State Of The Union Blog Posts
Media Bias Alert: Laken Riley’s Murder, Biden’s SOTU Comments Spark Divided Coverage
Bias / March 13th, 2024 / by AllSides Staff

During his State of the Union Address, President Biden described the suspected murderer of Laken Riley as an "illegal" generating contrasting coverage from the right and left.
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Recommended Reading / March 11th, 2024 / by Dan Schnur

Although we tend to blame politicians for this hyper-partisanship, much of the polarization is actually of our own doing, as American society as a whole also becomes more fractious and more divided.
See moreThe State of the Union Was Supposed To Be Nonpartisan. Can It Be, Again?
Recommended Reading / February 7th, 2023 / by Joseph Ratliff

Could partisan responses to the State of the Union be reinforcing the one-sidedness they aim to counter?
See moreWhen Biden Gives a Campaign Speech
Recommended Reading / February 6th, 2023 / by Dan Schnur

For all practical purposes, this week’s State of the Union address will kick off a re-election effort that will continue through next November.
See moreBiden Condemns Russia's Aggression in State of the Union
Story of the Week / March 3rd, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Russia is bombing civilian areas and trying to overtake major Ukrainian cities, but is being met with resistance and heavy sanctions.
See moreTrump's First State of the Union
Story of the Week / February 1st, 2018 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

President Trump gave his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, and reactions varied widely across the aisle. Many on the Right celebrated the speech as presidential, while many on the Left crit...
See moreStory of the Week: Polarization and the SOTU
News / January 14th, 2016 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

In the State of the Union (SOTU) this week, President Obama expressed personal regret over the polarized state of Washington, and he put forth some ideas of how the nation can reverse this trend. On t...
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News / January 21st, 2015 / by John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Last night the nation heard President Obama's sixth State of the Union speech. He talked about the economy, climate change, education, closing Guantanamo, ISIS, Iran, energy and infrastructure, Fergus...
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