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Illegal ballot harvesting caused a do-over House election in North Carolina. What are the pros and cons?

News / September 10th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

A U.S. House special election in North Carolina’s 9th congressional district on Tuesday is essentially a do-over after a candidate’s 2018 victory was negated by allegations of illegal ballot harvesting . The election could flip a longtime Republican district, and has shifted national...

Ballot Harvesting, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, North Carolina, Donald Trump, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Government

Political Polarization in America, in Two Fascinating Charts

News / March 12th, 2019 / By Julie Mastrine

Polarization in America is something I've been able to get a clear sense of when reading the news or checking social media, but ever since I saw these two charts illustrating the problem, I haven't been able to get them out of my head. The first, from The Economist (Lean Left media bias...

Media Bias, Polarization, Political Polarization, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Civil Discourse

INFOGRAPHIC: How Political Bias Fools Us

Bias / June 29th, 2018 / By Julie Mastrine

Republicans are wrong about Democrats. Democrats are wrong about Republicans. It turns out that Americans are not so good at determining how many people with certain characteristics belong to either of the major political parties. A study by scholars Douglas Ahler and Gaurav Sood that was...

Media Bias, Democratic Party, Republican Party

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

Story of the Week / November 2nd, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

House Republicans unveiled their tax plan today, seeking the biggest change to the tax code in more than 30 years. Their aim is to simplify the tax code for individuals while also reducing the corporate tax rate. Many on the Left are hesitant about how the cuts will affect the middle...

News, Story Of The Week, GOP, US House, Republican Party, Taxes

Last Chance for Repeal and Replace

Story of the Week / September 21st, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The Graham-Cassidy bill is seen as the last chance Republicans have of repealing and replacing Obamacare. After September ends, the Senate will need 60 votes to pass any healthcare legislation (currently they only need 50, plus a tiebreaker by VP Pence). There are 4 hold-out votes - Sen...

Story Of The Week, Obamacare, Senate, Republican Party, News

Senate GOP Goes Nuclear

Story of the Week / April 6th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

After the filibuster from the Senate Democrats began to protest the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, Mitch McConnell invoked the "nuclear option". The nuclear option, which is simply a rules change, was used because Republicans were five votes shy of being able to end the...

News, Story Of The Week, GOP, Nuclear Option, Republican Party, Senate

Obamacare Replacement

Story of the Week / March 9th, 2017 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The Republicans revealed their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, meeting with cheers and jeers. The plan already passed the first hurdle , moving through the House Ways and Means Committee. But it's receiving heavy criticism from a myriad of Healthcare groups , from the American...

Story Of The Week, News, Obamacare, Republican Party

Is alt-right all right?

Story of the Week / September 1st, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

A few days ago, on the campaign trail, Hillary Clinton gave a speech describing the alt-right as an "emerging racist ideology” and linking it to Donald Trump's campaign. This is after Stephen Bannon, chairman of Breitbart News Network, was brought in to run the Trump campaign. Bannon has...

News, Republican Party, Hillary Clinton, Presidential Elections, Story Of The Week

Story of the Week: Heading To Contested Convention?

News / March 17th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

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...

GOP Convention, RNC, Donald Trump, Republican Party, GOP

Why do we tolerate inadequate choices?

Bias / September 29th, 2015 / By Beth Ballentine

Why do Americans tolerate limited political choices? America is a vast and varied nation. We’re composed of 320 million people who represent nearly every ethnicity and civilization in the world. With nearly 4 million square miles, the U.S. is an eclectic collection of diverse regions,...

Elections, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Media Bias, Missing Perspectives

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