The Hidden Common Ground Initiative
Public Agenda’s Hidden Common Ground® initiative challenges the narrative that Americans are hopelessly divided and incapable of working together. Through research, journalism, and public engagement, Hidden Common Ground (HCG) helps Americans identify and strengthen their common ground, productively navigate their differences, and create fair and effective solutions to the challenges of our time.
NEW FROM HCG
Eager to Build Bridges: Religious and Spiritual Americans' Desire to Connect Across Partisan Lines
December 6, 2022
RECENT HCG PUBLICATIONS
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MEDIA MENTIONS:
Finding Common Ground (WNYC – The Brian Lehrer Show, May 19, 2021)
#ListenFirst: New virtual event kicks off annual National Week of Conversation (USA TODAY, May 18, 2021)
America Talks: Toxic polarization threatens our nation’s future. Here’s how we can save it. (USA TODAY, May 18, 2021)
Why it's bad for America if President Biden gives up on bipartisanship (USA TODAY, May 17, 2021)
America Is Optimistic. Can Biden Make the Feeling Last? (The New York Times, May 3, 2021)
Police trials as benchmarks for racial justice (The Christian Science Monitor, March 8, 2021)
As support for $15 minimum wage gains momentum, Main Street fears it's not the right time (CNBC, January 25, 2021)
As a deeply divided nation processes the election results, what DO we actually agree on? More than you’d think (MarketWatch, November 6, 2020)
Hidden Common Ground: We found that Americans are more united than it appears (USA TODAY, October 20, 2020)
One Thing About Reopening That Most Democrats and Republicans Agree On (MSN, June 4, 2020)
Most believe stopping virus is larger priority than saving economy: poll (The Hill, April 3, 2020)
Survey: Americans Agree Health Care System Needs Fixing (Side Effects, Thursday, February 6, 2020)
