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Dec 17 2021
News
Free speech in Afghanistan? Who is silenced by Taliban, and why.
The Taliban returned to power professing a belief in freedom of speech. But in practice, they are silencing critics in keeping with their approach to imposing control over Afghan society.
For the Taliban, apparently, Naveed Jan had proved himself too dangerous to be allowed to live.
Despite limiting himself to modestly critical social media posts after the Taliban seized control
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 27 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Pro-Choicers Need a Plan
From the CenterNow that Roe vs Wade has been officially overturned, and as it becomes clear that the pro-choice community doesn’t have any more of a plan on how to protect abortion rights than it did to protect Roe from its critics, it might be a good time for pro-choice believers to look for guidance from the strongest abortion rights advocate and most prominent feminist voice to ever
Dan Schnur
Jun 08 2021
News
Arizona Senate race: New GOP candidate jumps into crucial 2022 battle
The recently retired adjutant general of the Arizona National Guard on Tuesday launched a Republican campaign for the Senate in his home state, becoming the latest contender to join a growing GOP field of candidates hoping to square off next year against freshman Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, whom national Republicans view as vulnerable in the 2022 midterm elections.
Fox News (Online News)
Nov 20 2020
Fact Check
Fact-checking Giuliani and the Trump legal team's wild, fact-free press conference
In a wild, tangent-filled and often contentious press briefing led by President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, the Trump campaign's legal team laid out its case for widespread voter fraud in the election. The roughly 90-minute briefing was overflowing with falsehoods and conspiracy theories.
At no point did Trump's legal team offer any proof for their allegations of
CNN (Online News)
Jan 27 2022
Opinion
Who is on Biden’s shortlist to replace retiring Justice Breyer?
With Justice Stephen Breyer’s reported retirement opening a seat on the Supreme Court, President Joe Biden has a chance to fulfill a campaign promise to name a Black woman to the Court for the first time.
Only two African Americans, Justices Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas, have served on the nation’s highest court, and only one woman of color has been a justice — Justice Sonia
Vox
Feb 28 2022
News
Trump ignores Farage – and risks midterm elections farrago – with insistence on big lie
The sagest advice given to Donald Trump all week came from a man who is neither a Republican nor an American.
Nigel Farage, the British politician, broadcaster and demagogue whose Brexit campaign coincided with Trump’s rise to power, warned his old pal against endlessly fixating on the 2020 election.
“This message of a stolen election, if you think about it, is actually a
The Guardian
Feb 07 2022
News
Biden’s Regulatory Drive Sparks Pushback From Business Lobbyists
The Biden administration is preparing a wave of new regulations as it embarks on its second year, sparking resistance campaigns from business lobbyists representing financial services, agribusiness, medical-device makers and others.
Lobbyists and business groups are responding to what some describe as the federal government’s most concerted regulatory push since the Obama administration
Wall Street Journal (News)
Dec 15 2021
Analysis
How redistricting will shape politics in the West for the next decade
States across the West are finalizing their new election district maps for the next decade based on 2020 U.S. Census data, and their decisions will have far-reaching consequences.
In California, Republican Rep. Devin Nunes announced he won’t seek reelection after redistricting put him in a much more competitive district, exchanging a shot at the chairmanship of the influential House
Deseret News
Oct 28 2020
News
FBI, DOJ announce indictment against 8 Chinese operatives
FBI Director Christopher Wray and Assistant Attorney General for National Security John C. Demers announced an indictment of eight Chinese operatives accused of taking part in a widespread campaign to intimidate and coerce dissidents around the world that have reached U.S. soil.
During a Wednesday news conference, Demers stated that the alleged acts were part of China's Operation Fox
Fox News (Online News)
Oct 21 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The Week, USA Today Cover Republican and Democrat Purportedly Racist Comments Differently
Last week, Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez resigned after audio leaked of her making comments some saw as racist. Meanwhile, Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville, a Republican, was also accused of racist remarks by commenters on the left when he pushed back on Democrats’ calls for reparations.
AllSides spotted media bias by spin and bias by omission in how two news outlets
Julie Mastrine