An increasing body of research has documented the addictive nature of social media. Westend61/Getty Images hide caption
Civility Wars NPR series on civility.
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Civility Wars
Tim Foley, the founder of Arizona Border Recon and Maggie Milinovitch, the co-owner of La Gitana Cantina, both live in the small border town of Arivaca, Ariz. The recent militia group presence has put strains on a town that has long prided itself on its live-and-let-live, cooperative spirit. Dominic Valente for NPR hide caption
Simone Price, left, and P. Price, right. Lynsey Weatherspoon for NPR hide caption
Talking about controversial topics with your political opposite can feel like an exercise in futility. One tip, experts say, is to establish common ground as quickly as you can. Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop hide caption
"We're trying to build a community that puts into practice what it really means to love your neighbors," says Christopher Edmonston, White Memorial Presbyterian Church's senior pastor. Tom Gjelten/NPR hide caption
Pastoring A Purple Church: 'I Absolutely Bite My Tongue Sometimes'
Khadijah Ameen, 29, a woman who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, was among the participants of a weekend-long workshop with a dozen people of varying political views. Courtesy of the National Institute for Civil Discourse and New Voice Strategies hide caption
Deadly violence from a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., shook the nation in 2017. Since then, city leaders have struggled to define what public discourse should look like as once-marginalized voices increase demands for change. Justin T. Gellerson for NPR hide caption
'Hear Me By Any Means Necessary': Charlottesville Is Forced To Redefine Civility
