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Nov 01 2021
Opinion
Virginia governor election poised to cripple trans rights in America
On Tuesday, Virginia residents will go to the polls to elect state legislators and decide who will be the next occupant of the governor’s mansion. The race between Democrat Terry McAuliffe, a former governor of the state, and Republican Glenn Youngkin has been closer than expected, with a bitter cultural battle taking center stage in the campaign.
While much of the attention has gone to
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Sep 06 2021
News
N.Y. And N.J. To Receive Federal Aid After Deadly Flooding
New York and New Jersey were granted to receive much needed federal aid as they have struggled to recover from Hurricane Ida. Joe Biden issued disaster declarations in both states on Sunday and approved federal aid for the hardest hit areas in the region.
The storm killed dozens of people in the northeast, while destroying multiple homes and public infrastructure. FEMA officials said
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Jun 23 2021
News
Biden to deliver remarks on voting access next week
President Biden will deliver remarks next week on expanding access to voting, amid uncertainty about how Democrats can advance their voting rights agenda after Senate Republicans blocked a sweeping election reform bill.
“This is a continuation of his efforts to use the bully pulpit to elevate this issue, just as he did last week when he marked Juneteenth and also as he did in Tulsa,
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Jan 04 2022
Opinion
Josh Barro says farewell to Left, Right & Center
Welcome to Josh Barro’s final episode as host of Left, Right & Center. It’s a special episode with some of our most frequent panelists to close out 2021 and Josh’s seven-year run as host.
A lot has changed in the last seven years, and weirdly, a lot hasn’t. In this episode, you’ll hear clips from Josh’s first episode as host of Left, Right & Center in which he moderates a
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Aug 24 2021
Background
Key facts about the abortion debate in America
Nearly five decades after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision, opponents and supporters of abortion rights are still battling over the issue in court, at the ballot box and in state legislatures. Several states have introduced or passed new restrictions on abortion in 2021 with an eye toward giving the Supreme Court a chance to overturn its decision in Roe, and the high court agreed
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Jan 28 2022
News
National anthem as a mandatory game-starter? Florida free-speech test.
A move by Florida legislators, aimed at making the national anthem a compulsory feature of sporting events, raises some big questions about free speech – especially in the context of wider turbulence over politics and race.
The bellwether state of Florida now is amping up the volume in a nationwide discourse on race as a core facet of political culture wars.
Under Gov. Ron
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Oct 11 2021
News
Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
This year marks the first time a U.S. president has officially recognized Indigenous Peoples' Day.
President Biden issued a proclamation on Friday to observe this Oct. 11 as a day to honor Native Americans, their resilience and their contributions to American society throughout history, even as they faced assimilation, discrimination and genocide spanning generations. The move shifts
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Mar 24 2022
Analysis
Make Putin Pay
Washington is full of talk about how to minimize Vladimir Putin’s gains from the Ukraine war. We should be having a different conversation — one about maximizing Russia’s losses. That isn’t exactly the same thing.
If you had asked me a year or two ago what the United States should be doing about Russia, my answer would have been: not much. And I think that would have been the right
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Sep 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
Cognitive Biases and Brain Biology Help Explain Why Facts Don’t Change Minds
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Keith M. Bellizzi, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences at the University of Connecticut
“Facts First” is the tagline of a CNN branding campaign which contends that “once facts are established, opinions can be formed.” The
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Jan 28 2022
News
Eric Adams’ war against crime sparks Democratic unrest
Retired NYPD captain-turned-mayor Eric Adams handed in his gun and badge 15 years ago. But he never fully left the job.
During his first month as mayor of the nation’s largest city, Adams — often clad in an NYPD jacket — has routinely rushed to crime scenes like the beat cop he once was.
Adams began his first day in office on Jan. 1 with a 911 call to report a street fight he
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