Story of the Week: Attorney General William Barr Under Microscope

Story of the Week / February 22nd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Attorney General William Barr has recently been the center of controversy, following several disputed decisions by the Justice Department and a disagreement about social media between President Donald Trump and Barr, the nation's chief law enforcement official. Public controversy began...
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Story Of The Week, William Barr, Justice Department, Donald Trump, Roger Stone

Story of the Week: Bernie Sanders Wins NH Primary, Gains Momentum

Story of the Week / February 14th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) won Tuesday's Democratic primary in New Hampshire with 26% of the vote, building momentum as the party's apparent 2020 front runner. Sanders was followed closely by former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg (24%) after the two emerged neck-and-neck from...
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Story Of The Week, Elections, 2020 Election, Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg, Amy Klobuchar

Story of the Week: Impeachment: Arguments For and Against Removing the President

Story of the Week / January 30th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team each concluded opening arguments before the Senate over the past week, setting the stage for a final questioning period Thursday before starting debates on calling witnesses and documents. Democrats and many on the...
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Impeachment, John Bolton, Donald Trump, Story Of The Week, US Senate

Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial

Story of the Week / January 24th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan...
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Story Of The Week, Impeachment, US Senate, White House

Media Bias Watch: Bias by Photo

Bias / January 17th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

AllSides frequently provides case studies that illustrate how media bias appears. Read more about the 11 Types of Media Bias here. Media bias manifests in many different ways — on this blog, we’ve shown you how it can appear as bias by omission , sensationalism , and bias by placement ...
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Media Bias

Story of the Week: Impeachment Moves to the Senate

Story of the Week / January 17th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

A team of House representatives chosen as "impeachment managers" present the articles against President Donald Trump to the Senate Thursday afternoon, setting in motion the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history. Opening arguments begin next Tuesday, when 100 Senators become...
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Story Of The Week, Impeachment, White House, US Senate, Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi

Story of the Week: Iran, U.S. Trade Missile Strikes as Tensions Rise

Story of the Week / January 10th, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday morning, saying the U.S. "is ready to embrace peace with all who seek it," after a series of missile strikes in the Middle East seemingly brought tensions between the U.S. and Iran to a head. A U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian Major...
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Story Of The Week, Middle East, Iran, Foreign Policy, US Military, National Security

Political Polarization Is No Longer Just Red v Blue: It’s About Memetic Tribes

Bias / January 9th, 2020 / By Julie Mastrine

The United States is politically polarized — but perhaps not in the way you think. We tend to think of “polarization” as two competing red and blue tribes, each far away from the other in belief, values, and ideas, battling for political territory. Republican versus Democrat. Elephant...
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Culture, Culture War, Polarization, Political Polarization, Media Bias

Story of the Week: Militias Mount Violent Protests at U.S. Embassy in Baghdad

Story of the Week / January 3rd, 2020 / By Henry A. Brechter

Iran-backed Iraqi militias mounted two days of protests at the United States Embassy in Baghdad, destroying property and trapping diplomats inside, before dispersing Wednesday night as the U.S. began deploying additional military forces to the region. The protests were in response to U.S...
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Story Of The Week, Iraq, Iran, Middle East, Foreign Policy, US Military

Story of the Week: Horowitz Testifies on Probe of FBI's Trump Investigation

Story of the Week / December 14th, 2019 / By Henry A. Brechter

Justice Department watchdog Inspector General (IG) Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday on his findings in investigating the origins of the FBI probe into President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign. Horowitz's report concluded that no one was vindicated;...
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Story Of The Week, FBI, Russia Investigation, Donald Trump, William Barr, Robert Mueller

A Democrat, A Republican, and The Open Road

Bias / December 11th, 2019 / By AllSides Staff

Editor's Note: This blog post originally appeared on Better Angels . What happens when a liberal and a conservative decide to jump into an old Volvo and drive across the country? Jordan Blashek and Christopher Haugh share the story of their friendship, their travels, and how their journey...
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Media Bias, Podcast

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