If an asteroid were headed for Earth, we'd all band together and figure out how to stop it, just like in the movies, right? And yet, when faced with major, data-supported, end-of-the-world problems in real life, too often we retreat into partisan shouting and stalemate. Jonathan Haidt shows us a few of the very real asteroids headed our way -- some pet causes of the left wing, some of the right -- and suggests how both wings could work together productively to benefit humanity as a whole.

Jonathan Haidt: How common threats can make common (political) ground

How common threats can make common (political) ground

Spiraling national debt threatens the US akin to a giant asteroid, yet partisan divides hinder united action to address it.

Rising inequality, tied to wealth concentration and declining marriage rates, underscores a polarized society's challenges.

Ideological divides can be bridged by recognizing mutual threats, fostering bipartisan solutions for national challenges.