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History tends to cast the early years of America in a glow of camaraderie when there were, in fact, many conflicts between the Founding Fathers - none more important than the one between George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Their disagreement centered on the highest, most original public office created by the Constitutional Convention: the presidency. It also involved the nation's foreign policy, the role of merchants and farmers in a republic, and the durability of the union.

Peace between Arabs and Jews seems forever out of reach, both sides caught in a never-ending cycle of violence and revenge. But while treaties and other top-down solutions have had little lasting effect, peacemakers on the ground are creating real change - within themselves and with their enemies. In Bridges Across an Impossible Divide, American professor Marc Gopin offers an unprecedented exploration of the spiritual lives of Arab and Jewish peacemakers who have evolved deep friendships despite decades of war and suffering on all sides.

"Trump's Victory Is Met with Shock Across a Wide Political Divide" is from the November 09, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Patrick Healy and Jeremy W. Peters and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

Why is it so much easier for the Democratic Party to win the national popular vote than to build and maintain a majority in Congress? Why can Democrats sweep statewide offices in places like Pennsylvania and Michigan yet fail to take control of the same states' legislatures? Many place exclusive blame on partisan gerrymandering and voter suppression. But as political scientist Jonathan A. Rodden demonstrates in Why Cities Lose, the left's electoral challenges have deeper roots in economic and political geography.

"Muslim College Chaplains Extend a Hand Across Religious Divides" is from the November 13, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Samuel G. Freedman and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Unemployed Detroit Residents Are Trapped by a Digital Divide" is from the May 22, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Cecilia Kang and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

In this provocative book, Mugambi Jouet describes why Americans are far more divided than other Westerners over basic issues, including wealth inequality, health care, climate change, evolution, gender roles, abortion, gay rights, sex, gun control, mass incarceration, the death penalty, torture, human rights, and war.

"Justice or 'Conspiracy'? Terrorism Trial Divides Somalis in Minneapolis" is from the June 6, 2018 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jack Healy and Matt Furber and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Gun Control Groups Divide Their Loyalties in Senate Races" is from the September 04, 2016, US section of The New York Times. It was written by Jennifer Steinhauer and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Stay or Go? EU Referendum Divides British Families" is from the June 21, 2016, World section of The New York Times. It was written by Kimiko De Freytas Tamura and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Bridging a Digital Divide That Keeps Schoolchildren Behind" is from the Tech section of The New York Times. It was written by Cecilia Kang and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"In Silicon Valley, a Divide in Income and Politics" is from the June 6, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Elizabeth Williamson and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Shootings Further Divide a Nation Torn over Race" is from the July 08, 2016, U.S. section of The New York Times. It was written by Timothy Williams and Michael Wines and narrated by Corey M. Snow.