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2024 Voter Guide: Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Criminal Justice
Voter Guide / October 27th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff
Understanding The Debate on Facial Recognition Technology in Policing: Pros, Cons, and Privacy Concerns
Recommended Reading / September 13th, 2024 / by The Alliance for Civic Engagement

This piece was originally posted by the Alliance for Citizen Engagement (Center). It was written by Abigail Gaetz. Introduction A facial image is like a fingerprint: a unique piece of human data that...
See moreMisinformation Watch: Venezuelan Gang “Takeover” in Aurora?
Misinformation Watch / September 6th, 2024 / by Evan Wagner

A suburb of Denver saw intense national news coverage over immigration and crime. See the full picture.
See moreThe Verdict
Recommended Reading / May 10th, 2021 / by John R. Wood Jr.

Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared as a Braver Angels newsletter. To subscribe to Braver Angels, sign up here. From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. I was relieved after...
See more/Story of the Week: Derek Chauvin Found Guilty On All Charges In George Floyd's Death
Story of the Week / April 22nd, 2021 / by AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. On Tuesday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the May 2020 death of George F...
See moreMedia Bias Alert: Were London Protests and Riots “Largely Peaceful”?
Bias / June 9th, 2020 / by Julie Mastrine

After protests and riots erupted in London over the weekend, seemingly inspired by similar gatherings in the U.S. over alleged racism in policing, some Twitter users pointed out apparent media bias in...
See moreBlack Lives, Blue Lives Part IV: Resolutions
Recommended Reading / September 27th, 2016 / by Beth Ballentine

The issue of police brutality doesn’t have to be a subject that divides us. As discussed in parts I, II and III of this four-part series, we don’t have to choose between supporting police officers and...
See moreBlack Lives, Blue Lives: Truth on Both Sides Part III
Recommended Reading / September 22nd, 2016 / by Beth Ballentine

As discussed in Part I and Part II of this series, police brutality and racism have people drawing sides. Often the sources from which we choose to gather information, whether it’s the media or our co...
See moreBlack Lives, Blue Lives: Truth on Both Sides, Part I
Bias / August 1st, 2016 / by Beth Ballentine

Read Parts II, III and IV Lately the media has seemed inundated with reports of alleged police brutality. Now, the recent murders of policemen in Dallas and Baton Rouge add another wrinkle to this gra...
See moreStory of the Week: Responding to Last Week’s Violence
Story of the Week / July 14th, 2016 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

While headlines today are heating up with news of the GOP VP pick and next week’s convention, the biggest story over the last week has been the three different violent incidents that rocked the nation...
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