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Mar 22 2019
News
Engineering elections? U.S. top court examines electoral map manipulation
Before the Republican-led state legislature divided their city and even their college campus into two different districts in a bid to boost the party’s election chances, students like recent graduate Vashti Smith could vote for the Democratic U.S. congressional candidate and know that person could win.
Thanks to partisan gerrymandering - a practice the Supreme Court will examine on
ReutersMar 21 2019
News
Trump to sign executive order promoting free speech on college campuses
President Trump will sign an executive order Thursday requiring colleges and universities to ensure free speech on campus, in the wake of cases of conservatives being attacked for expressing their views.
A senior administration official said Mr. Trump’s order will require colleges that receive federal research grant money to certify that they “promote free inquiry.”
“The
Washington TimesMar 20 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Is Betomania Real or Phony?
The advent of Beto O’Rourke’s presidential candidacy has Democrats arguing ferociously among themselves.
Within days of his announcement that he was running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Beto O’Rourke shot up in the rankings in terms of money, media coverage and Google searches.
Then the knives came out — progressives, women, African-Americans and party loyalists
Guest Writer - LeftJun 23 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: House Gun Sit-In
On Wednesday, a group of House Democrats staged something new: a sit-in to protest a lack of action on gun control. The 25-hour occupation caught the attention of social media. By sitting in, were the Democrats standing up for something that most Americans support - or was it a time-wasting stunt against crucial gun rights? Let’s have a look at a cross-section of coverage in the media today. John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 15 2017
Perspectives Blog
Shooting of Louisiana Congressman
Yesterday morning in Alexandria, VA, a gunman opened fire on the GOP's Congressional Baseball Game practice, critically wounding House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.). In the wake of the shooting, leaders from both sides of the aisle have come together expressing calls for unity, and many have been denouncing extreme rhetoric. The annual Republican/ Democratic baseball game is still on - you John Gable, AllSides Co-founderFeb 21 2015
News
Numbers Show Senate Women Get More Done Than Men
The last Congress came close to being the least productive since the days of Harry Truman, outdone only by the Congress that preceded it. New research suggests that maybe if there had been more women on Capitol Hill, legislators could have gotten more done.
According to an analysis by Quorum, a new startup in D.C. that offers data on legislators, Senate women have been more likely than
HuffPostJun 07 2018
Perspectives Blog
Supreme Court Cake Ruling Heralded by Both Sides
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of Christian baker Jack Phillips who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Some on the Left have said that the verdict is a victory, as the Court's majority opinion does not sanction a First Amendment right to discriminate, but instead says that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission displayed a bias against Mr. Phillips' faith in his initial John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 07 2019
News
U.S. Added 75,000 Jobs in May as Hiring Slowed
Employers tapped the brakes on hiring in May, signaling companies are taking a more cautious approach at a time of slowing global growth and trade tensions and adding to other signs of slowing U.S. economic growth this spring.
The economy added 75,000 jobs in May, marking the 104th straight month of gains, but pulling back from two months of stronger hiring, the Labor Department said
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 05 2015
News
The College Loan Bombshell Hidden in the Budget
In obscure data tables buried deep in its 2016 budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed this week that its student loan program had a $21.8 billion shortfall last year, apparently the largest ever recorded for any government credit program. The main cause of the shortfall was President Barack Obama’s recent efforts to provide relief for borrowers drowning in student debt, reforms
PoliticoFeb 04 2015
News
Preschooler Measles Vaccination Rate Below 90 Percent in 17 States
Seventeen U.S. states, almost half of them in the South, have rates of less than 90 percent of preschoolers receiving the recommended measles, mumps and rubella vaccination, according to a nonprofit group’s study.
No state in the Northeast was below 90 percent, while eight in the South, five in the West and four in the Midwest were, according to data compiled from the 2013 National
Newsmax (News)