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Oct 08 2023
Opinion
Schools Are Normalizing Intrusive Surveillance
If war is the health of the state, as Randolph Bourne had it, then scaring the hell out of people is the health of the security state. Nothing scares people more than threats to wee ones, which is why "think of the children" is the go-to marketing hook for control-freak policies. And if children are involved in authoritarian schemes, you know that implicates public schools, which are the focus
ReasonDec 07 2023
Perspectives Blog
Six Weeks Out: State of the Republican Primary
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The Iowa caucuses are less than six weeks away. What's the state of the Republican primary?
Former President Donald Trump remains the far-and-away frontrunner in the primary, averaging just under 60% support among Republicans, according to major polls aggregated by
AllSides StaffSep 09 2023
News
New Mexico Bans Guns for 30 Days, Citing a 'Public Health Order'
Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is taking drastic steps to restrict New Mexico resident’s Second Amendment rights. This week, Grisham issued an emergency “public health order” that suspends Americans’ right to carry open and concealed firearms in Albuquerque for 30 days. The Democrat cited recent crime spikes in the state’s largest city as her excuse for banning guns, adding that she
TownhallSep 06 2023
News
‘UNHINGED’: Republicans Slam Navy Secretary Accusing Tuberville Of ‘Aiding and Abetting Communist’ and ‘Autocratic Regimes’
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told CNN’s Jake Tapper that Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is “aiding and abetting” both Communist and “authoritarian” regimes by holding up military nominations over abortion policy and other objections this week. President Joe Biden’s current Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force appeared on Tuesday’s The Lead on CNN to discuss the hold
MediaiteOct 17 2023
Opinion
The world is on fire and Joe Biden is the arsonist
President Joe Biden ’s reckless decision to abruptly withdraw United States troops from Afghanistan in August 2021 set into motion an unstoppable sequence of events that have made the world a far more dangerous place. From heads of state to the legacy media, people everywhere recognized that the aftershocks of Biden’s catastrophic withdrawal would be felt for years to come. America’s
Washington ExaminerSep 21 2023
News
Angelo Carusone on Rupert Murdoch stepping down: “The world is worse off because of Rupert Murdoch”
Angelo Carusone, President & CEO of Media Matters for America, issued this statement following reports that Rupert Murdoch is retiring from the boards of Fox Corp. and News Corp. and will be replaced by his son Lachlan Murdoch:
Rupert Murdoch’s legacy is one of deceit, destruction, and death.
Wherever his media properties exist across the globe, they disregard basic
Media MattersAug 21 2023
News
Egyptian Arab Spring Activist Ahmed Douma Pardoned After Decade in Prison
Egypt’s authoritarian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has pardoned nearly three dozen political prisoners, including a leader of the Arab Spring uprising that ousted then-President Hosni Mubarak in 2011. Ahmed Douma was freed Saturday from the notorious Badr prison after nearly a decade behind bars. In 2013, he and two other protest leaders were arrested for violating a law effectively banning
Democracy Now!Aug 01 2023
News
Trump team’s comparison of indictment, Nazi Germany is ‘shameful’: Anti-Defamation League
Anti-Defamation League Director Jonathan Greenblatt on Tuesday sharply rebuked former President Trump’s campaign for likening his most recent indictment to Nazi Germany in the 1930s. “Comparing this indictment to Nazi Germany in the 1930s is factually incorrect, completely inappropriate and flat out offensive. As we have said time and again, such comparisons have no place in politics and are
The HillNov 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 StaffJul 24 2023
News
Here’s what Israel’s new law limiting power for the Supreme Court really means
Israel’s parliament approved a law that will reportedly limit the Supreme Court’s power in the judiciary system on Monday. NPR reported that the new law supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ignited protests within the country with critics of the law saying the country is being pushed “toward authoritarianism.” What does the new Israeli law say? CNN reported that Israel’s
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