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Nov 24 2022
News
Lisa Murkowski wins Alaska Senate seat, defeating Trump-backed challenger
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican senator who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump, beat challenger Kelly Tshibaka to secure her fourth full Senate term.
Murkowski is considered to be one of the more centrist Republican voices in Congress, and her win could help President Joe Biden pass his agenda as well as extend her clout in the closely divided Senate.
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Washington ExaminerOct 31 2022
News
Hochul administration cut access to life-saving medical care for 1.2M NY workers, retirees: lawsuit
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration is being accused in a lawsuit of secretly slashing access to specialty doctors — and potentially life-saving medical treatment — for 1.2 million government workers and retirees, The Post has learned.
The explosive claims, laid out in a suit filed in Albany Supreme Court, accuse Hochul officials of illegally ignoring state law when making
New York Post (News)Nov 22 2022
News
Reported Ukrainian attack on Russian naval base could be crucial, UK officials say
Media reports that Ukraine used a drone to attack an oil terminal near a Russian naval base on the Black Sea could turn out to be a turning point in the nine-month-long war, British military officials said.
Russian and Ukrainian media outlets reported Friday that an attack took place in the port city of Novorossiysk on Russia’s Black Sea coast. A major naval base of the Kremlin’s Black
Washington TimesApr 24 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias is Unavoidable. The Key is Getting Multiple Perspectives.
The press can and should focus on facts and be accurate, as demonstrated by our great guest writers, journalists G. Michael Killenberg and Rob Anderson, who recently wrote "Media Bias Exists, But It's Not That Simple" for the AllSides Perspectives blog about the Fox News (Right bias) defamation lawsuit and $787 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.
In their analysis,
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 15 2022
Analysis
From China to Iran, shoutouts for freedom
As a protest slogan, it’s hardly new. Yet in three of the world’s most oppressed societies – China, Iran, and Russia – you can now find protesters demanding “freedom,” not just personal liberty but a civic freedom that allows individual choice in shaping governance along shared values.
The most brazen example came Thursday on a Beijing bridge. Just days before the Chinese Communist
Christian Science MonitorDec 08 2022
News
Schumer glides to reelection as Senate majority leader
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been reelected by his conference to lead Senate Democrats.
Schumer, who has been the party's leader in the upper chamber for the last six years, taking the reins from Harry Reid in 2016, unanimously won reelection on Thursday in leadership elections largely devoid of drama. The election comes on the heels of a successful midterm cycle in which the party
Washington ExaminerAuthor
Center for Humane Technology
The Center for Humane Technology (CHT) is a nonprofit working to "reframe the insidious effects of persuasive technology, expose the runaway systems beneath, and deepen the capacity of global decision-makers and everyday leaders to take wise action." It was launched in 2018 by Tristan Harris, a former Design Ethicist at Google. CHT is a content and bridging partner of AllSides.
Feb 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
Walkable Cities Provide a Path Toward Common Ground and Climate Progress
From the RightGrowing up in the Texas suburbs, almost every errand was at least a 30-minute commitment.
You’d have to get in your car, drive down a six-lane road, park in a lot double the size of the business, and then repeat the process to drive home. America’s bias toward car-dependent communities has made our people – and our climate – worse off.
I recently had the
Stephen PerkinsNov 18 2022
Opinion
Nancy Pelosi, Badass
When Nancy Pelosi first took up the speaker’s gavel in January 2007, it was amid soaring talk of making history and breaking barriers. “For our daughters and granddaughters, today we have broken the marble ceiling,” she proclaimed at her swearing-in. “Now the sky is the limit. Anything is possible.”
Sixteen years, four presidents, two impeachments, one pandemic and a failed insurrection
New York Times (Opinion)Sep 02 2022
News
September surprise shakes GOP primary
It’s a twist few saw coming: one of Donald Trump’s biggest Massachusetts allies is breaking rank with the former president in the GOP gubernatorial primary.
Howie Carr is telling his listeners to vote for Chris Doughty over Trump-endorsed Geoff Diehl based on who he believes has the best chance against Democrat Maura Healey in November.
The talk radio host and Boston Herald
Politico