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Jun 25 2012
News
Tables Turned: Wall Street Ditches Obama, Runs to Romney
The good ol' days seem to be over for President Obama as some of his biggest Wall Street donors are choosing to give their 1 percent dollars to rival Mitt Romney this election cycle.
Individuals who work in the securities and investment industry have given the Romney campaign $8.5 million through the end of April, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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TownhallJun 10 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Record Number of Job Openings, but Hiring Slower Than Expected
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 9.3 million job openings this week, the highest amount since it began tracking the number in 2000 and a good sign for the economy's COVID-19 recovery. Despite this, hiring is lagging behind; the economy added 559,000 jobs in May, more than double the amount added in April but still short of the 671,000 additions expected by Wall Street economists.
AllSides StaffJan 13 2015
News
It’s only life or death! Veterans subjected to program that ‘incentivizes bad behavior’
The Philadelphia VA announced a new incentive program earlier this month that rewards employees with cash and food for deciding cases quickly — a move that some employees say will encourage staff to rush claims and reject deserving applicants, once again leaving veterans struggling for benefits.
For some, the program is too similar to one at the Phoenix VA hospital last year that led to
Washington TimesSep 17 2019
Opinion
Trump’s Trade Policy at a Crossroads
As an election and the threat of a recession loom, the president faces down the problems of China, WTO reform, and a weakened global economic order. After President Trump’s nearly three years in the White House, we can begin to decipher the general outlines of a trade strategy. While moving in the right direction, making up for years of inattention and complacency with regard to the abuse of
Guest Writer - RightMar 26 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllSides Live: How Polarization is Ruining Our Planet with Bill Shireman
AllSides Live, our Instagram Live show, recently featured a chat with Bill Shireman, co-founder of In This Together America, an organization dedicated to reducing political polarization across the United States.
Bill Shireman chatted with AllSides Live host and Brand Ambassador Yasmin Tavakoli about how the Left and the Right can work together, political polarization and working to
AllSides StaffSep 08 2021
Perspectives Blog
Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Neta C. Crawford, a Professor of Political Science and Department Chair at Boston University. The writer's bias has not been rated.
The U.S. invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 to destroy al-Qaida, remove the Taliban from power and remake the nation. On Aug. 30, 2021, the U.S.
"The Conversation" ContributorDec 05 2014
News
The Obamacare paradox: the law looks terrible but is doing great
Politically, Obamacare has had a terrible past few weeks. First there was inaccurate enrollment data (the administration wrongly included dental plans). Then there were Jon Gruber's comments on "the stupidity of American voters." And it was capped off with Sen. Chuck Schumer saying that passing the law was a mistake. That led to headlines like: "Dark days ahead for Obamacare," "The Obamacare
VoxJan 10 2019
Perspectives Blog
Negotiations Stall as Government Shutdown Poised to Become Longest in History
Negotiations between President Trump and prominent Democrats stalled this week as the partial government shutdown inches closer to becoming the longest in history, with leaders still at an impasse over funding for a wall at the southern border. After giving an Oval Office address followed by a rebuttal from top Democrats, President Trump abruptly ended a meeting with congressional leaders on John Gable, AllSides Co-founderNov 29 2014
News
GOP's tech hurdle: They don't always get it
Republican presidential prospects like Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio have tapped the tech industry’s fat wallets and mined its big-data expertise — but these 2016 hopefuls couldn’t be further from Silicon Valley when it comes to policy. A series of major divides — from the fate of net neutrality to the future of surveillance reform — still splits this trio of prominent pols from Internet
PoliticoMay 03 2019
News
Surge: Trump Bounces to Best Economic Approval Yet in...CNN Poll
As usual, there are some worrisome data points in a generally Trump-positive poll, but start with the good news for the president: A new national survey from CNN shows public support for his handling of the economy hitting a new high, with Trump also above water on another important metric. On the heels of a better-than-expected quarter of GDP growth (the US economy has grown at an average
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