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Oct 19 2021
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Colin Powell’s Death and Legacy
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell’s death on Monday prompted an outpouring of opinion articles discussing his death and legacy. Powell, 84, died of complications from COVID-19, according to his family; he was fully vaccinated and suffering from multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that impairs the immune system. On Tuesday, former President Donald Trump made news by remembering Powell, a
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Dec 15 2016
Perspectives Blog
Russia: Friend or Foe
Our relationship and future path with Russia has been a consistent undercurrent in much of the news this week. First there was Donald Trump's pick of Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State and the mixed reactions to that cabinet pick. Some applauded Tillerson's extensive international experience building relationships with foreign leaders as ExxonMobil's CEO while others were very concerned with John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Dec 20 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Trump is 3rd U.S. President to be Impeached
The House of Representatives voted in favor of two articles to impeach President Donald Trump Wednesday night. Trump joins Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton as the only other U.S. presidents to be impeached, and will now face a Senate trial to determine if he'll remain in office.
Article 1, which charged Trump with abuse of power, passed 230-197. Article 2 accused the president of
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Jul 21 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: The GOP Convention
The 2016 Republican National Convention has received a great deal of coverage and attention, especially compared to the RNC of four years ago. Every day a new drama has captured the media’s attention. With Donald Trump’s highly anticipated convention speech happening tonight, let’s look at what’s being said about the convention so far from a few different perspectives. In contrast to the John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Apr 05 2018
Perspectives Blog
Sinclair Broadcasting Engulfed in 'Fake News' Promo Controversy
Sinclair Broadcasting required its local news anchors to read from an identical script warning against false news and criticizing the mainstream media for "irresponsible, one-sided news stories." Many on the Left denounced the network for displaying conservative bias, while some on the Right argued that such criticism is a double standard. Take a look at some other big stories this week: John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Mar 17 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Heading To Contested Convention?
When Donald Trump lost the Ohio primary this week, it increased the possibility that he won't have enough delegates to secure the nomination before the July convention. CNN has just published a story about a group of conservative leaders calling for a GOP unity ticket and advocating a convention fight to stop Trump. The GOP could be headed for a contested convention that becomes a brokered John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Oct 06 2015
Perspectives Blog
Two Reasons We Have Limited Options for President
What happens when our political party veers from our beliefs? Unfortunately, the way our political system operates, we’re left with few options, which is a problem for both Democrats and Republicans.
Whether you admire John Boehner or are glad he’s gone, the House Majority leader’s recent resignation drives home an important point: a politician’s career can grind to
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Oct 06 2016
Perspectives Blog
VP Debate Performance
The first and only vice presidential debate of the 2016 election took place Tuesday night between Mike Pence and Tim Kaine. While there were the usual differences in coverage, there was some agreement. Everyone seemed to agree that Democrat Tim Kaine put some people off with his frequent interruptions, but many thought he helped the top of the ticket more by constantly attacking the opposition. John Gable, AllSides Co-founder![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-leaning-right.png)
Sep 10 2015
Perspectives Blog
Guess what? Left and Right are not our only political options
In the United States we’re given a conservative vs. liberal choice that’s supposed to make up the entire range of political opinion. The problem is, it doesn’t. As a result, Americans are funneled into a one-dimensional track that eliminates a whole spectrum of thought.
One of the aims of AllSides is to get readers to understand just how different a story can be when
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Sep 21 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Questions Surround New Kavanaugh Allegation, NYT Story
A New York Times report last week that detailed another claim of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh has been the subject of scrutiny, raising questions about missing details, sources and possible media bias.
The original NYT article initially attracted attention for the description that accompanied the link on the Times' Opinion Twitter feed, which the Times
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