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Oct 17 2012
Opinion
How Obama Got His Groove Back, And Other Debate Takeaways
Anyone who thought the presidential candidates couldn't get aggressive within a town hall-style format underestimated the sharp differences in policy that divide them.
NPR (Online News)Sep 06 2021
News
Most Parents Want Their Kids Back In The Classroom. Fewer Agree On The COVID-19 Safety Measures.
After more than a year of distance learning, many school-age children in the U.S. have gone back to the classroom. And while the highly transmissible delta variant of the coronavirus certainly triggers mixed feelings about kids’ returning to school, parents have maintained for the most part that they prefer in-person learning, at least some of the time, to the entirely remote, virtual learning
538 (ABC News)Aug 13 2021
Fact Check
Biden and Buttigieg Overstate Jobs Impact from Infrastructure Bill
President Joe Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg overstated the impact of the bipartisan, Senate-approved infrastructure bill on job creation, likely citing instead an economic forecast that includes the much larger and partisan “human infrastructure” bill.
An economic analysis by Moody’s Analytics found the bipartisan bill “supports only a modestly stronger economy.” The
FactCheck.orgMay 06 2021
News
Scrap new gas infrastructure, says UN report
A major new United Nations report makes it extremely clear that relying on natural gas won’t help the world avoid climate catastrophe. Once seen as a “bridge fuel” that could provide a less-polluting alternative to coal and other fossil fuels, growing evidence shows that gas is a bigger culprit in the climate crisis than previously thought.
Though it’s been attractively branded as “
The VergeMar 12 2017
News
BILL CLINTON RESURFACES WITH A DIRE WARNING
Bill Clinton doesn‘t buy this whole “nationalism” thing. In his first major public appearance since the inauguration of Donald Trump, Clinton delivered a keynote speech at a Brookings Institute event. The former president cautioned against nation-state psychology and warned that this mentality will only further divide the world.
Vanity FairDec 03 2014
News
GOP readies Obama immigration response: No shutdown, but a nod to conservatives
Recent success at the polls has done little to calm the internal rancor among congressional Republicans, who remain deeply divided over how to respond to President Obama’s overhaul of the nation’s immigration system.
Washington PostAug 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
FBI Raids Trump's Mar-A-Lago Home
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The FBI executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday.
Trump first announced the raid in a statement posted to Twitter by the verified @TrumpWarRoom account, and said
AllSides StaffAug 12 2021
Opinion
Democrats’ infrastructure gamble actually seems like it could be working
Earlier this summer, Democrats announced that they’d be taking a circuitous route in their efforts to pass major new funding for infrastructure, something they’ve dubbed the “two-track” plan.
Effectively, they planned to do two things in parallel: work to advance a bipartisan infrastructure bill containing provisions Republicans and Democrats agreed on (like money for roads and bridges
VoxMar 25 2020
News
Hawley and Stefanik Introduce Resolution to Investigate Chinese Government
Holding China accountable for the Wuhan coronavirus, which the communist regime recklessly allowed to spread, has grown to be a partisan divide on Capitol Hill. Democrats would rather blame President Trump for the epidemic, and even claim that labeling the virus as the “Wuhan” or “Chinese” virus is racist, despite its origin. Republicans on Capitol Hill have served as voices of reason
TownhallApr 27 2021
Perspectives Blog
How You Can Depolarize Yourself and America: The Best 7 Ideas from Early 2021
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
How can I depolarize myself? How can I depolarize others in my network?
I searched across the web for thought leaders who can help answer these questions. The links below are all from early 2021.
Some links are nearly entirely personal, like how to avoid falling into cognitive traps that can lead to
Jackson Lanzer