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May 03 2021
Perspectives Blog
How Joe Biden Can Renew America’s National Dialogue
Reweaving the fabric of civil dialogue must be a national priority, and mediation is the way to do it right. “Too many Americans see our public life, not as an arena for mediation of our differences,” Joe Biden has observed, but “as an occasion for total, unrelenting, partisan warfare.” Mediation can be defined as the convening of people across differences in service of responsible problem-
Eugene B. KoganJun 09 2016
News
Weinstein Company Requests Takedown of Katie Couric Interviews Featured in Free Beacon Story
The Weinstein Company, which owns the distribution rights for 2014’s Fed Up, requested that two interviews at the center of accusations that the Katie Couric-produced and narrated documentary used deceptive editing be removed from Youtube.
Youtube documentation lists the takedown request as “manually detected” and made by the Weinstein Company. The Washington Free Beacon has initiated a
Washington Free BeaconJul 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: How should we handle controversial statues in public areas?
Tear them down and destroy them These statues glorify racism and hate. We must tear them down now to have our voices heard and to drive change. See arguments » Tear them down and put them in museums These statues glorify racism and hate. We must take them down, and put them in museums to warn against the evils of the past. See arguments » Discuss and deliberate Julie MastrineApr 26 2021
Analysis
D.C. statehood: Advancing the cause of Democrats? Or democracy?
Eleanor Holmes Norton’s family has been fighting for equality since the 1800s, when her great-grandfather escaped slavery to come work in Washington, D.C., but – as she puts it – “didn’t quite find his freedom.”
She grew up in segregated neighborhoods, went on to Yale Law School, and has represented the District of Columbia in Congress for 30 years. Yet as a delegate, she has never
Christian Science MonitorJul 31 2019
News
Democratic Party divide on display at debate; A look at Tuesday's winners and losers
It was a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party on stage in the Motor City. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren -- the presidential primary field's liberal standard-bearers -- were pulled into what was essentially a two-and-a-half-hour fight with their more moderate rivals Tuesday night at the second round of Democratic nomination debates. The result was the party's divide on full
Fox News DigitalJun 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
“Ellie Kemper and the KKK Ball”: Media Ignores Crucial Fact About 1999 Pageant
From The Right:This viewpoint is from an author rated as Lean Right.
Unless you took an off-the-grid vacation in June, you’ve likely seen a myriad of headlines labeling Ellie Kemper of The Office and Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt fame as the “KKK Princess” for an event she took part in 22 years ago, as a 19 year old college student.
It’s still unclear who first “broke” the
Seth Tower HurdSep 14 2013
News
GOP, Tea Party Face Growing Divide
Tea party activists, once unquestioned as a benefit to the Republican Party for supplying it with votes and energy, are now criticizing GOP leaders at seemingly every turn.
They're demanding that Congress use upcoming budget votes to deny money for implementing President Barack Obama's 2010 health care law, even amid warnings that the strategy could lead to a government shutdown. They'
HuffPostSep 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Neta C. Crawford, a Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S.
"The Conversation" ContributorMar 08 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Manafort sentencing marks rare reprieve for Trump world in Mueller probe
Washington (CNN)Donald Trump has rarely caught a break since special counsel Robert Mueller clamped a vise around his White House two years ago.
Yet the shorter than expected sentence handed to his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort is giving the President a few, rare crumbs of comfort as he faces down an expansive set of criminal, civil and congressional investigations into his
Guest Writer - LeftJul 08 2019
Perspectives Blog
How a Hijab-Wearing Muslim and a MAGA Hat-Wearing Conservative Formed a Friendship
Amina Amdeen is a Muslim who wears a hijab. She’s been in situations where people have tried to remove her hijab from her head. So when she saw a group of protestors trying to light conservative Joseph Weidknecht on fire and snatch a Make America Great Again (MAGA) hat from his head, she took swift action to defend him.
The event took place at a march protesting the election of Donald
Julie Mastrine