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May 06 2021
Opinion
The Problem With Patriotism
In 2008, during a campaign rally in Madison, Wisconsin, to elect her husband as the first Black president, Michelle Obama said it was then, for the first time in her adult life, that she felt proud of her country. I was 19 years old; this would be my first election. I had never felt proud of my country. I had never heard anyone say that out loud before.
I was 12 when the Twin Towers
The Atlantic
Jul 24 2019
News
In dramatic testimony, Mueller says he did not exonerate Trump
Former U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended the integrity of his Russia investigation during a dramatic congressional hearing and reiterated that he had not cleared President Donald Trump of obstruction of justice or, as the president has said, totally exonerated Trump.
Mueller appeared for eagerly anticipated testimony at the first of two back-to-back congressional
Reuters
Dec 11 2020
News
Hunter Biden
“The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press… There is no indication that the investigation has anything to do with Joe Biden. The tax investigation was launched in 2018, the year before the elder Biden
The Flip Side
Apr 02 2021
Opinion
Amazon Workers Shouldn’t Have to Work This Hard to Win a Union
Voting has wrapped up in the election to determine whether fifty-eight hundred workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama will join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If they win, they would be the first Amazon workers in the United States to unionize. The election is historic, and not only because it would be the first win at one of the biggest and most
Jacobin
Oct 03 2019
News
Trump to sign order enhancing Medicare, heads to Florida to slam Dems' plans
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday aimed at improving the Medicare program for seniors, hoping to redirect the 2020 conversation from his failure to overhaul President Barack Obama’s program to his step-by-step efforts to improve health care across the board.
Mr. Trump will promote the order in The Villages, Florida, a huge retirement community that’s home to many
Washington Times
Sep 20 2021
News
Support For Gov. Greg Abbott Plunging In New Texas Poll
Support for Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has taken a dive in the state, according to a new poll released Sunday.
A 54% majority of Texans believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, while just 45% think the state is on the right track, according to a survey conducted by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler.
Abbott’s approval rating before the
HuffPost
Dec 21 2020
News
Fox News and Newsmax, facing lawsuits, walk back wild fraud claims about voting-machine companies
Facing the threat of lawsuits for defamation, Fox News and the upstart right-wing network Newsmax have begun broadcasting segments walking back wild election fraud allegations against voting-machine and software manufacturers Smartmatic and Dominion.
“Newsmax would like to clarify its news coverage and note that it has not reported as true certain claims made about these companies,”
Yahoo News
Apr 09 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Bernie Sanders Ends Presidential Campaign, Endorses Biden
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Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dropped
Henry A. Brechter
Dec 07 2019
News
Billie Eilish says she believes Trump will be reelected: 'Some people just love horrible people'
Singer Billie Eilish reportedly said she thinks President Trump will likely be reelected in 2020 and said it makes her “heart break.”
The 17-year-old singer, who will be able to vote for the first time next year, said she plans to stay engaged politically, The Los Angeles Times reported.
“I’m pretty worried about [2020],” she said. “I think stupid Trump is probably going to get
Fox News (Online News)
Mar 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Insider Bias Rating Moved to Lean Left: AllSides Survey
Insider’s bias rating has moved from Center to Lean Left. Respondents across the political spectrum rated Insider as Lean Left on average in the AllSides February 2022 Blind Bias Survey. A subsequent AllSides independent review confirmed the Lean Left rating.
People from across the political spectrum – people who identified as Left, Lean Left, Center, Lean Right, or Right – rated the
AllSides Staff