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May 30 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Mueller Delivered a Message. Washington Couldn’t Agree on What It Was.
At long last, the sphinx of Washington spoke on Wednesday, and here is what President Trump heard: “Case closed.” Here is what the president’s adversaries heard: “Time to impeach.”
The much-anticipated public debut of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel proved as polarizing and unsatisfying as almost everything else about the two-year investigation he led into Russia’s interference
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Aug 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Sheldon H. Jacobson, a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The writer's bias has not been rated.
People tend to overestimate or underestimate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing
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Dec 02 2019
News
Should Public College be Free?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
During the most recent Democratic debate, candidates were divided on how to make college more accessible and affordable. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders both support universal free college and cancellation of Abridge News![](https://www.allsides.com/sites/default/files/bias-allsides-new-12_0.png)
Jun 28 2012
News
Individual health care insurance mandate has roots two decades long
The controversial individual mandate that was upheld Thursday by the U.S. Supreme Court stems back more than 20 years, believed to have originated with a prominent conservative think tank. The mandate, requiring every American to purchase health insurance, appeared in a 1989 published proposal by Stuart M. Butler of the conservative Heritage Foundation called "Assuring Affordable Health Care
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Feb 16 2021
Perspectives Blog
Could Facebook’s Most Recent Action Slow Polarization? Yes, But the American Public Should Prepare to Demand More
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Last Wednesday, Facebook announced that it would start testing reduced quantities of political content in its News Feed. Testing has already begun in Canada, Brazil, and Indonesia, and it will begin in the United States in the coming weeks.
At first glance, this is a positive development that could slow or even
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Jul 29 2019
News
As Democratic Party veers left, can Harris occupy middle lane?
It’s textbook strategy to run to the left (or right) in primaries to appeal to base voters, and then pivot in a general election to win over a broader ideological spectrum. But is pivoting even possible in today’s divided America?
As Democrats await the next round of primary debates in Detroit this week, many are wondering if they’ll see yet another skirmish between Kamala Harris and
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Mar 26 2024
Headline Roundup
Federal Agents Raid Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Residences Amid Sex Trafficking Allegations
Federal agents raided the homes of Sean “Diddy” Combs in Miami and Los Angeles on Monday, following allegations of sex trafficking and sexual misconduct against the hip-hop mogul.
The Details: Reports suggested Diddy might have fled to Antigua on a private jet. However, the Prime Minister of Antigua, Gaston Browne, said Combs hadn't arrived on any known flight to the island. New footage
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Feb 25 2021
Headline Roundup
Several Biden Cabinet Nominees Face Confirmation Hurdles
Amid partisan divisions in Washington, several of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominees are facing hurdles during the Senate confirmation process.
Some on the left feel that nominees of color are encountering more pushback than their white counterparts. Some on the right feel that Democrats are using identity politics to defend more controversial Cabinet nominees from criticism.
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Apr 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
Fake News Alert: Fact-checking What Trump Actually Said About Disinfectant
During the White House coronavirus press briefing on April 23, President Donald Trump set off a firestorm of mudslinging and misinformation when he inquired about possibly using disinfectant to treat people with COVID-19.
Fact checkers were all over the place after Trump made the comments, which followed Department of Homeland Security undersecretary William Bryan’s description of
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Jan 14 2013
News
Obama's Job One: Middle-Class Employment Problems Loom Over Second Term
On election night in Chicago two months ago, President Barack Obama triumphantly pledged to fight for a middle class he'd appealed to relentlessly -- and successfully -- on the 2012 campaign trail.
"I believe we can build on the progress we've made and continue to fight for new jobs and new opportunity and new security for the middle class," Obama said. "I believe we can keep the
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