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Bridge Building
Bridge Builders: Bringing People Together in a Polarized Age
By Nathan Bomey
USA Today reporter Nathan Bomey profiles bridge-building efforts around the country, from a Washington D.C. youth arts program to a moderated conversation between conservatives and liberals, arguing that personal relationships and social trust, not facts or statistics, are what actually reduce polarization.
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2021

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USA Today reporter Nathan Bomey profiles bridge-building efforts around the country, from a Washington D.C. youth arts program to a moderated conversation between conservatives and liberals, arguing that personal relationships and social trust, not facts or statistics, are what actually reduce polarization.

About the Author

Nathan Bomey is now a Washington, D.C.-based business reporter for Axios, where he writes the Axios Closer newsletter, and previously covered Detroit’s bankruptcy for the Detroit Free Press. He has received national journalism honors including a 2018 National Headliner Award.
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