nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||'Us Vs. Them' In A Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The U.S. was deeply divided before the coronavirus. Now, researchers worry that the pandemic is worsening what they call a dangerously polarized climate.

A protester attends a demonstration over Michigan's coronavirus restrictions on Thursday at the state Capitol in Lansing.



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'Us Vs. Them' In A Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous

The U.S. was deeply divided before the coronavirus. Now, researchers worry that the pandemic is worsening what they call a dangerously polarized climate.