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Apr 23 2018
News
Thumbs down: Facebook’s hate speech and censorship policies no easy fix
Under more scrutiny than ever, Facebook finds itself caught in a no-man’s land between activists who say it needs to adopt much stricter definitions governing hate speech and critics on the right who feel the social media giant is censoring conservative voices.
Washington TimesJul 08 2020
Headline Roundup
Perspectives: Canceling Cancel Culture
The toppling of statues, re-branding of companies and targeting of people who make controversial statements have fueled a nationwide debate about cancel culture, and both its purported value and problems. A letter published in Harper's Weekly and signed by over 100 artists and writers this week called for an end to cancel culture and the stifling of free thought; some signatories have since
Washington Post BBC News New York Post (Opinion)May 16 2015
News
Hawaii’s $205M ObamaCare system on life support, critics fear ‘complete waste’
Federal taxpayers dumped more than $205 million into Hawaii's ObamaCare insurance exchange, but after a steady downward spiral the once-highly praised Hawaii Health Connector is on life support.
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has already restricted grant funds to the Hawaii Health Connector, after telling officials in March it was out of compliance with the
Fox News DigitalAug 24 2020
News
Stimulus package: Everything we could see in a new COVID relief bill
How could the passage of a new COVID-19 rescue bill affect you? It all depends on the path Congress takes to approve additional funding during the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday, the Democratic-led House of Representatives passed a $25 billion US Postal Service rescue bill, but it still wants to pursue a larger package.
Meanwhile, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows wants Senate
CNETSep 28 2012
Candidate Stances
Protect the Second Amendment
As the Supreme Court recently reaffirmed, the Second Amendment protects one of the American peoples most basic and fundamental individual rights: “the Right to Keep and Bear Arms.
Mitt RomneyAug 24 2020
News
Gig Economy in California
“An appeals court has allowed ride-hailing giants Uber and Lyft to continue treating their drivers as independent contractors in California… The stay pauses a lower-court ruling that was scheduled to take effect at midnight on Friday and would have forced Uber and Lyft to treat all their drivers as employees.” (AP News)
In May, California sued Uber and Lyft, “alleging they misclassified
The Flip SideNov 14 2019
Background
5 facts about the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court holds a unique place in American government. Sitting justices have lifetime tenure and can influence public policy long after the presidents who nominated them – and the senators who confirmed them – have departed. Partisans have often battled over these nominations because of the court’s ability to reshape or strike down laws favored by one side or another.
The court
Pew Research CenterJun 11 2018
News
Trump criticizes Justin Trudeau, says US won't endorse G7 statement
President Donald Trump on Saturday accused Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of making "false statements" and said that the US will not endorse a G7 communique.
"Based on Justin's false statements at his news conference, and the fact that Canada is charging massive Tariffs to our U.S. farmers, workers and companies, I have instructed our U.S. Reps not to endorse the Communique as
CNN DigitalJul 30 2020
Perspectives Blog
The Roles and Responsibilities of Op-Ed Sections and of the Public
Recent conversations and controversies surrounding the venerable op-ed pages at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal have been framed in various ways, with commentators using phrases such as cancel culture, an attack on freedom of speech, an example of poor fact checking, and other buzzwords of the moment.
But instead of helping us have a nuanced conversation, this discourse
Gina BaleriaJun 22 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: NPR Comes Clean About Fake News — Almost
An AllSides reader recently wrote in to point out an apparent case of media bias by NPR online news, which AllSides gives a media bias rating of Center (though close to Lean Left).
In a now-deleted tweet, NPR ran the headline: “Right-wing extremists are turning cars into weapons, with reports of 50 vehicle-ramming incidents since protests erupted nationwide in late May.” The photo NPR
Julie Mastrine