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Aug 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Biden VP Search Ends; Harris has Chance to Make History
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Former vice president and presumptive democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris (CA) as his running mate in a tweet Tuesday. Harris, the Senate’s only black woman, previously served as San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general before starting her own presidential
Henry A. BrechterMar 08 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden's State of the Union: Blunt Warning or Partisan Attack?
Did President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night achieve its goals and resonate with Americans?
“Blunt Talk”: A writer in Vox (Left bias) stated Biden “issued an unmistakable warning about the threat Donald Trump poses to American democracy.” The writer outlined a dilemma Biden faced as he looked to “alert the public to the danger” of a second Trump term without “
Vox The Hill Washington ExaminerMar 28 2023
Headline Roundup
New Information Released on Nashville Elementary School Shooting
Outlets across the spectrum are reporting additional information about Monday’s mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school.
The Victims: Six people were killed in the shooting, not including the shooter, who was killed by police responding to the scene. Three of the victims were 9-year-old students— Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney. Three were school faculty
Wall Street Journal (News) Associated Press New York Post (News)Feb 05 2021
Headline Roundup
Biden to Raise Refugee Cap to 125,000 from Trump’s 15,000
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Thursday beginning the process of raising the refugee admissions cap to 125,000 from the Trump administration’s record-low 15,000 by fiscal year 2022. The change will require Biden to consult Congress before it can be implemented. The new cap will surpass the 110,000 limit set by former President Barack Obama in his last year in office. Biden
Reuters BuzzFeed News New York Post (News)Apr 17 2023
Headline Roundup
Chicago's 'Teen Takeover' Leads to Violence; New Mayor's Response Criticized
Violent unrest in downtown Chicago over the weekend led to more than a dozen arrests, and the city's new mayor made comments on the unrest that drew criticism.
The Details: Video shows crowds of young people fighting and vandalizing public property over the weekend during what many sources labeled a "Teen Takeover" in Chicago's Loop neighborhood. At least two teenagers were shot and are
Newsweek National Review (News) AxiosOct 08 2019
Headline Roundup
Ellen DeGeneres And George Bush Together at Football Game Prompts Backlash, Defenses of Civility
Television personality Ellen DeGeneres and former President George W. Bush sat together at a National Football League (NFL) game on Sunday, prompting public criticism of DeGeneres, an outspoken liberal, for seemingly being friendly with Bush, a conservative politician.
DeGeneres defended her friendship with Bush Tuesday on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", saying that kindness should help
Reason Los Angeles Times USA TODAYMay 17 2016
Opinion
Don't be a sucker for socialism
From the USSR to Venezuela, experience reveals Sanders' policies wouldn't enrich anyone but a ruling elite. It is a common misconception that socialism is about helping poor people. Actually, what socialism does is create poor people, and keep them poor. And that’s not by accident.
Under capitalism, rich people become powerful. But under socialism, powerful people become rich. When you
Guest Writer - RightMay 28 2023
Headline Roundup
Honoring Fallen Service Members on Memorial Day
Every year since 1868, the U.S. has held Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. Voices on all sides marked Memorial Day by commemorating the soldiers, their memories, and the values they died for.
Writing for the Military Times (Center bias), a Gold Star widow remembered her husband who was killed in Iraq, and described learning on a foreign trip how "grief is not a national
New York Times (Opinion) Military Times Washington ExaminerMar 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Shootings at New Zealand Mosques Leave 50 Dead
New Zealand experienced its deadliest attack last week after a gunman who had expressed racist and anti-immigrant views shot and killed 50 people at two different mosques. Some criticized President Trump in the wake of the attack and accused him of stoking white nationalism, while many simultaneously applauded Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern who moved to immediately ban semi-automatic weapons in AllSides StaffMar 28 2023
Headline Roundup
Fire Kills at Least 39 at Migrant Facility in Northern Mexico
Mexico's president said migrants at a detention center in northern Mexico set a fire that killed at least 39 people and injured dozens more on Monday.
The Details: Mexico's National Institute of Migration (INM) said 39 foreign migrants died in a fire that started around 10 p.m. local time on Monday, at a facility in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. At least 29 more were
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