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Jul 12 2012
News
NAACP is hard sell for Romney
Mitt Romney carried his promise of across-the-board economic revival to the nations leading black civil rights group Wednesday, but drew boos when he talked of repealing President Obamas health care law.
Some in the audience at the NAACP convention in Houston chuckled at his assertion that hes the best political fit for the black community and it became clear attendees would be tough
Washington TimesAug 14 2019
Headline Roundup
Jeffrey Epstein Accuser Files Suit
A woman who alleges Jeffrey Epstein raped her when she was 15 is now suing Epstein's estate. Jennifer Araoz, who is now 32, says the rape took place at Epstein's townhouse in 2002. Some analysts say this may only be the first of many civil suits.
Bloomberg New York Times (Opinion) Newsmax (News)Jan 10 2024
Headline Roundup
What To Watch for in Wednesday’s Republican Primary Debate
On Wednesday evening, Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will square off in a head-to-head debate in Des Moines, Iowa, as they battle to emerge as the clear alternative to front-runner and former President Donald Trump.
Key Details: The debate comes before the Iowa Caucuses, which will be held on Monday, January 15th, as the first-in-the-nation test for the
Washington Times Reuters USA TODAYFeb 09 2017
Opinion
No, Elizabeth Warren Doesn’t Belong in the Same Breath as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks
The #ShePersisted campaign’s insistence that she does is offensive in the extreme. ‘Nevertheless, she persisted,” said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, explaining his decision to invoke Senate Rule 19 against Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren, who was reading a letter in an attack on attorney-general nominee Jeff Sessions on the floor of the upper chamber. Within hours, McConnell’s remark
National Review (News)Nov 11 2019
News
Remembering The 1st Veterans Memorialized By Veterans Day
In the United Kingdom, Veterans Day is celebrated with red paper poppies pinned to lapels in remembrance of those who served in World War I. The practice caught on after the bloody battlefields of France bloomed with red poppies following the war. Every year British people wear these red flower pins for about a month leading up to Nov. 11, and buying one of these paper flowers funds veterans
NPR (Online News)Jul 14 2015
News
Partisan voters treat politics and elections like a competitive sports rivalry.
The rise of political polarization in the U.S. government has been mirrored by a similar trend of growing animosity between people who support different parties. But how have these – often uncivil – rivalries arisen? Using data from two representative surveys of Americans in 2010 and 2012, Patrick R. Miller find that partisans treat politics as they would a sports rivalry, with parties viewed
London School of EconomicsJun 05 2012
News
OPINION: Fix, don't destroy, public worker unions
If Republican Gov. Scott Walker wins his recall election Tuesday in Wisconsin, conservatives will rightly claim a major victory against public employee unions. But for the country's sake, it will be far better if this struggle remains a fight rather than all-out war. The Wisconsin vote is widely seen on the right as the second most important election of 2012. It was ignited when Walker pushed
CNN DigitalMar 12 2019
Perspectives Blog
Political Polarization in America, in Two Fascinating Charts
Polarization in America is something I've been able to get a clear sense of when reading the news or checking social media, but ever since I saw these two charts illustrating the problem, I haven't been able to get them out of my head.
The first, from The Economist (Lean Left media bias), shows the distribution of ideology of House candidates who won their primaries in 2018.
Julie MastrineSep 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Inside AllSides: What is the Enemy of Trust in the Media?
At AllSides, we often say filter bubbles — the digital chambers in which people only see info that confirms their priors — are one of the main issues standing between the polarized public and a more civil society. But does it go deeper than that?
AllSides CEO John Gable recently read and shared an article about this question with the rest of our team. The Aug. 24 article, published by
AllSides StaffSep 27 2023
Headline Roundup
Judge Finds Donald Trump Committed Fraud in New York
On Tuesday, a New York State Judge found former President Donald Trump committed fraud by exaggerating the value of his real estate holdings and rescinded some of Trump's business licenses.
Key Details: Justice Arthur F. Engoron ruled that New York Attorney General Letitia James had proven the main elements of her civil case against Trump and his businesses. Engoron also rejected Trump'
New York Times (News) Washington Times The Hill