The Escondida copper mine miners on strike, some 90 miles northeast of Antofagasta, Chile, on March 8th, 2017. (Photo: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)
Why Polarize?
Why are state legislatures and voters both growing more polarized when it's clear that almost no one gets into politics with the goal of driving the parties further apart? Presenters at a recent conference proposed some answers.
