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May 06 2021
Opinion
The past year has underscored the need for vigilance in defending the First Amendment
The tumultuous events of the past year have highlighted the First Amendment’s vital role as a pillar of American democracy. They have also underscored the need for vigilance in defending it.
Journalists’ coverage of these events — the pandemic, the nationwide protests denouncing police killings of Black Americans and supporting racial justice, and the bitterly contested presidential
Poynter
Nov 16 2020
Opinion
Organized Labor Shouldn’t Expect Much From President Joe Biden
“Joe is a union guy. Pass it on,” tweeted the AFL-CIO on Election Day 2020. The labor federation, and many of the unions that comprise it, went all-in on Joe Biden, getting out the vote for the Democratic Party presidential candidate as well as donating funds toward the election effort. (Some independent unions, such as the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, or UE for
Jacobin
Apr 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
Two Perspectives on Polarization in America
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Political Polarization is Growing and Moderate Ideologies are DisappearingBy Glenn Geher – Professor of Psychology, State University of New York at New Paltz Wherever you are on the political spectrum, you’ve got to admit that political polarization in
Divided We Fall (author)
Dec 08 2020
News
Former Cybersecurity Chief Sues Trump Campaign and Others, Charging Defamation
Christopher Krebs, who was fired by President Trump last month after asserting the recent presidential election was "the most secure in American history," filed suit Tuesday against the Trump campaign, attorney Joseph diGenova and the cable channel Newsmax.
Krebs charges he was defamed by diGenova, who said on Newsmax that Krebs "should be drawn and quartered" or "shot at dawn"
NPR (Online News)
Dec 01 2018
News
GOP cries foul after California thumping
A growing chorus of Republicans are casting doubts about the integrity of the voting system in California, where the party lost at least six House seats in the midterm election — including a handful where the GOP at first appeared to have emerged victorious on election night.
Politico
Dec 11 2021
Analysis
Malinowski supporters flood the zone, fearing he’ll be ‘sacrificed’ in redistricting
Rep. Tom Malinowski is vulnerable in redistricting and his supporters know it.
That’s why dozens of pro-Malinowski witnesses have turned out to testify at otherwise sleepy meetings of the New Jersey Redistricting Commission. They’re desperately trying to prevent him from becoming a sacrificial lamb to save other, increasingly nervous Democratic incumbents.
It’s an aggressive
Politico
May 21 2021
News
Democrats, GOP face crowded primaries as party leaders lose control
Dozens of candidates are entering races for seats in critical states across the country as both Democrats and Republicans confront the prospect of crowded primary fields ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
In years past, party leaders have stepped in to anoint a favored candidate, bestowing the title of presumptive nominee on a contender who appeared straight from central casting.
The Hill
Sep 15 2020
Perspectives Blog
When Climate Change Shows Up On the Campaign Trail — And Then Goes Away
Remember when climate change was an issue in the presidential campaign?
Admittedly, it’s been awhile. For most of the primary season, Democratic candidates jockeyed to demonstrate the depth of their commitment and the scope of their proposals on the campaign trail. But then the nomination fight concluded, the coronavirus shut down America, a deep recession devastated the economy, and
Dan Schnur
Nov 24 2020
Analysis
What Joe Biden Means For Your Student Loans
It was once an idea so far on the fringe that no major politician endorsed it. Then it was the pipe dream of far-left progressives. Now a push for President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to single-handedly cancel billions of dollars in student debt has taken hold in increasingly large segments of the Democratic Party, raising a real possibility, for the first time, that broad swaths of
BuzzFeed News
Dec 30 2020
News
Covid-19: US reports first known case of highly-infectious variant
The first reported US case of the highly-infectious Covid-19 variant that emerged in the UK has been confirmed in the state of Colorado.
The patient, a man in his 20s with no recent travel history, is currently in isolation.
State health officials said they were working to identify contacts and other potential cases of the new variant.
It came as US President-elect Joe
BBC News