In this episode, Public Agenda president Will Friedman discusses why it is important to highlight the things on which Americans can agree, how to pave the way for a discussion that doesn’t feel loaded from the beginning, and why his organization started Hidden Common Ground, a project exploring where Americans agree or disagree on solutions for issues from economic opportunities and equity to immigration or law enforcement. This is part 2 of a 4 part series about division and common ground in the U.S.

Guest: Will Friedman, president of the nonpartisan research and public engagement organization Public Agenda

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Hidden Common Ground’s first report deals explores how Americans think and feel about divisiveness.

Over the year 2020, Hidden Common Ground published several reports on where Americans agree – and where there really is division – on a range of issues.