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Nov 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Rittenhouse Trial Takes Precedence Over Major Infrastructure Bill
If judged by the amount of news coverage on it, the vast $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill signed into law Monday after months of partisan feuding is hardly a story this week compared to the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law during a bipartisan ceremony Monday. It is the largest infrastructure investment in U.S. history and will likely have
AllSides StaffJun 05 2024
Headline Roundup
What Does Claudia Sheinbaum's Victory Mean for Mexico and the United States?
How will Mexican president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum change the country and impact the United States?
From the Left: The Washington Post Editorial Board (Lean Left bias) determined the election “raises a legitimate concern about Mexico’s future: The party that won big on Sunday looks set to use its vast power to dismantle the institutions underpinning Mexican democracy, rebuilding the
Washington Post Newsweek Washington ExaminerOct 28 2020
Opinion
The Trump Support You Don't See
Everyone can see President Donald Trump's rallies. In the final days of the campaign, he is jetting from swing state to swing state, drawing big crowds to outdoor airport events as he makes his closing argument for reelection.
But there are also pro-Trump events that aren't covered in the media. A case in point was a recent road rally, with thousands of Trump supporters jumping in their
TownhallFeb 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
Can Religion, Neuroscience, and Good Deeds Heal America?
Political polarization is a massive and complicated issue, one which can be explained, and combatted, through a number of different approaches. The One America Movement utilizes a unique approach to addressing polarization in the United States. It draws from psychology and social science, recruiting local religious leaders and grassroots organizers. It trains religious leaders and helps
Max KarlinOct 18 2019
News
38 people cited for violations in Clinton email probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has completed its internal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s use of private email and found violations by 38 people, some of whom may face disciplinary action.
The investigation, launched more than three years ago, determined that those 38 people were “culpable” in 91 cases of sending classified information that ended
Associated PressMay 06 2022
Headline Roundup
Abbott Considers Challenging Right to Education for Children of Unauthorized Migrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that he might seek to overturn a 1982 Supreme Court decision establishing that children of unauthorized immigrants had a right to the same public education as U.S. citizens.
The decision, Plyler v. Doe, held that the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause included “anyone, citizen or stranger.” Abbott’s remarks came amid a surge of migrant
New York Times (News) The Texan Law & CrimeAug 13 2016
News
Frustration Abundant, GOP Could be Near Breaking Point With Trump
The Republican Party could be nearing a breaking point with Donald Trump.
As he skips from one gaffe to the next, GOP leaders in Washington and in the most competitive states have begun openly contemplating turning their backs on their party's presidential nominee to prevent what they fear will be wide-scale Republican losses on Election Day.
Back in 1996, the party largely gave
Newsmax (News)Sep 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
To navigate the dangers of the web, you need critical thinking – but also critical ignoring
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Sam Wineburg, a Professor of Education and History at Stanford University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The web is a treacherous place.
A website’s author may not be its author. References that confer legitimacy may have little to do with the claims
"The Conversation" ContributorFeb 28 2019
Opinion
OPINION: What Politicians Must Do When Protesters Attack
Learning from Robert McNamara's mistakes and magnanimity.
In June, Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen was heckled out of MXDC, an upscale Mexican eatery in the nation's capital. In September, Sen. Ted Cruz (R–Texas) and his wife were hounded from Georgetown's Fiola. In each instance, protesters associated with the group Smash Racism D.C. entered the restaurants and
Guest Writer - RightSep 24 2013
News
Sen. Ted Cruz fights for his own victory with threat of government shutdown
Sen. Ted Cruz has become a marked man in Washington, where his insistence that Republicans hold fast to defunding Obamacare - even if it means flirting with a government shutdown - has been derided from across the GOP political spectrum.
Washington Times