Polarization

"Very often, the workplace is the only place we might run into people with very different beliefs than us," noted Alison Taylor, executive director of the think tank Ethical Systems.

As political polarization in the U.S. proliferates, some companies have discouraged or banned employees from participating in political speech — with complex results.

Partisanship is "making the workplace less efficient," warns Sean Westwood, director of the Polarization Research Lab at Dartmouth College.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer visited Kent County, Michigan, to hear how voters there feel about the economy. Here's what she learned.

The workplace has become an increasingly challenging place to discuss politics openly, honestly and civilly. The Society for Human Resource Management has tips to help.