Our political system has become so polarizing that, whomever we elect, there is no scenario in which the president, the House and 60 senators could agree on practical solutions for our long-term problems. And government’s failures to address our chronic ills has so inflamed voters’ anger that 23 percent now believe that violence is justified to push our country in the direction they want.

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To break this cycle of divisiveness and dysfunction, the Center for Collaborative Democracy, working with the Consensus Building Institute, has launched the Grand Bargain Project. We intend to build wide public support for common sense economic reforms that will significantly improve every family’s quality of life and future prospects. To get there in 2024, the project is unfolding in five phases described here.