AllSides Balanced Search reveals information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so you can get the full picture.
Sep 24 2019
News
Warren Rising in Iowa
In a recent Iowa Democratic primary poll conducted by the Des Moines Register, “[Elizabeth] Warren, the U.S. senator from Massachusetts, now holds a 2-percentage-point lead, with 22% of likely Democratic caucusgoers saying she is their first choice for president. It is the first time she has led in the Register’s poll. Former Vice President Biden, who had led each of the Register’s three
The Flip SideApr 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Biden Channels His Inner FDR
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
When Joe Biden ran for president last year, there were times when it sounded like he was campaigning for Barack Obama’s third term in office. But at this early stage of his own presidency, Biden has decided that he would prefer to serve Franklin Roosevelt’s fifth term instead.
There is nothing in Biden’s
Dan SchnurApr 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
Surveys Show Republican Voters Actually Support Increasing the Minimum Wage, Just Not to $15/Hour
U.S. Congress will consider a $15 minimum wage for the second time soon. Joe Biden and most congressional Democrats want to more than double the minimum hourly wage from its current level of $7.25. Although Democrats have this policy goal, survey data (see below) show that the majority of Republican voters actually support raising the minimum wage as well, just not to a level as high as $15
Bella JasperMar 05 2020
Opinion
Joe Biden just turned into the aspirin America needs for its Trump headache
An idea from progressive Catholic theology might be useful for our times: pater patitur — the father suffers. It goes like this: A father figure, divine or otherwise, isn’t meant to relieve our suffering. Nor should he suffer for us, which suggests condescension. And he certainly shouldn’t inflict suffering on us, as too many parents do with their children. Rather, the father’s role is to
Los Angeles TimesJan 27 2021
News
Why it’s still (very much) Donald Trump’s Republican Party
All that talk about the ex-president starting a third party? Not happening. He’s working hard to keep Republicans loyal – and help the party retake the House and Senate in 2022.
Dear reader:
Don’t let the eerie quiet of a Trump-free Twitter fool you. One week out of office, former President Donald Trump is still very much with us. He’s set up an office in Florida, and remains
Christian Science MonitorFeb 16 2015
News
Democrats seek relief from health law penalties
The official sign-up season for President Barack Obama's health care law may be over, but leading congressional Democrats say millions of Americans facing new tax penalties deserve a second chance.
Three senior House members strongly urged the administration Monday to grant a special sign-up opportunity for uninsured taxpayers who will be facing fines under the law for the first time
TownhallAug 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
When the Democrats Tell Young People To Wait Their Turn
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez received one minute to address the Democratic National Convention this week. That’s only one minute more than I got.
Joe Biden frequently talks about himself as a transition to a new generation of political leadership. But the Democrats’ future has not been on display this week nearly as much as its past. The first three nights are designed to highlight Clintons
Dan SchnurMay 28 2019
News
How each 2020 Democratic presidential candidate could win
Now that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has entered the 2020 Democratic primary, we think the field is set. (Okay, Georgia politician Stacey Abrams could decide as late as the fall, but that’s the only question mark we know about.)
That means at least two dozen people are seriously competing in the primary. With each new entrant, I’ve been asking myself: What would it take for this
Washington PostFeb 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Someone You’ve Never Heard Of Is In Charge
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Most Americans do not know who the parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate is. In fact, most Americans do not know that there is a U.S. Senate parliamentarian. But the position is held by a woman by the name of Elizabeth MacDonough, who has just single-handedly reframed the national conversation about COVID-19 relief
Dan SchnurMay 10 2019
News
Trump’s Fake Fight Against Real News
Pretending to ban a Washington Post columnist from the White House is a sign that the White House is losing its public-relations battle with journalists.
President Donald Trump must spend hours and hours of his executive time thinking up new ways to tease and taunt the press.
He has stirred hatred for reporters by calling them the “enemy of the people” and describing their
Politico