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Dec 19 2015
News
Sanders gets the fight he wanted
Bernie Sanders has turned months of private grumbling into public accusations that the party establishment is doing everything in its power to elect Hillary Clinton president. He’s not the first to level that charge. In fact, he’s late to that party. But by twisting his breach of Clinton’s voter files into an indictment of the Democratic Party for temporarily cutting him off from his own data
PoliticoJul 15 2015
News
This astonishing chart shows how moderate Republicans are an endangered species
Political scientists have known for years that political polarization is largely a one-sided phenomenon: in recent decades the Republican Party has moved to the right much faster than Democrats have moved to the left. As Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution has described it, "Republicans have become a radical insurgency—ideologically extreme, contemptuous of the inherited policy regime,
Washington PostMay 23 2021
News
Trump’s internet influence drops to five-year low as much-promoted blog falls flat, report says
Donald Trump’s new website is up, and his online presence is down – way down.
According to a new report by The Washington Post, social media engagement with Mr Trump is at its lowest point since he ran for president five years ago. Even since January, it’s down by 95 per cent.
“The difference is ridiculous,” Megan Squire, an Elon University computer science professor who studied
The IndependentAug 12 2019
Opinion
Foreign interference in our elections is an American crisis
The debate around election security has been fierce and full of misinformation in recent days. Now that it's circled all the way back around to the cable news and pundit class, it is time to clear the air around what's quickly devolved into a partisan, points-scoring exercise.
Foreign interference is a national crisis, and stopping foreign interference is about the integrity of our
The FulcrumApr 26 2019
News
US economy posts strong first quarter, but consumer spending slows
The US economy grew at a much better than expected rate in the first quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The top-line number is a pleasant surprise in a quarter marked by a government shutdown, severe weather, Boeing's troubles with the 737 Max, fears of an escalating trade war and the gradual fading of fiscal stimulus from tax cuts.
But digging into the details of the
CNN DigitalJan 15 2020
News
NSA alerted Microsoft to major Windows security flaw
The National Security Agency recently alerted Microsoft to a major flaw in its Windows operating system that could let hackers pose as legitimate software companies, agency officials said on Tuesday.
Microsoft (MSFT) issued a software update on Tuesday to fix the vulnerability, as part of its normal schedule for releasing software patches.
News of the vulnerability and patch were
CNN DigitalDec 22 2014
News
Sony Hack Is Bad, But the Real Cyberwar Is All Around You
Sony is reeling from the effects of its recent massive breach, in which hackers were able to penetrate the company's systems at a deep level -- and make Hollywood insiders blush by releasing troves of internal data and private emails.
The scope of the breach, and the extent to which Sony was targeted, appears shocking to the public. But cybersecurity experts say this is happening all
NBC News DigitalJul 06 2017
Perspectives Blog
Trump's War with the Media
President Trump's war with the mainstream media reached new heights this week when he tweeted a controversial video of himself attacking the CNN logo. While his actions received condemnation from several news outlets, coverage of the tweet varied drastically across the partisan divide. Left-leaning sources cited Trump's penchant for violent rhetoric, whereas Right-leaning sources were more apt to John Gable, AllSides Co-founderDec 01 2016
Perspectives Blog
Remaking the Presidency with Trump Cabinet
As President-elect slowly rolls out picks for his cabinet, the public continues to find everything wrong, and right, with each one. There are still many poisitons to fill, not the least of which is Secretary of State. Of those chosen so far, some have been firm supporters of his from the campaign, while others like Nikki Haley and (possibly Mitt Romney) were Never Trump-ers. While Republicans John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 20 2021
Perspectives Blog
The Partisan Divide on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
On September 9th, President Biden announced new vaccine requirements for both federal and private employees. All employers with over 100 employees were told to mandate vaccination or test employees weekly for COVID-19.
The mandate has become severely controversial, leading to debates over public health, personal freedom, the U.S. Constitution, safety of the vaccines, and much else. As
Andrew Weinzierl