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This Group Invites Liberals and Conservatives to Discuss Across Divides

Bias / June 29th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Watch what happened when Trump voters and Clinton voters got together in the same room.

Media Bias, Polarization, Braver Angels, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton

When There Are No More Rabbits in Nancy Pelosi’s Hat

Recommended Reading / June 7th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From The Center This view is from an author rated as Center. When an armed mob invades the U.S. Capitol and threatens the lives of their elected representatives, it seems reasonable to investigate the causes for the insurrection to keep it from happening again. But for congressional...

Nancy Pelosi, Politics, Polarization, Susan Collins, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos

Odd Couples: Pro-Trump Rally + BLM Protest

Recommended Reading / May 18th, 2021 / By Respect + Rebellion

Note: This piece was originally created by The Village Square and published on respectandrebellion.com. “If we really want America great, we do it together.” -- Black Lives Matters leader, after having been invited onstage at a conservative rally. ”Hawk Newsome stood defiantly with his...

Odd Couples, Polarization, Donald Trump, Black Lives Matter

When Liz Cheney and Facebook End Up on the Same Side

Recommended Reading / May 7th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As Liz Cheney heads for the exit door of Donald Trump’s Republican Party with her guns blazing, it’s difficult to tell whether she represents the GOP’s future or its past. Unlike Mitt Romney, whose defiance in the face of...

Politics, Republican Party, Donald Trump, Liz Cheney

When a Party Has to Balance Between Politics and Principle

Recommended Reading / February 12th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As the most recent impeachment of Donald Trump progresses, it becomes increasingly difficult to watch as many Republican senators attempt to balance their principled outrage regarding the events of January 6 with the political...

Republican Party, Donald Trump, Impeachment

Story of the Week: Trump's Second Impeachment Trial Begins

Story of the Week / February 11th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial began in the Senate this week. Trump is charged with "incitement of insurrection" leading to the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6 that left five people dead...

Story Of The Week, Impeachment, Donald Trump

When Mitch McConnell Has to Decide the GOP's Fate

Recommended Reading / January 15th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. In the closing days of the 1964 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan gave a nationally televised speech regarding his vision of conservatism called “A Time For Choosing”. More than half a century later, what remains of Reagan’s...

Mitch McConnell, Republican Party, Donald Trump, Polarization

Story of the Week: The Capitol Breach's Vast Repercussions

Story of the Week / January 14th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The violence in Washington D.C. last week, which left five people dead and the U.S. Capitol building vandalized, had other wide-ranging consequences. It led directly to President Donald Trump being impeached by...

Capitol Chaos, Story Of The Week, Donald Trump, Big Tech, Free Speech, Online Censorship, Impeachment, White House, Social Media

Coverage of Parler Ban Highlights Media Bias

Bias / January 12th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. News outlets from left to right covered Big Tech’s ban of Parler very differently depending on their media bias rating. The social media app popular among conservatives and Trump supporters was effectively banned from the web...

Media Bias, Big Tech, Online Censorship, Parler, Social Media, Free Speech, Donald Trump

It's Time to Think About a Third Party

Recommended Reading / January 11th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political...

Politics, Centrists, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Capitol Chaos

Capitol Breach Coverage Demonstrates Media Bias

Bias / January 8th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. A protest at the Capitol turned chaotic and violent Wednesday when protesters stormed into the building and one woman was shot and killed by Capitol police; a cop died from his injuries and three others died from “ medical...

Media Bias, Capitol Chaos, Protests, Riots, Liberal Media Bias, Donald Trump, George Floyd Riots

Story of the Week: Congress Confirms Biden's Victory; 4 Dead After Capitol Chaos

Story of the Week / January 7th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory early Thursday after tallying states' Electoral College votes. Shortly after, President Donald Trump released a statement saying "there will be an orderly...

Story Of The Week, Capitol Chaos, 2020 Election, Violence In America, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

When Cracks Appear in the Republican Wall

Recommended Reading / December 29th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

You know it’s hard out here for an optimist. We can see that the outgoing president will continue to indulge his penchant for brinkmanship and disruption until noon on Jan. 20, and that the consequences of his behavior will create all sorts of obstacles to his successor and inflict all...

Republican Party, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Bipartisanship, Coronavirus Stimulus

Story of the Week: Electoral College Confirms Joe Biden's Victory

Story of the Week / December 17th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Members of the Electoral College cast their votes Monday to confirm President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Biden received 306 electoral votes, over the 270 needed to win, and...

Story Of The Week, Electoral College, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump

When Fox News Gets Out-Foxed

Recommended Reading / December 9th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

The world of cable TV news used to be such a simple place. Fox was conservative, MSNBC was liberal and CNN was in the middle. But that was before Donald Trump became president, and those easy classifications have become much more complicated. During the 2016 presidential campaign, CNN...

Media Industry, Media Bias, Politics, Donald Trump

Why Many on the Left Are Cutting off Trump Supporters

Recommended Reading / November 24th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

A View from the Left Editor's Note: This piece is from a writer rated Lean Left. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: No, It's Not Okay to Make Lists of Political Dissidents With Joe Biden’s widely-accepted projected victory in the 2020 presidential election , many on the...

Polarization, Don Lemon, Donald Trump, CNN, Trump Administration, White House

No, It’s Not Okay to Make Lists of Political Dissidents

Bias / November 24th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

A View from the Right Editor's Note: This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: Why Many On the Left Are Cutting Off Trump Supporters As many media outlets have declared Joe Biden the projected winner of the 2020 U.S. election , some...

Media Bias, Donald Trump, Civility

When the Country Agrees With the Losing Candidate

Recommended Reading / November 17th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

The amounts of analysis that has been written, spoken and posted since Election Day could fill the Grand Canyon several times over. But the most important piece of data from this month’s election has received almost no attention whatsoever. Among the roughly three-quarters of voters who...

Elections, 2020 Election, Polls, Public Opinion, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, White House

Story of the Week: Biden Projected to Win Presidency as Trump Alleges Fraud

Story of the Week / November 12th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. As a Biden-Harris Administration slowly begins to take shape, current President Donald Trump is arguing that the 2020 presidential election was manipulated in Joe Biden 's favor. Most major news outlets projected...

Story Of The Week, 2020 Election, Elections, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

Why News Outlets Differ on Calling Arizona for Biden

News / November 6th, 2020 / By Joseph Ratliff

A peculiar feature of Wednesday’s post-election protests was some Trump supporters’ chants of “shame on Fox!,” in reference to Fox News , the right-leaning news media giant. While data shows Republicans trust Fox more than any other outlet, President Trump has publicly criticized the...

2020 Election, Elections, Arizona, Media Industry, Fox News, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Polls

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