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Response to: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion

Bias / April 20th, 2021 / By Guest Writer

From the Left This piece is from a writer rated Lean Left. Editor's Note: This is a letter of feedback we received on the recent piece, Media Bias Alert: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion . We always encourage feedback in order to ensure we display balanced perspectives. This...

vaccines, Vaccine, vaccine passports, reader response

"The Internet is Broken": Why We Need AllSides

Bias / April 20th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

"When it comes to politics and cultural issues, the internet is broken.” John Gable has a passion for civic engagement that has led him from politics to technology. As co-founder of AllSides and AllSides for Schools, John is in the vanguard of those working to fix what’s broken with the...

The Reunited States, AllSides, Political Polarization, Internet, Technology, John Gable, cultural polarization, tribalism

When — and Where — Profits and Principles Collide

Recommended Reading / April 16th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

There are about 4 million people in the state of Georgia. The population of China is approximately 1.5 billion. For a growing portion of the American business community, the dividing line between principle and profit might be somewhere in between. Ever since Georgia’s Republican-...

Economic Policy, Economy and Jobs, people and profit, sustainability

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 shootings, Violence in America, George Floyd protests

Unpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law

News / April 15th, 2021 / By Joseph Ratliff

Georgia’s newest voting legislation has stirred up a hurricane of political sensationalism and media bias this month, leaving much of the public confused about what the law actually does and why it remains controversial. The bill, titled “Election Integrity Act of 2021” or SB 202 , was...

Georgia, voting rights and voter fraud, Elections, Republican Party, Stacey Abrams, Joe Biden, Absentee Voting, mail-in voting, race and racism, Role of Government, 2020 Election

Surveys Show Both Democrats and Republicans Support Healthcare Improvements

Recommended Reading / April 14th, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart

A recent Gallup survey found that 63% of Americans were at least somewhat dissatisfied with the availability of affordable healthcare. Studies from other research organizations indicate that Americans from across the political spectrum think government healthcare plans should be improved...

Public Health, Healthcare, Medicare, United News Roundup

It’s Not Just Them: Research Suggests Irrational Biases Across the Political Spectrum

Recommended Reading / April 12th, 2021 / By Sukhayl Niyazov

In our increasingly polarized age, it has become commonplace to attribute our political opponents’ beliefs to their irrationality. Advancements in psychology seem to validate this view: we are prone to confirmation bias, engage in motivated reasoning, and become self-insulated in social...

Media Bias, Polarization, Republican Party, Democratic Party, bridging divides, United News Roundup

When Both Parties Rely On Fear-Mongering

Recommended Reading / April 9th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

Democrats issue dire warnings of the threat of voter suppression. Republicans sound the alarm about the menace of voter fraud. But both parties are dramatically overstating an exaggerated problem to whip their most devoted supporters into a frenzy. The result is that confidence in the...

Polarization, Culture, voting rights and voter fraud

Story of the Week: Debate Surrounds Biden's Infrastructure Bill, Democrats Prepare to Pass Through Reconciliation

News / April 8th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. Debate surrounds President Joe Biden's “ American Jobs Plan ," which would alot $2.2 trillion over the next 8 years to fix roads and bridges, expand broadband internet access, invest in America's manufacturing...

Infrastructure, American Jobs Plan, Joe Biden, US Congress, Democratic Party

When Biden Channels His Inner FDR

Recommended Reading / April 2nd, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. When Joe Biden ran for president last year, there were times when it sounded like he was campaigning for Barack Obama’s third term in office. But at this early stage of his own presidency, Biden has decided that he would prefer...

Joe Biden, Politics, Democratic Party

Story of the Week: White House Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts, Developing Standards for 'Vaccine Passports'

News / April 1st, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

Sign up here to receive the Story of the Week in your inbox every Thursday. The Biden administration is working with the private sector to develop standards for proof-of-vaccination credentials, informally referred to by some as vaccine "passports." Such credentials could potentially be...

Story of the Week, News, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine, vaccine passport, coronavirus recovery, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Public Health, Healthcare, biden administration, Jen Psaki, Washington Post

Surveys Show Republican Voters Actually Support Increasing the Minimum Wage, Just Not to $15/Hour

News / April 1st, 2021 / By Bella Jasper

U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Although Democrats have this policy goal, survey data (see below) show that the majority of...

Economy and Jobs, Labor, US Congress, Minimum Wage, bridging divides, Polarization, Democratic Party, Republican Party, United News Roundup

How a Famous Democratic Socialist and Christian Conservative Forged a Deep Friendship

News / March 30th, 2021 / By Marcia Beckford

Cornel West and Robert P. George are unlikely friends, but they are so close they call each other “brother” and regularly talk about friendship and faith across political differences. West, a Democratic Socialist, public intellectual and self-described “revolutionary Christian,” and...

bridging divides, Polarization, bipartisanship, Culture, United News Roundup

Media Bias Alert: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion

Bias / March 30th, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

From the Right This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. After the Biden White House announced it would develop “vaccine passports” — a proof-of-vaccination initiative — and New York state announced a digital vaccination/negative coronavirus test digital verification program , media...

Bias, Media Bias, vaccines, Vaccine, vaccine passport, mandatory vaccination

AllSides Live: Media Bias & Filter Bubbles

Bias / March 30th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured Julie Mastrine, AllSides Director of Marketing. Julie has worked in online media for years. Her work involves spreading the word about AllSides, running our marketing strategy, and writing about media bias and media literacy. Tune...

Instagram Live, AllSides Live, Podcast, Filter Bubbles, Media Bias

AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman

Bias / March 26th, 2021 / By AllSides Staff

AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show , recently featured a chat with Bill Shireman, co-founder of In This Together America , an organization dedicated to reducing political polarization across the United States. Bill Shireman chatted with AllSides Live host and Brand Ambassador Yasmin...

Instagram Live, Polarization, Political Polarization, AllSides Live, Podcast

When A Border Challenge Becomes a Border Crisis

News / March 25th, 2021 / By Dan Schnur

From the Center This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center. For some reason, Joe Biden and his advisors have determined that referring to the rapidly deteriorating state of affairs at the U.S.-Mexico border as a “crisis” is to their political disadvantage. So White House staffers have...

Immigration, Border Crisis, Joe Biden

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

News / 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

Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence

Bias / March 23rd, 2021 / By Julie Mastrine

After eight people — six Asian women, one white man and one white woman – were killed in a shooting in Atlanta last week , there’s been debate as to whether or not the media has been correct to tie the incident to anti-Asian hatred and racism. Some have accused the media of bias in their...

Bias, Media Bias, Asian Americans, Asian-Americans, Atlanta shooting, liberal media, conservative media, Racism, race and racism

Surveys Say Republicans and Democrats Both Support International Cooperation, Alliances

Recommended Reading / March 22nd, 2021 / By Hyria Stuart

In terms of foreign policy, there are misleading stereotypes of Democrats and Republicans. Supposedly, Democrats are strongly supportive of international cooperation, while Republicans are nationalistic, wanting to focus on America before other countries. Yet surveys of Republicans...

United News Roundup, Foreign Policy, World, Republican Party, Democratic Party

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Response to: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion

"The Internet is Broken": Why We Need AllSides

When — and Where — Profits and Principles Collide

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

Unpacking Georgia’s Controversial New Voting Law

Surveys Show Both Democrats and Republicans Support Healthcare Improvements

It’s Not Just Them: Research Suggests Irrational Biases Across the Political Spectrum

When Both Parties Rely On Fear-Mongering

Story of the Week: Debate Surrounds Biden's Infrastructure Bill, Democrats Prepare to Pass Through Reconciliation

When Biden Channels His Inner FDR

Story of the Week: White House Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts, Developing Standards for 'Vaccine Passports'

Surveys Show Republican Voters Actually Support Increasing the Minimum Wage, Just Not to $15/Hour

How a Famous Democratic Socialist and Christian Conservative Forged a Deep Friendship

Media Bias Alert: Headlines on Vaccine Passports Show Distortion

AllSides Live: Media Bias & Filter Bubbles

AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman

When A Border Challenge Becomes a Border Crisis

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

Unpacking Media Bias and Narratives Around Asian-American Violence

Surveys Say Republicans and Democrats Both Support International Cooperation, Alliances

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