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Dec 06 2019
News
Food Stamps
On Thursday, the Department of Agriculture issued a final rule restricting the ability of states to apply for waivers of the work requirements for SNAP (food stamps). Current law prevents able-bodied adults without dependents from receiving food stamps for more than a few months, but states can apply for waivers in places with relatively high unemployment. The Department estimates that 688,000
The Flip SideDec 06 2019
Analysis
How to Fix Impeachment
Eight experts on what’s gone so wrong with the Trump proceedings—and what America should do about it.
The articles of impeachment haven’t yet been drafted against President Donald Trump, and seemingly everyone has a theory of what’s already gone wrong. Weeks of high-profile hearings and news reports on the president’s behavior have done little to change the minds of voters or lawmakers
PoliticoApr 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death
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On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George Floyd, which sparked nationwide protests and riots against racism and police shootings. Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-
AllSides StaffOct 05 2014
News
Nurses Union Contradicts CDC Director's Claim That Hospitals Are Well Prepared for Ebola
President Obama and the Centers for Disease Control are being quite careful to tell America that our hospitals are fully prepared for any possible outbreak of Ebola. But members of a nurses union disagree. They say US hospitals aren't prepared at all. On September 30, the director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Thomas Frieden, assured the country that US
Breitbart NewsJul 18 2019
Opinion
'Send her back!' chant shows Trump's ugly plan to get reelected
In a moment of unrestrained demagoguery, President Donald Trump presided Wednesday over a crowd chanting "Send her back! Send her back!" about an American Muslim congresswoman who he targeted with racist attacks.
The scenes at a North Carolina rally provided an ugly overture to a 2020 election campaign already soaked in hate. They exemplified the tribal politics and white nationalism
Guest Writer - LeftSep 30 2019
News
Rudy Giuliani: Biden aides say TV news must stop booking Trump lawyer
Senior aides to Joe Biden, who is the target of Donald Trump’s efforts to dig up dirt in Ukraine that could help his re-election bid next year, have written to TV news channels asking them to keep the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, off air.
The extraordinary letter, disclosed by the Daily Beast, comes from two top Biden campaign advisers. They ask the editorial chiefs of
The GuardianApr 16 2019
News
AOC Again Calls to Abolish ICE: It Can't Be Reformed
Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez revived calls to abolish ICE during an event Monday and lamented the agency "can't be reformed."
"I think abolish ICE is a call to action on several levels. One is the literal interpretation of abolishing ICE, which I support and I've said, you know, on multiple occasions that I don't believe that an agency that systematically and
TownhallAug 13 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias by Omission: 5-Year-Old Cannon Hinnant Shot and Killed in His Front Yard
Numerous conservative commentators took to Twitter this week accusing the national press of media bias by omission when it comes to the death of Cannon Hinnant, a 5-year-old boy who was shot in the head by a man in North Carolina. The boy is white, the alleged killer is black.
Local news outlets reported that Darius Nathaniel Sessoms, 25, allegedly shot the 5-year-old at point blank
Julie MastrineDec 02 2019
Opinion
Anti-Majoritarianism Isn’t Un-American
Atlantic writer Adam Serwer’s attack on social-conservative Trump supporters doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.
One of the most misleading accusations thrown at conservatives these days is that they have embraced uniquely “anti-democratic” attitudes during the Trump era. Take, for example, the recent panic-stricken Atlantic piece, “Trump’s Crime against America” — originally headlined “Trump’
National Review (News)Feb 26 2015
News
Bobby Jindal: Americans Ready for Outsider to Make 'Big Changes'
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says he's still a few months away from an announcement about his potential 2016 presidential campaign, but the Republican state leader told Newsmax TV Thursday that he's convinced Americans want an outsider to come in and "make big changes, not incremental changes."
"We need a president who wants to do something, not be somebody," said Jindal, in an interview
Newsmax (News)