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Midterm Prediction: Will Abortion or Inflation Motivate Voters?

Recommended Reading / October 31st, 2022 / By Divided We Fall (author)

Approaching the 2022 midterm election, voters have heard the term “unprecedented times” more times than they can count. When they head to the polls in November, voters will bring concerns about an ongoing pandemic, steadily increasing climate disasters, rapidly changing abortion policies, high inflation rates, and the continued threat of gun violence.

2022 Elections, Midterms, Midterm Elections, Inflation, Abortion

Amid International Tension and Gas Prices Creeping Higher, Biden Taps Oil Reserves

Story of the Week / October 20th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

President Joe Biden announced the sale of more U.S. oil from reserves this week and signaled a willingness to sell more, in an attempt to calm oil market uncertainty and keep U.S. gas prices from rising higher.

Inflation, Gas Prices, Oil, Energy, Economy And Jobs, Joe Biden, OPEC, Middle East

Facts vs Myths: Who’s to Blame for 2022’s Record-High Inflation?

Misinformation Watch / October 19th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

As inflation continues to rise, media outlets have claimed one specific individual, or action is to blame. The truth is more nuanced.

Joe Biden, Jerome Powell, Inflation, Federal Reserve, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Ukraine War, Economy And Jobs, Misinformation Watch

When Biden Gets Screwed by OPEC

Recommended Reading / October 10th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

Biden's hoping that abortion, Putin, and Trump will be enough to convince swing voters to overlook how much they are paying to fill their gas tanks.

OPEC, Joe Biden, Oil, Trade, Energy, Gas Prices, Inflation

Inflation and Abortion are the Biggest Motivators for Young Voters in 2022

Recommended Reading / September 6th, 2022 / By David Meyers

Two of the primary issues driving the news this year – abortion rights and inflation – are also driving young voters’ plans for participating in the midterm elections, according to new survey data.

2022 Elections, Abortion, Inflation, Voters

AllStances: Is Inflation Always Bad?

AllStances / August 23rd, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Is inflation always a bad thing that hurts consumers? Or can there be some potential benefits when it’s being controlled at a moderate level? Is the alternative to "inflation/high inflation" totally static prices, or is it predictable 2% inflation?

AllStances, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Inflation

When the World Pays Attention to Kansas

Recommended Reading / August 8th, 2022 / By Dan Schnur

The importance of abortion rights as a motivator for voting has increased significantly since the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Kansas, Abortion, Roe V Wade, Inflation, 2022 Elections, Politics

Is the US Economy in a Recession?

Story of the Week / July 28th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

The U.S. economy shrank for the second consecutive quarter in 2022 after posting a strong final quarter of 2021.

Story Of The Week, Economy And Jobs, Recession, Inflation, Interest Rates

How Will the US Combat Inflation?

Story of the Week / June 23rd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

U.S. consumer inflation is at its highest level in four decades. What is the government doing about it?

Economy And Jobs, Inflation, Story Of The Week, Gas Prices, Oil, Energy, Interest Rates, Federal Reserve

Rising Gas Prices Push Inflation to 40-Year High

Story of the Week / April 14th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Led by high energy costs, rising consumer prices drove the annual U.S. inflation rate to a 40-year high for the 12 months ending in March.

Inflation, Gas Prices, Economy And Jobs, Joe Biden, Ukraine War, Energy

Soaring Crude Prices Make the Cost of Pretty Much Everything Else Go Up Too Because we Almost Literally Eat Oil

Recommended Reading / April 6th, 2022 / By The Conversation

What happens in oil markets never stays in oil markets.

Oil, Energy, Inflation, Economy

High U.S. Energy Costs Worsen Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Story of the Week / March 10th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Already-high energy costs in the U.S. are rising more as the global economy responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Ukraine War, Ukraine, Russia, Gas Prices, Inflation, Energy, Oil

How Did President Biden's First Year Go?

Story of the Week / January 20th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Several major polls reported this week that Biden's approval rating is at its lowest point of his presidency.

Story Of The Week, Joe Biden, White House, Coronavirus, Inflation, Afghanistan, Public Opinion

Media Bias Alert: Joe Manchin Takes Heat Over Build Back Better Bill

Bias / December 28th, 2021 / By Antonio Ferme

After relinquishing his support for the proposed Build Back Better bill, Sen. Manchin has been the subject of biased media coverage.

Media Bias, Build Back Better, Democratic Party, Economic Policy, Economy And Jobs, Inflation, Joe Biden, Joe Manchin, Politics, Republican Party, US Senate

When a President Punts on the Midterms To Win Re-Election

Recommended Reading / December 17th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

As the 2022 midterm election year begins in just a couple of weeks, the president and his team are very aware of the political toll that inflation can take on incumbent politicians.

Joe Biden, 2024 Election, 2022 Elections, White House, Politics, Inflation, Economy And Jobs

Tag: Inflation