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Tolerating Opposing Voices Will Keep Our Spaces Safe

Bias / February 22nd, 2016 / By Beth Ballentine

What does freedom mean to you? Do you think we should be free to speak our minds, or do you think we should we be free from hearing opinions that insult our beliefs? Are you willing to give up the right to express yourself if others find your thoughts offensive? In a satirical short video...

Media Bias, Freedom, 1st Amendment, Free Speech, Missing Perspectives

Story of the Week: Supreme Court Vacancy

News / February 18th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Justice Antonin Scalia died unexpectedly over the weekend. Within hours, headlines like “Get Ready for a Fight to Replace Scalia” began to appear and Senate Majority Leader McConnell said, “…this vacancy should not be filled until we have a new president.” Without Scalia, the Supreme...

News, Antonin Scalia, Supreme Court

Story of the Week: The Oregon Standoff

News / February 11th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

While the presidential election continues to dominate American headlines, we're highlighting a different political story this week. Today, the 41-day standoff between occupiers and authorities at a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon ended when the last four protesters surrendered. In...

News, Oregon

Story of the Week: Iowa Results Analysis

News / February 4th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

It’s been an eventful week in politics! There were new winners and losers in Iowa, four presidential candidates exited the race, President Obama visited a mosque , and Bernie and Hillary prepared to debate tonight . While Cruz and Clinton walked away with wins, a lot of political...

News, Iowa, Ted Cruz, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders

Menace or Victim? Depends Who You Ask

Bias / February 1st, 2016 / By Beth Ballentine

There are two sides to every story. If we only consider the story from one point of view, are we truly thinking for ourselves, or simply being told what to think? “We tend to choose up sides very quickly…All the liberals line up on one side and all the conservatives line up on the other...

Media Bias, Missing Perspectives

Story of the Week: Trump Pulls Out of the Debate

News / January 28th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Front-running GOP candidate Donald Trump not only pulled out of the debate this week after Fox News refused to remove Megyn Kelly as a moderator, he also quickly announced a competing event of his own. Was this a smart campaign move on Trump’s part or will it hurt him? Who will suffer...

News, Donald Trump, Debates, Fox News

Story of the Week: The Water Crisis in Flint

News / January 21st, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The tap water in Flint, Michigan has become toxic. Around half of the water service lines to Flint homes are made of lead, and it appears that the water wasn't adequately treated, so the pipes corroded and allowed lead to leach in. How and why did such a thing happen in this country? It’s...

News, Water And Oceans, Michigan

Executive Orders: The Ultimate Non-Jury Verdict

Bias / January 19th, 2016 / By Beth Ballentine

As I sat through orientation for jury duty the morning of January 5, the irony did not escape me. The jury clerk thanked us prospective jurors, underscoring that we’d been summoned away from our jobs and responsibilities for good cause. “Imagine if we had no juries, and every court...

Media Bias, Executive Order, Missing Perspectives

Story 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 the same day, a Real Clear Politics story came out entitled Census 2015 Shows Increasing...

News, State Of The Union, Barack Obama

Story of the Week: Executive Order on Gun Control

News / January 7th, 2016 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

On Tuesday , President Obama, with a rare show of tears, issued an executive order on gun legislation . The central piece of the measure seeks to close the “gun show loophole,” which exempts most small sellers from doing background checks and keeping sales records. Strong opinions from...

Gun Control And Gun Rights, Gun Legislation, Executive Order, News

Story of the Week: 2015 Year End Lists

News / December 31st, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Right before the New Year is that moment in time when we start looking back and taking stock of the year that was. As always, articles reflecting on how political issues played out during the year surface around this time, and we like to bring you these stories from different perspectives...

News

Story of the Week: 3 Christmas Viewpoints

News / December 24th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

As today is Christmas Eve, we have chosen Christmas itself as our story of the week. We thought it would be interesting to look at how different people interpret and celebrate this traditional holiday. Regardless of where you might stand in the spectrum of Christmas viewpoints, AllSides...

News, Christmas

Story of the Week: GOP Debate Fact Checks

News / December 17th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

This week in Las Vegas, the GOP candidates’ had their fifth debate. Townhall.com called it, “a serious and substantive discussion of foreign policy and national security.” Terrorism, immigration, and foreign oil were among the topics debated. Was every point made by every candidate...

News, GOP, Debates

Story of the Week: President’s Address on Terrorism

News / December 10th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

On the heels of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino last week, stories about how to prevent more attacks at home dominated the headlines. Some talked about limiting gun access according to weapon type or buyer background , many addressed Trump’s idea of barring Muslims from entering...

News, Barack Obama, Terrorism

Story of the Week: San Bernardino Shooting

News / December 3rd, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

While we were writing this, the giant headline on Huffington Post was, “THE KILLER COUPLE: WHAT DROVE THEM?” It linked to a story with the subheading, “‘I have no idea why he would do something like this,’ the brother-in-law of one of the suspects said. ‘I am in shock myself.’” The...

News, San Bernardino, California, Shooting

Holiday Table Conversations

Bias / November 25th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

Happy Thanksgiving from AllSides! Every year around this time, we think about how holiday gatherings sometimes devolve into bitter arguments about political matters, and that's not what we want to see in the world. We're about seeing all sides through thoughtful consideration and lively,...

Thanksgiving, Holidays, Media Bias

Story of the Week: What To Do About ISIS

News / November 19th, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

The Islamic State's threat expanded considerably beyond Syria and Iraq in recent weeks. Now that it has claimed responsibility for last week’s tragic assaults in Paris, downing a Russian jet, and attacks in Egypt and Lebanon, the demand for a way to stop ISIS has become even louder and...

ISIS, News

Story of the Week: Analysis- GOP Debate

News / November 12th, 2015 / By Lucy Pinto

This week brought us the last GOP debate until December, when primary season kicks into gear. This debate was significant because across the media it has been described as more substantive, giving viewers more information about the candidates and their proposals. So today we provide you...

News, GOP, Debates

Story of the Week: GOP Debate #3- The Moderator Backlash

News / October 30th, 2015 / By Lucy Pinto

This week, in the third GOP debate, tax plans, the debt ceiling, social security, and immigration were among the subjects discussed. All ends of the media spectrum have been reporting that the biggest clashes were between the moderators and candidates, and we’re highlighting what’s being...

News, GOP, Debates, CNBC

Story of the Week: Clinton Testifies Again On Benghazi

News / October 22nd, 2015 / By John Gable, AllSides Co-founder

A new hearing took place today on the 2012 terror attack in Benghazi, where four Americans lost their lives. Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton testified before a House committee for several hours. GOP leaders still have questions about whether, among other things, Clinton, as secretary...

News, Benghazi, House Of Representatives

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