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Apr 28 2017
News
Six things Trump can do to squeeze North Korea --without sparking war
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson heads to New York Friday to pressure the United Nations Security Council to increase economic pressure on North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program.
USA TODAY
Jun 30 2021
News
Tucker Carlson doubles down on NSA spy claim after agency denial
Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday again insisted that he is being spied on by the federal government despite the nation's leading intelligence agency refuting his claim earlier the same day.
"Did the Biden administration read my personal emails? That’s the question that we asked directly to NSA officials when we spoke to them about 20 minutes ago in a very heated conversation,"
The Hill
May 14 2020
News
Obamagate
On Wednesday, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) released a list of Obama administration officials who submitted requests to unmask the identity of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn. (US Senate)
On Monday, President Donald Trump tweeted “OBAMAGATE makes Watergate look small time!” and continued tweeting similar thoughts throughout the day. (Twitter)
The Flip Side
Jun 25 2020
News
Trump administration calls on US marshals to assist in protecting monuments nationwide
The Trump administration has told U.S. marshals to be at-the-ready and prepared to guard monuments across the nation from destruction after President Donald Trump vowed to crack down on those destroying federal property in the ongoing George Floyd protests.
The Washington Post reported Wednesday:
In an email, Marshals Service Assistant Director Andrew C. Smith wrote that the
The Blaze
Nov 20 2019
News
The economic debate over the minimum wage, explained
For at least the last 25 years, labor economists have been compiling reams of evidence trying to answer one big question: Do minimum wage laws cost us jobs?
In introductory economics courses, students are typically taught that setting price floors — on milk, oil, or labor — causes supply to exceed demand. In the case of labor, what that means is that if there’s a minimum wage, employers
Vox
Jul 17 2020
News
Federal officers using unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland
Federal officers, clad in unmarked military fatigues and driving unmarked vans, have reportedly been abruptly grabbing and detaining protesters in Portland, Ore., as the tension between the forces sent to protect federal property and demonstrators continues.
Protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the end of May have been dominating Portland's downtown
The Hill
Apr 16 2020
News
Study: Universal Vote-by-Mail Doesn't Give Either Party an Advantage
Despite President Donald Trump's claims that there would “never be a Republican elected in this country again” if there was a universal vote-by-mail system in place, a new study suggests neither party would have an advantage.
A study from Stanford University’s Democracy and Polarization Lab released Wednesday indicates a vote-by-mail option doesn’t benefit either major political party,
Newsmax (News)
Jul 18 2022
Perspectives Blog
Democrats aim to design a presidential nomination process that gives everyone a voice – and produces a winning candidate
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Barbara A. Trish, an Professor of Political Science at Grinnell College The writer's bias has not been rated.
For the past few election cycles, the quartet of Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina has had a lock on the early spots in the Democratic Party’s
"The Conversation" Contributor
Aug 18 2021
Perspectives Blog
Emotion is a big part of how you assess risk – and why it’s so hard to be objective about pandemic precautions
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Sheldon H. Jacobson, a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The writer's bias has not been rated.
People tend to overestimate or underestimate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing
"The Conversation" Contributor