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Aug 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Partisan Divide Emerges on Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The Inflation Reduction Act (a scaled-back version of Biden’s defunct Build Back Better legislation) recently passed in the Senate after over a year of negotiation. Worth roughly $740 billion, the bill contains
Clare Ashcraft
Aug 01 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Foreign Policy
Should America be the world's police? How much should we intervene in other countries’ affairs, if ever?
How much power should the U.S. give to international institutions like the United Nations? These are recurring questions that the American public revisits every few years. There is fierce debate on all sides of the political spectrum about how much influence and involvement
Clare Ashcraft
Aug 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The UK's Only Youth Gender Clinic Announces Plan to Shut Down
Each week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK announced plans on July 28 to close Tavistock Centre, the only gender identity specialist clinic for children and young people in the UK. Media in the UK, the
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 29 2022
Perspectives Blog
What Polling Shows About the State of Political Polarization
The University of Chicago Institute of Politics recently released data that shines light on the state of political polarization and discourse in the nation.
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Many of us feel the toxicity of our current political landscape, and the polling data reflects this in a few ways. Forty-nine percent of respondents say they avoid talking about politics with others entirely
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Family and Childcare Policy
For many, family transcends politics. People form relationships across the aisle because their kids are in the same soccer league or they meet parents with similar concerns in their local communities. Some families fight about politics at Thanksgiving but hug each other before leaving the dinner table.
However, just because family connections often transcend political divides, that
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Social Media Issues
Social media has undeniably shaped how all of us consume news and perceive the world. This has resulted in calls from the left and the right to reign in Big Tech – though for different reasons. The left is more concerned about online safety and misinformation and the right is worried about unfair censorship. While much of the backlash is bipartisan, there is dissent about some of the proposed
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 15 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: 10-year-old Ohio Girl Gets Abortion in Indiana
A story broken by The Indianapolis Star at the beginning of July cited a gynecologist who claimed that a 10-year-old-girl recently was forced to travel to Indiana to receive an abortion after she was raped.
The story has been covered by numerous national outlets since and boosted by President Biden, who mentioned it as he signed an executive order in response to the Supreme Court’s
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 11 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Religious Liberty
Religious freedom has long been intertwined with hot-button issues from gay rights to abortion. When the line between religion and politics gets blurry, some call to uphold church-state separation, while others believe that religion can never be entirely separate from political beliefs.
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Clare Ashcraft
Jul 08 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Reuters Displays Slant in Akron Police Killing
On July 3, police in Akron, Ohio released body camera footage of the police killing of Jayland Walker. AllSides detected numerous types of media bias on display in Reuters’ (Center bias) coverage of the incident, including word choice bias, bias by placement, slant, and spin.
On June 27, Jayland Walker was asked to pull over by police for a traffic violation. When he refused, a car
Clare Ashcraft
Jul 05 2022
Perspectives Blog
Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court used to be one of the areas of government that was the least impacted by the nation's extreme polarization, frequently finding common ground, but recent SCOTUS rulings have magnified our divisions. On the left, there have been renewed calls by some to expand the court following recent rulings that are viewed as conservative. And many on the right disagree. Related: How
Clare Ashcraft