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After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated Politico’s content, AllSides found our Media Bias Rating™ of Lean Left for Politico was affirmed. The results signified near universal agreement of...

After analyzing the results of our November 2020 Blind Bias Survey , in which 2,285 people across the political spectrum blindly rated the New York Post’s political news content , we found people on the left, center, and right on average rated The New York Post’s bias as between Center...

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. Almost 25 years ago, Congress passed legislation that shields tech companies from legal liability for user content, but also states that content moderation must be done in good faith. Social media companies have benefitted from...

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As we begin this new decade with many of us looking toward bridging the divides that have become increasingly apparent in the last decade-plus, it is going to require a commitment to dialogical discipline that few people have...

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The violence in Washington D.C. last week, which left five people dead and the U.S. Capitol building vandalized, had other wide-ranging consequences. It led directly to President Donald Trump being impeached by...

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. America is politically volatile and has been for some time , and in recent weeks things have only escalated . Amid the turmoil, people are clamoring for cold, hard facts. Fact checking sites like Politifact (Lean Left bias)...

From the Center This piece is from a writer rated Center. We live in the age of information consumerism . Forms of knowledge and data that in the past would've taken months to discern and study are now ingestible at the click of a button. Considering the strides we've made in technology,...

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. As Democrats and Republicans retreat toward their respective ideological end zones, frustrated voters have often wondered about the possibility of a third party emerging that could target that vast, yet largely unseen political...