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How Should We Regulate AI?

Story of the Week / May 18th, 2023 / By AllSides Staff

OpenAI's CEO called for regulation of AI this week, raising questions about how to mitigate the risks of new generative AI platforms like ChatGPT.

Technology, Big Tech, AI, Role Of Government

'Twitter Files' Show Platform's Relationship with Government, Raise Censorship Questions

Story of the Week / December 22nd, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Troves of apparent communications between Twitter and government agencies have been made public as part of the releases.

Twitter, Big Tech, Twitter Files, Technology, Censorship, Free Speech, Elon Musk, Hunter Biden Laptop, Hunter Biden, Defense And Security, Pentagon, Role Of Government

Media Outlets Have A History Of Promoting Pro-War Advocates With Financial Ties To Weapons Industry

Bias / May 7th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

Some media outlets across the spectrum have failed to be transparent with Americans when highlighting the opinions of figures financially tied to defense contractors.

Defense And Security, Biden Administration, Corporate America, Defense Contractors, Foreign Policy, Media Bias, Role Of Government, Russia, Transparency, Ukraine War, Weapons

Do Earmarks Encourage Bipartisanship?

Recommended Reading / April 26th, 2022 / By Divided We Fall (author)

Would reinstating congressional earmarks improve or hinder legislative gridlock as well as bipartisanship?

Bridging Divides, Bipartisanship, Economic Policy, Federal Budget, Role Of Government, Federal State And Tribal Powers

Climate Activists are Waiting on Congress – But Why?

Recommended Reading / April 22nd, 2022 / By Stephen Perkins

Many climate activists today believe that if Congress doesn’t act on climate change right now, we have no chance of survival. But the truth is, we have a number of reasons to be hopeful.

Environment, Climate Change, Role Of Government, Politics, US Congress, Federal State And Tribal Powers

AllStances™: Should Abortions Be Legal or Banned?

AllStances / April 13th, 2022 / By Antonio Ferme

What are the arguments for and against abortion? Is abortion murder, or is abortion a constitutional right and a woman’s choice that should be protected?

AllStances, Abortion, Abortion Restrictions, Culture War, Polarization, Public Health, Role Of Government, Women's Rights

AllStances™: COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

AllStances / December 8th, 2021 / By Antonio Ferme

Should the US federally enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, or should employees have a choice between vaccination and regular testing?

AllStances, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Vaccine, COVID-19 Vaccine Divide, Culture, Polarization, Public Health, Role Of Government, Vaccine Mandates, Pro Con

When Big Government Makes a Comeback

Recommended Reading / April 30th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

The era of small government is over. Technically speaking, there was never really an era of small government in modern America history. It was more of a rhetorical device and overall attitude toward government spending than a set of policies that were ever enacted. But when Bill Clinton...

Role Of Government, Joe Biden, White House, Economic Policy, Federal State And Tribal Powers

Unpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law

News / April 15th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it remains controversial. The bill, titled “Election Integrity Act of 2021” or SB 202 , was...

Georgia, Voting Rights And Voter Fraud, Elections, Republican Party, Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, Absentee Voting, Mail-In Voting, Race And Racism, Role Of Government, 2020 Election, Federal State And Tribal Powers

When Someone You’ve Never Heard Of Is In Charge

Recommended Reading / February 26th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Most Americans do not know who the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate is. In fact, most Americans do not know that there is a U.S. Senate parliamentarian. But the position is held by a woman by the name of Elizabeth MacDonough...

Politics, US Senate, Role Of Government, Federal State And Tribal Powers

When Natural Disasters Strike Like They Did in 2020, Republicans and Democrats See Similar Role for Government

Recommended Reading / January 27th, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

From the Left Editor's Note: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Lean Left. In 2020, Americans experienced many natural disasters, including record-setting fires in California and Colorado, and some of the most tropical systems ever to make landfall. By September, the country already...

United News Roundup, Disaster, Role Of Government, FEMA, Bridging Divides

Story of the Week: Coronavirus Collides with Thanksgiving

Story of the Week / November 26th, 2020 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Due to public health concerns and instructions from authorities, many Americans are reconsidering their Thanksgiving celebrations amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Public health experts have advised against...

Story Of The Week, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Role Of Government, Coronavirus

When 20th Century Senators Don’t Matter Anymore

Recommended Reading / October 20th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Dianne Feinstein has served in the U.S. Senate since 1992, longer than all but four of her colleagues. Only seven Senators other than Feinstein have held their seats for more years than Susan Collins, who won her first campaign four years later. Both the California Democrat and the Maine...

US Senate, Dianne Feinstein, Susan Collins, Elections, Role Of Government, US Congress

When the United States Congress Gives Up and Goes Home

News / July 6th, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Has anybody seen our Congress? In a time of worldwide pandemic, deep recession and heightened racial tensions, the first branch of government just left town. Again. To be fair, the two-week Fourth of July recess is a regularly scheduled part of the legislative calendar that allows members...

US Congress, Polarization, Role Of Government

Story of the Week: Outlook for Second Coronavirus Wave Marked by Confusion

Story of the Week / June 18th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Concerns about a possible COVID-19 coronavirus resurgence are being met with conflicting statements from leaders and health experts. Some health experts say the first wave of the virus has yet to subside, while...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Public Health, Role Of Government, Life During Covid-19, Safety And Sanity During COVID-19

Story of the Week: People Protest Lockdowns as Some States Eye Reopening

Story of the Week / April 23rd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Protests against lockdown measures and social distancing guidelines happened throughout the U.S. in the past week, as people grow restless with the coronavirus-induced economic shutdown. Some protesters still...

Story Of The Week, Role Of Government, Coronavirus, Life During Covid-19

Story of the Week: Trump, Governors Start to Plan Regional Re-openings

Story of the Week / April 16th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. President Donald Trump's administration and state governors are developing plans to ease social distancing guidelines once conditions are deemed safe enough. The rough plan aims to lift some social distancing...

Story Of The Week, Coronavirus, Role Of Government

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