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May 24 2021
Data
Do Americans Believe in UFOs?
One-third of Americans think some UFOs that people have spotted have been alien spacecraft visiting Earth from other planets or galaxies. A 60% majority, however, believe all such sightings can be explained by human activity or natural phenomena, while an additional 7% are unsure.
This is one topic on which Republicans and Democrats agree: 30% of the former and 32% of the latter
Gallup
Feb 16 2017
News
Factual leaks infuriate a president who tweets nonsense
It’s no fun to live in a house with a leaky roof, so it must be a major pain to live in a house — the White House — that leaks from every crack and corner.
Los Angeles Times
Jul 06 2017
Perspectives Blog
Trump's War with the Media
President Trump's war with the mainstream media reached new heights this week when he tweeted a controversial video of himself attacking the CNN logo. While his actions received condemnation from several news outlets, coverage of the tweet varied drastically across the partisan divide. Left-leaning sources cited Trump's penchant for violent rhetoric, whereas Right-leaning sources were more apt to John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Apr 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
Soaring Crude Prices Make the Cost of Pretty Much Everything Else Go Up Too Because we Almost Literally Eat Oil
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Veronika Dolar, an Assistant Professor of Economics at SUNY Old Westbury. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The price of oil has been spiking in recent weeks in response to concerns that the war in Ukraine will significantly reduce supply. But what
"The Conversation" Contributor
Apr 27 2021
Background
The Next Coronavirus Challenge: Balancing Safety and Quality of Life
Neanderthal thinking” is spreading. But it’s not spreading evenly, and that can be a problem.
Texas and Mississippi stood alone earlier this month when President Joe Biden famously accused their governors of caveman-like ignorance for dropping their mask mandates and other state and local emergency coronavirus orders, but, they have plenty of company.
Currently, seventeen
The Heritage Foundation
Apr 27 2021
News
Most Americans Favor a 'Pathway to Citizenship' for Undocumented Immigrants
You wouldn't be able to tell from federal policy, but most Americans have a favorable view of immigrants, and a majority believes that improving opportunities for immigrants to come here legally would be better than beefing up border security and cracking down on illegal immigrants.
Those are two of the major findings from a new survey of Americans' views on immigration policy conducted
Reason
Apr 30 2020
News
Coronavirus identified in air pollution particles — but that doesn't mean it spreads that way
Now that the coronavirus has infected more than 3 million people worldwide, the question of how SARS-CoV-2 spreads has become increasingly relevant. Experts remain confident, as of now, that the virus is passed from individuals through respiratory droplets. But a new study out of Italy — first covered by the Guardian — suggests more research on whether it can be spread through the air.
Yahoo News
Jun 15 2021
News
Media on the mend
About 963 newsroom jobs have been lost so far this year — down 91% from the 10,576 cuts through the same period last year, according to new data.
The big picture: Other factors, like record advertising growth and the speedy return of live events, suggest the media industry is rebounding quicker than it originally anticipated.
Why it matters: A year ago, media companies were
Axios
Feb 24 2021
Analysis
House To Vote On Equality Act: Here's What The Law Would Do
The House of Representatives is set to vote this week on the Equality Act, a bill that would ban discrimination against people based on sexual orientation and gender identity. It would also substantially expand the areas to which those discrimination protections apply.
It's a bill that President Biden said on the campaign trail would be one of his top legislative priorities for the
NPR (Online News)
Sep 25 2021
Opinion
Vaccinate the World before Starting COVID Booster Shots
Earlier the World Health Organization set a goal of having at least 10 percent of every country‘s population vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of this month. It aimed to then raise that figure to 40 percent by the end of the year and to 70 percent by the middle of 2022.
Sadly, these targets have little chance of being met. Of the more than 5.8 billion doses of COVID vaccines that
Scientific American