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Jan 18 2022
News
Gas prices are in the danger zone. Biden can't do much about it
President Joe Biden's 2022 is off to a dreadful start. Prices at the pump could make it even worse.
Crude oil has already zoomed back to two-month highs. Gasoline prices, which move with a lag, have stopped their muted decline. And they're starting to creep higher again.
The energy resurgence is only going to add to the economic anxiety gripping the United States and sinking
CNN Business
Dec 31 2021
News
Live Updates: Covid Wave Dampens New Year Observances Worldwide
Life was supposed to return to normal this year. Instead, 2021 turned into a kind of purgatory. But there is good reason to hope 2022 will be better.
As this year comes to a close, we want to look back on the arc of the pandemic — and look ahead to the new year that starts Saturday.
This past year began with the ramping up of a mass vaccination campaign, which many people
New York Times (News)
Oct 23 2021
News
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
Thousands of miles away, in California, Facebook engineers were racing to tweak internal controls to slow the spread of misinformation and inciteful content. Emergency
Associated Press
May 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Abortion
Common ground often exists on issues where you’d least expect it. Abortion is no exception. According to major pollsters, there is deep disagreement in the U.S. on abortion legality and access, and Americans are closely divided over whether a pregnant woman should be able to obtain a legal abortion if she wants one for any reason. Related: AllStances™: Should Abortions Be Legal or Banned
Henry A. Brechter
Jun 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
International Courts Prosecuting Leaders Like Putin for War Crimes Have a Mixed Record – But Offer Clues on How to get a Conviction
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Victor Peskin, an Associate Professor of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
There have been mounting calls from Ukrainian and other activists and political leaders to prosecute Russian
"The Conversation" Contributor
Feb 22 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Soundbites Come Back to Bite
From the CenterPoliticians have been using short, snappy sentences to motivate their followers since… well, forever. Long before Donald Trump promised to “Make America Great Again” and Bernie Sanders’ supporters said they would “Feel The Bern”, voters were chanting “I Like Ike”, “Give ‘Em Hell, Harry” and “Keep Hope Alive”. (Go back even further to find further evidence of such practices
Dan Schnur
Jul 06 2021
News
GOP 2024 hopefuls face challenge: Not upsetting Trump
Ambitious Republicans with eyes on their party’s 2024 presidential nomination are treading cautiously in their political pursuits, wary of upsetting former President Trump.
With early auditions for the GOP’s presidential nod already underway, would-be candidates are grappling with just how aggressive they should be in their overtures. They are aware that appearing too eager or garnering
The Hill
Aug 10 2021
News
Cuomo resigns after investigation finds he harassed multiple women
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has resigned from office after a bombshell report released by state Attorney General Letitia James (D) found he sexually harassed 11 women, including some who worked in his office, and violated state and federal laws.
Cuomo had been inundated with calls for his resignation and faced an impeachment hearing in the state Assembly that appeared all but
The Hill
Sep 27 2021
News
Senate Republicans Set to Block Bill Tying Short-Term Funding Bill to Debt Ceiling
Senate Republicans are poised to block a Democratic bill that would both fund the government and raise the country’s borrowing limit, as the parties remain at loggerheads over the government’s finances just days before it runs out of money.
Senate Democrats are seeking to pass a House-approved stopgap measure that funds the government through Dec. 3, 2021 and suspends the debt limit
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 14 2022
Opinion
COVID-19 Is Over (If You’re Rich)
At the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 was often depicted as an agent of random chaos, a disease that affected everyone irrespective of their race, gender, or socioeconomic status. On virtually every count, this assumption has proved to be false. Although the coronavirus managed to disrupt how human beings live and work, it didn’t do so proportionally. The crisis hit an unequal world and, when
The Atlantic