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Sep 28 2019
Opinion
Opinion: How the invisibility of Latinx people in media is enabling Trump’s bigotry
It was a time of economic struggle and xenophobia. Sitting in the White House was a businessman who had never before held public office. His slogan and rallying cry was unsubtle and racially coded: “American jobs for real Americans.”
His name was not Donald Trump, but Herbert Hoover. And, like Trump, he followed up on his threats. During the Great Depression, the Hoover administration,
Los Angeles TimesJul 03 2020
Analysis
Putin Plots a Parallel Internet
Vladimir Putin is stepping up his war on the World Wide Web. In late May, claiming that it was key to Russia’s counterterrorism efforts, Putin signed a decree dramatically expanding his government’s power to regulate — and limit — access to the Internet for the country’s nearly 150 million inhabitants.
The edict, an update to the Kremlin’s 2014 counterterrorism strategy, gives Russian
National Review (News)Sep 01 2020
News
Trump Going to Kenosha to Celebrate 'Love, Respect' for Country
President Donald Trump is heading to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to talk to the police and responders helping curb and clean up after the violent protests to "increase enthusiasm" and "love and respect for our country."
"That's why I am going, because they did a fantastic job," Trump told reporters Monday during the daily press briefing. "As soon as a I called and told them, 'let's go,' the
Newsmax (News)Jan 15 2015
Opinion
OPINION: Obama: Charlie who?
On Sunday, at the great Paris rally, the whole world was Charlie. By Tuesday, the veneer of solidarity was exposed as tissue thin. It began dissolving as soon as the real, remaining Charlie Hebdo put out its post-massacre issue featuring a Muhammad cover that, as the New York Times put it, “reignited the debate pitting free speech against religious sensitivities.”
Charles KrauthammerAug 31 2020
News
'Hinder our healing': Wisconsin governor urges Trump to reconsider Kenosha visit
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers said President Trump's presence in his state may prevent healing from a wave of civil unrest.
In a letter made public Sunday, Evers pleaded with Trump to reconsider a planned trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday. Among his reasons, the Democratic governor said the visit may worsen social divisions and require massive security resources that should be focused
Washington ExaminerOct 20 2020
Analysis
Senate Republicans could be the real roadblock to getting a stimulus deal passed
Senate Republicans don’t seem eager to approve a stimulus deal, even if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House reach an agreement.
This past weekend, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the upper chamber would “consider” any compromise made between Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, though it’s unclear if that means he would schedule a vote on it. (White House
VoxOct 04 2012
Opinion
The Student Success Act: Reforming Federal Accountability Requirements Under No Child Left Behind
On its 10-year anniversary, there is consensus that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is broken. The debate over how to reform NCLB has generated a number of proposals from both houses of Congress and the Obama Administration, but ideas about how to rewrite the law differ greatly.
The Heritage FoundationAug 18 2015
News
OPINION: I Am Republican, Hear Me Roar
To hear most of the Republican candidates tell it, all an American president has to do is talk tough, make demands, send more troops overseas, pour billions more dollars into the Pentagon and the world will fall in line. The notion they’re peddling boils down to this: President Obama is weak, I am strong and America will be great again when I am in the White House.
New York Times (News)Feb 10 2020
News
The U.S. Economy in Early 2020
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
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor released its January jobs report.U.S. employers added 225,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate remained near a half-century low. The labor force participation rate Abridge NewsApr 15 2020
News
In crisis, Trump’s most ardent fans find they love him more
Critics say the president failed to prepare for the pandemic and is botching the response. But roughly a third of Americans believe he’s exhibiting strong leadership, and back his desire to get the economy moving soon.
To many on the left, President Donald Trump has been a manifest disaster in guiding America through the current pandemic.
But Maria Romero most definitely would
Christian Science Monitor