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Buffalo Shooting Renews Discourse on Racial Violence

Story of the Week / May 19th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Interested in getting next week’s story and other AllSides newsletters in your inbox? Click here to subscribe to the AllSides Story of the Week Newsletter. A mass shooting in Buffalo, New York on Saturday left 10 dead and sparked a national conversation on race, violence, and "replacement...

Buffalo, Violence In America, Gun Violence, Race And Racism, White Replacement

How News Coverage of “Antifa” Reveals Media Bias

Facts & Data / January 31st, 2022 / By Andrew Weinzierl

The media's coverage of “antifascist” or “Antifa” movements can be used as an indication that they have biases, and the style of how it is presented by various outlets may offer insight into what they think about this group.

Antifa, Violence In America

One Year Later, Reflections on January 6 US Capitol Riot Differ

Story of the Week / January 6th, 2022 / By AllSides Staff

Left- and center-rated outlets have focused more than right-rated sources on the Jan. 6 committee's investigations, the trials of Jan. 6 rioters and who they are, and Trump's role and culpability.

Story Of The Week, Capitol Chaos, January 6 Committee, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Violence In America

AllSides Live: The Kyle Rittenhouse Trial

Recommended Reading / December 1st, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides staff discussed the result of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and how the media portrayed it, in our Instagram Live show.

Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias, Criminal Justice, Violence In America, Kenosha

When Kyle Rittenhouse Drives Us Even Further Apart

Recommended Reading / November 22nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

The trial is another reminder of how polarized and deeply divided a nation we have become.

Polarization, Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha, Criminal Justice, Violence In America

Story of the Week: Rittenhouse Trial Takes Precedence Over Major Infrastructure Bill

Story of the Week / November 18th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Biased news media often highlight stories that evoke negative emotion and disdain for the other side over other subjects.

Story Of The Week, Infrastructure, Economic Policy, Criminal Justice, Kyle Rittenhouse, Kenosha, Violence In America

Media Bias Alert: How Left and Right Media are Covering the Rittenhouse Trial

Bias / November 11th, 2021 / By Henry A. Brechter

The emotional trial has been covered heavily by media across the spectrum, but the narratives often differ.

Media Bias, Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, Violence In America, Justice, Black Lives Matter, Gun Control And Gun Rights

Story of the Week: Crime Concerns at 4-Year High Amid Surge in Violence

Story of the Week / July 8th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Amid a recent surge in violent crime and shootings, Americans' concerns about crime are at a four-year high. An ABC News / Washington Post poll conducted in June found that 59% of Americans believe crime is an “extremely” or “very” serious problem. At least 150 people were killed in...

Story Of The Week, Crime, Criminal Justice, Gun Control And Gun Rights, Violence In America

When Selective Outrage Takes Over Congress

Recommended Reading / April 22nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

I’ll admit that I have little use for Marjorie Taylor Greene. Similarly, I’ve never thought that highly of Maxine Waters either. Both represent an ideologically extreme and unnecessarily combative approach to representative governance that I find counterproductive. As a result of their...

US Congress, Polarization, Politics, Elections, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Maxine Waters, Culture, Violence In America

Story of the Week: Minnesota Officer Charged With Manslaughter After Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests

News / April 15th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. As the trial of George Floyd's alleged killer continues in Minneapolis, demonstrations and unrest broke out just miles away in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota after another black man, 20-year-old Daunte Wright, was...

Daunte Wright, Black Lives Matter, Police Shooting, Violence In America, George Floyd Protests

Story of the Week: Mass Shootings Revive Debates on Gun Control, Racism

Story of the Week / March 25th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. A series of shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 17 that left eight people dead was followed by another mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado on Monday in which 10 people were killed. The Atlanta shooting sparked...

Story Of The Week, Gun Control And Gun Rights, Violence In America, Atlanta Spa Shootings, Boulder Shooting, Race And Racism

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Value of Nonviolence Shared by Democrats and Republicans

Recommended Reading / January 18th, 2021 / By James Coan

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Of his many profound legacies, one is his longstanding commitment to political nonviolence to achieve social change. That goal to avoid political violence may seem threatened in America...

United News Roundup, Martin Luther King Jr., Violence In America, Race And Racism, Holidays

Two Surveys Suggest Majority of Republicans Oppose Capitol Hill Breach

News / January 11th, 2021 / By James Coan

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. According to two surveys released on Friday, the majority of Republicans oppose and disapprove of the breach of the Capitol building . A survey from PBS NewsHour conducted by Marist College found widespread 80% Republican...

United News Roundup, Capitol Chaos, Republican Party, Violence In America, Polarization

Story of the Week: Congress Confirms Biden's Victory; 4 Dead After Capitol Chaos

Story of the Week / January 7th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory early Thursday after tallying states' Electoral College votes. Shortly after, President Donald Trump released a statement saying "there will be an orderly...

Story Of The Week, Capitol Chaos, 2020 Election, Violence In America, Donald Trump, Joe Biden

When Democrats and Republicans Actually Agree on Police Reform

Recommended Reading / January 5th, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

The public was very aware of police behavior in 2020. George Floyd and Breonna Taylor became household names, and widespread protests took place around the country. As we start the year 2021, is there any hope for bipartisan police reform? Surprisingly, Republicans and Democrats can agree...

United News Roundup, Police Reform, Criminal Justice, Polarization, Violence In America

Weekly United News Roundup: Democrats and Republicans Increasingly Support Taking Vaccines; Bipartisan Push Against Facebook; and Widespread Disapproval of Political Violence

News / December 15th, 2020 / By James Coan

This news roundup shines a new light on major news stories from the past week, highlighting what Americans have in common across political divides. As the FDA Approves the Pfizer COVID Vaccine, Increasing Numbers of Democrats and Republicans Show Interest in Receiving Vaccine As seen in...

United News Roundup, Coronavirus Vaccine, Big Tech, Facebook, Polarization, Violence In America

When Democracy Could Break

Recommended Reading / November 2nd, 2020 / By Dan Schnur

Anyone who visits the AllSides website — by definition — understands the importance of seeking out a wide range of information and opinion. That’s the way democracy functions, when we’re willing to listen to those who may disagree with us. That attitude may be especially helpful to us in...

2020 Election, US Constitution, Violence In America, Polarization

Media Bias Alert: Details Differ After Driver Allegedly Strikes Pro-Trump Protesters

Bias / October 2nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Media coverage differed greatly between left and right, and from source to source, after a woman was charged with attempted murder for allegedly driving through a group of protesters and severely injuring two pro-Trump demonstrators Saturday in Yorba Linda, Calif. Tatiana Turner can...

Media Bias, Violence In America, Police Reform

Story of the Week: Candidates Visit Kenosha in Wake of Violence

Story of the Week / September 3rd, 2020 / By Micaela Ricaforte

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Kenosha, Wisconsin became the newest site of anti-police brutality protests and violent rioting after Jacob Blake was shot by police on Aug. 23 . In the days following Blake's shooting, 17-year-old Kyle...

Story Of The Week, Kenosha, George Floyd Protests, Violence In America, Police Brutality, Jacob Blake, Kyle Rittenhouse, Media Bias

On Allegations of War Crimes, Right-Rated Media is Quiet

News / July 29th, 2020 / By Hirsh Joshi

Protests surrounding policing and police brutality in America have recently escalated in Portland. According to President Donald Trump, the protesters are escalating violence, leading Trump and Acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, to send federal police to...

Media Bias, Violence In America, Criminal Justice, Portland Protests

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