Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin

Coleman is a progressive-leaning professor of psychology and education at Columbia University who studies peace and conflict. He is a founding partner of Starts With Us, a movement to overcome extreme cultural and political divisions in America, and his latest book is The Way Out: How to Overcome Toxic Polarization. Godwin is a conservative-leaning founder of Listen First Project and the #ListenFirst Coalition of 500 organizations bringing Americans together across divides. Listen First Project serves as backbone for the Bridging Movement Alignment Council, the collective impact initiative advancing the mission

How Americans Can Tackle Political Division Together

Reaching out across the partisan aisle can be easier than you'd think, write Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin April 13, 2023

Finding the Courage to Challenge Your Political In-Group

Constructive disagreement and dissent are vital to well-functioning groups and societies, write Peter Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin April 6, 2023

Americans Are Tired of Political Division. Here’s How to Bridge It

The “Political Courage Challenge" can help Americans stop extremism and polarization, write Peter Coleman and Pearce Godwin.

By Peter T. Coleman and Pearce Godwin March 30, 2023