coverage of politics and public events, but many of the solutions to America’s toxic partisan divides are to be found at the local level. In this episode of How Do We Fix It, learn why.
🎧 Listen to #439 More Outrage? No! Citizen-Led Solutions Yes! Steve Saltwick
Resist, replace, and repair. These are heavy days. Protests, violence, and deep disagreements over immigration are tearing at the social fabric, and many BA members are wondering how, or whether, our work still fits this moment. In a powerful message shared in last weekend’s newsletter, co-founder Bill Doherty speaks directly to that question.
🎥 Watch or read In a moment of rising conflict over immigration, Braver Angels calls for dignity, accountability, and civic repair
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