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Mar 11 2024
Perspectives Blog
Civic Learning Week 2024
Civic Learning Week, hosted annually by our friends at iCivics, “seeks to highlight the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States.”
AllSides engages students in civic learning through experience. Students can use the AllSides app, balanced news feed, media bias chart, and newsletter to cultivate an understanding that all
AllSides StaffJan 18 2024
Perspectives Blog
GOP Primary Kicks Off With Trump's Triumph in Iowa
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On Monday night, Americans cast their first votes in the 2024 presidential election. Throughout Iowa, voters braved brutal winter weather conditions to voice support for their chosen candidate, setting the tone for the primaries to come over the next few months.
In Iowa,
AllSides StaffJan 05 2024
Perspectives Blog
AP Edits Article On Former Harvard President Claudine Gay’s Resignation Following Bias Accusations
The Associated Press (Lean Left bias) significantly edited an article about former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation on Wednesday after the original piece was accused of media bias. The piece employed types of bias including opinion presented as fact and slant.
AP Edits Its Headline and CopyThe original headline can be viewed via internet archive tools and also seen in AP’
Julie MastrineDec 21 2023
Perspectives Blog
Is Trump Ineligible to Hold Public Office?
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In a 4-3 decision, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled this week that former President Donald Trump is ineligible to hold public office again. The justices ordered his name be excluded from the state's Republican primary ballot.
The ruling deemed that Trump violated Section 3
AllSides StaffNov 16 2023
Perspectives Blog
Can America and China Stabilize Their Rocky Relationship?
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The United States and China are in the process of redefining their relationship. China is no longer content to play second fiddle to the U.S., and the U.S. is increasingly insecure about China's growing global power.
In recent years, the growing distance between the two
AllSides StaffOct 22 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Literacy Week: What is it, and why is it important?
Media Literacy Week in the United States is hosted by our friends at the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). The mission: “to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education all across the country.” This year has a 5-day theme. Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create, and Act.
Media literacy is the ability to critically assess the
AllSides StaffNov 02 2023
Perspectives Blog
Could the Maine Shooting Have Been Prevented?
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Last Wednesday, 40-year-old army reservist Robert Card allegedly opened fire at a bowling alley and a restaurant in Lewiston, Maine, killing 18 people before fleeing the scene.
After a two-day manhunt, Card was found dead from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound.
AllSides StaffOct 26 2023
Perspectives Blog
Meet the new House Speaker: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA)
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The search for a new Speaker of the House is finally over.
Nearly a month after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) successfully kicked off a motion to vacate, removing Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) from the job, the position has finally been filled by Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA).
AllSides StaffSep 28 2023
Perspectives Blog
Candidates Spar in Second GOP Debate Without Trump
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Seven candidates for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race took part in the second GOP debate Wednesday night.
In another debate lacking the party's far-and-away frontrunner— former President Donald Trump— a still-crowded stage of Republican hopefuls
AllSides Staff