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Jul 16 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Biden Unites the Country to Confront a Mortal Threat – Sort Of
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
President Joe Biden spoke at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this week, where he called the debate over voting rights “the most significant test of our democracy since the Civil war.” The next day he went to Capitol Hill for his first closed-door session with Senate Democrats to rally them in support of his
Dan SchnurAug 17 2020
News
New CNN Polling Shows Major Shift in the Race for the White House
Ahead of the DNC convention kick off Monday night, President Trump has gained major ground against rival Joe Biden in CNN's latest polling.
"Overall, 50% of registered voters back the Biden-Harris ticket, while 46% say they support Trump and Pence, right at the poll's margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points. Among the 72% of voters who say they are either extremely or very
TownhallFeb 10 2015
News
Jesse Matthew charged in Hannah Graham slaying
The man suspected of killing college student Hannah Graham has now been officially charged with her slaying, CNN affiliates reported late Monday night.
CNN DigitalFeb 27 2020
News
Bernie Sanders: 18 things the Democratic front-runner believes
Bernie Sanders is the national frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Vermont senator has promised a political revolution, but what does that mean? What does he actually stand for?
1. He's a democratic socialist - Sanders is a self-described "democratic socialist", but in his long political career he became comfortable with just "socialist" ("I am a socialist and
BBC NewsAug 01 2021
News
Fauci says more ‘pain and suffering’ still ahead because so many Americans are unvaccinated
Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Sunday that more “pain and suffering” is on the horizon as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get their shots.
Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, also said he doesn’t foresee additional lockdowns in the U.S. because he believes enough people are vaccinated to avoid a recurrence of last winter. However,
Daily PressSep 23 2017
News
Obama-era campus sex assault rules rescinded
The Trump administration has overturned rules introduced under President Barack Obama for handling university sex assault allegations.
BBC NewsJul 28 2020
Opinion
Higher Ed and the Fragmentation of America
Some physicists believe the cosmos is home to an infinite number of bubble-shaped, parallel universes. The same theory could describe today’s American politics.
Somewhere between the rise of cable news and social media, our shared sense of reality splintered. We live in an era of endless political narratives, in which the phrase “my truth” is supposed to be taken seriously. Algorithms
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jun 02 2022
Perspectives Blog
What Are "Assault Rifles" and "Assault Weapons"?
In the wake of mass violence in the United States, especially attacks that involve rifles, some voices often call for bans on "assault rifles" or "assault weapons," while others push back. But what exactly would that include? For advocates of such bans, "assault rifles" and "assault weapons'' are terms used broadly to describe automatic and semiautomatic rifles, especially those
Henry A. BrechterNov 08 2018
News
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Taken to DC Hospital After Fall at Court
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been taken to the George Washington University hospital in Washington, D.C. Thursday for "observation and treatment" after taking a fall in court Wednesday night. She has reportedly broken three of her ribs.
TownhallJun 08 2019
News
Sanders to give speech defending 'democratic socialism'
White House hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will give a speech next week in Washington, D.C., defending “democratic socialism,” his campaign announced Saturday. The speech on Wednesday at George Washington University will address how “democratic socialism is the only way to defeat oligarchy and authoritarianism,” according to a press release from his campaign.
The Hill