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May 21 2021
Perspectives Blog
When the Supreme Court Hands Abortion Over to Congress
From the Center: This viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
No less of a pro-choice advocate than the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg was consistently critical of the Supreme Court’s seminal Roe vs Wade decision which protected a pregnant woman’s ability to have a legal abortion. Ginsburg supported the legal protection for a woman’s right to choose, of course, but she also suggested that the
Dan Schnur
Mar 31 2020
News
Party of the Working Man? Pelosi Proposes Something That Will Give Millionaires Billions in Benefits
With the Wuhan coronavirus reaping havoc to the U.S. economy, the Trump White House put together a $2 trillion relief package that was needlessly derailed by politics, thanks to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. You remember the theatrics. Senate Democrats and Republicans had a bipartisan package after working through the week and weekend. On March 21, it was pretty
Townhall
Aug 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Senate Passes $1T Infrastructure Bill, Releases $3.5T Budget Plan
The Senate passed the Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure package Tuesday, and the next day approved Democrats' framework for a $3.5 trillion budget plan. The infrastructure vote was bipartisan, 69-30 — the bill will provide funds for highways, broadband and sustainability-focused assessments. Meanwhile, the budget vote was hyper-partisan, 50-49. Some Republicans say the plan is
AllSides Staff
Mar 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Vaccine Outlook Improves; Some States Loosen Pandemic Restrictions
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President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the U.S. will now have enough COVID-19 vaccines to inoculate all adults by the end of May, two months sooner than the previously-predicted July. Amid that expansion and falling new COVID-19 case rates, some states have loosened pandemic restrictions; Texas is lifting the
AllSides Staff
May 28 2021
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias and The Lab Leak Theory: A Comprehensive Look
This week, the media sphere has been abuzz with news stories highlighting how the theory that COVID-19 emerged from a Chinese laboratory is now plausible — and as a result, many have pointed out apparent media bias.
Many journalists who had previously run headlines painting such an inquiry as a “conspiracy theory” or “debunked” now appeared to be changing their tune, treating the lab
Julie Mastrine
Jun 11 2021
Perspectives Blog
When Everyone is Mad at Kamala Harris
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Kamala Harris has always understood the power of a good sound bite.
During a Democratic primary debate last year, she captured headlines by putting Joe Biden on the defensive during an exchange over mandatory school busing, when she personalized her argument by saying “And that little girl was me.”
Within no
Dan Schnur
Aug 05 2020
News
What's Driving Recent Crime Statistics?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, homicide rates in major cities have increased 24% so far this year. Many cities saw drops in other crimes, however, including robberies, burglaries, and rapes, Abridge News
Jan 27 2021
Analysis
SIX DAYS: Biden Signs A Whopping 28 Executive Orders, Dwarfing His Predecessors
Joe Biden issued a whopping 28 executive orders, dwarfing the number of executive orders issued by former presidents in the initial days of their tenure.
Former President Trump signed only four executive orders in the first week of his tenure, with a total of 220 executive orders signed in his total time as president. Former President Obama signed five in the first week and 276
The Daily Wire
Mar 15 2021
Analysis
How a year like no other summoned unsuspected strengths across cultures
The fence around St. James Presbyterian Church, in a quiet suburb of Johannesburg, evinces a reality whose raw numbers can leave neighbors numb.
A year into a pandemic that has taken over 50,000 lives in South Africa, church caretaker Leonard Makuya still wakes each day to hear the latest death toll on the radio, dunking bread in his milky tea as he listens.
He and a colleague
Christian Science Monitor
Jun 22 2022
Headline Roundup
Democrats Urge Google to Update Abortion Searches Suggesting 'Fake Clinics'
Democratic lawmakers have requested Google to promptly update its search engine results to give more accurate results to users seeking information about abortions.
In a letter sent Friday to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, 20 Democratic members of Congress and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.) labeled pregnancy centers that do not offer abortions "fake clinics." The request was prompted
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