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Jan 24 2020
Analysis
Government funding for journalism: necessary evil or just evil?
As advertising revenue continues to decline, virtually every publisher in North America has had to seek other sources of funding. Some have turned to venture capital, while others are experimenting with nonprofit status, crowdfunding, and even selling shares to readers. Now there’s another option: government funding. The state of New Jersey has agreed to give a nonprofit entity called the
Columbia Journalism ReviewApr 29 2021
Analysis
At 100 days, Biden seeks to leverage narrow majorities to reverse the Reagan era
As President Biden marked his first 100 days in office with a speech to the nation Wednesday, the scope and implications of his domestic agenda have come sharply into focus. Together they represent the most dramatic shift in federal economic and social welfare policy since Ronald Reagan was elected 40 years ago.
Reagan’s small-government philosophy resulted in a decades-long squeeze on
Washington PostApr 29 2015
News
Hillary Clinton doubles down on racial justice in first campaign address
Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday demanded sweeping criminal justice reforms to end a “pattern” of black men being killed by police and black communities being subjugated by poverty, as the Baltimore riots pushed race relations to the forefront of her presidential campaign.
Mrs. Clinton called for an end to racial profiling, alternatives to incarceration for low-level offenses and
Washington TimesAug 12 2019
News
Regulating Speech Won’t Fix Our Politics
Since the landmark political-speech case Citizens United v. FEC (2010), there has been broad public support for campaign-finance reform, fueled by a deep suspicion of both politicians and moneyed interests. According to a Gallup poll before the 2018 midterm election, more than half of Americans view members of Congress as corrupt and beholden to special interests rather than to their
National Review (News)Mar 08 2021
News
House Poised To Pass Biden's $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill On Tuesday
House Democrats are expected to pass the final version of a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package on Tuesday, thus delivering on Democrats' campaign promises and cementing a major legislative victory for the Biden administration.
The Senate voted 50-49 to approve the plan on Saturday, with all Democrats voting in support of the measure — and all Republicans opposed — following a
NPR (Online News)Apr 28 2021
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Biden moves to extend key parts of COVID-19 relief bills with American Families Plan
President Biden is expected to announce the American Families Plan during his first joint address to Congress on Wednesday that has been framed as a complement to earlier massive investments during the COVID-19 era, but critics will likely seize on the plan as an attempt to extend major parts of the earlier relief packages.
The legislation is an effort to build on the American Rescue
Fox News DigitalJul 09 2020
Fact Check
No, Ilhan Omar Didn’t Call for Dismantling the US Economy and Political System
On July 7, 2020, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, made remarks on structural racism and inequality during a press conference at the Minnesota state capitol. But her words were almost immediately misrepresented by right-leaning media outlets, commentators, and political figures, and misleadingly presented to make it appear she was undermining the U.S. political and economic systems.
SnopesNov 06 2014
News
Agenda Clash: Will Obama Listen
Constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline, overhauling the tax code and easing "excessive" regulations blamed for slow economic growth are at the top of the agenda for the new Republican majority in Congress.
Fox News DigitalDec 18 2019
News
China Trade Deal
“The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a ‘Phase one’ agreement that reduces some U.S. tariffs in exchange for what U.S. officials said would be a big jump in Chinese purchases of American farm products and other goods.” (Reuters)
The left is critical of the deal, arguing that its predicted benefits are unrealistic and that it does not address the root
The Flip SideNov 23 2014
News
Obama on Immigration Actions: ‘This Is the First Step’
One day after announcing sweeping executive actions to reform the U.S. immigration system, President Barack Obama vowed it was only the first step, again calling on Congress to pass formal legislation.
Speaking at a high school in Las Vegas, Obama engaged with a heckler in the audience who seemed to think his actions to temporarily halt deportations for about 5 million illegal
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