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Apr 03 2016
News
When Did the Democratic Party Become Such a Nervous Wreck?
‘Republicans are from Mars, Democrats are from Venus” goes an adage much beloved by pundits always looking for a convenient platitude to rest their elbows on. (Or chins.) Caricatured another way, Republicans are cast as the Daddy Party (jaw-jutting, decisive, disciplinarian, financially prudent, militarily assertive: meat), Democrats are the Mommy Party (huggy, permissive, socially concerned,
Vanity FairOct 05 2020
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EU, US oil giants take diverging paths on climate
When BP recently unveiled a strategic makeover for an era of rising alarm over climate change, environmentalists were on guard for greenwashing by a global oil titan.
But BP’s announcement that it would increase its renewable energy assets tenfold – and slash oil and gas output by up to 40% over a decade – gave even its sternest critics reason to cheer. Greenpeace, which in February
Christian Science MonitorFeb 24 2021
Perspectives Blog
Minneapolis Just Voted to Fund the Police. Why Isn’t That Getting More Coverage?
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Minneapolis, the city where a worldwide movement began last summer after the death of George Floyd, is back in the news again. Well, not really.
There are undoubtedly newsworthy things happening in Minnesota. The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously, 13-0, on Feb. 12 to approve $6.4 million for more
Henry A. BrechterAug 11 2014
Perspectives Blog
Polarization Between a Left-wing Son and his Right-wing Father
Polarization can destroy more than our government – it can also destroy families.
So super kudos to Andrew W.K. (Twitter AndrewWK), the singer-songwriter and “real-life party god” who responded with fantastic advice to a fan writing him on The Village Voice.
The fan can’t deal with his father anymore, because his father is a “super right-wing conservative … intent on ruining our
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 16 2014
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These Candidates Are Courting the Muslim Vote
Typically news stories about American politicians and the Muslim community run along the lines of: “Republican Official Demonizes Muslims.” For example, recently we were treated to Oklahoma Republican State representative John Bennett calling Muslim Americans a “cancer” that must be cut of America.
And over the last few years we have seen Republican officials fan the flames of hate
Daily BeastSep 28 2014
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Eric Holder Leaves Mixed Record on National Security Issues
Attorney General Eric Holder was just months into the job when he announced plans to prosecute the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and other alleged co-conspirators in a New York courtroom, rather than through the Guantanamo Bay military commission process.
It was an audacious idea, but immediately beset by political opposition and public safety concerns. The Obama administration's
Newsmax (News)Feb 28 2013
News
Despite emotional hearing, weapons ban given little chance of passing
It may be politically quixotic, but Sen. Dianne Feinstein proceeded undeterred Wednesday in seeking an updated version of the assault weapons ban she sponsored in 1994 that expired a decade later. At an emotional committee hearing, Feinstein brought together families who lost loved ones to gun violence, police officials and others to call for banning military-style weapons from civilian use. "
CNN DigitalSep 19 2018
Perspectives Blog
The Power of Persuasion (or Lack Thereof)
For as long as I can remember, I have had an innate love for two things (amongst many others, of course): genuine dialogue and compulsively checking my email. Never in my life did I think the two would coincide until one fateful summer morning when I was forwarded an email from a college professor about available internships for an organization called Living Room Conversations.
Dakota MarlegaFeb 18 2013
News
Hagel and the new balance of power
The nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defense has hit a snag. Not just by questions about the former senator, the attack in Benghazi, and partisan politics. It's also caught on what may be a massive shift in the balance of power between Congress and the President.
[:23] Don Ritchie, historian of the U.S. Senate says, “Since WWII, at least, the executive branch has taken over
CNN DigitalNov 15 2018
Perspectives Blog