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Dec 21 2020
Perspectives Blog
Weekly United News Roundup: Early Dec. Polls Found Americans of All Political Stripes Strongly Supported A New Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
Plus, a bipartisan “908 Coalition” and increased openness toward the vaccine
Congressional leaders announced an agreement on a $900 billion coronavirus relief bill Sunday night.
Polls conducted in early December found the desire for a new stimulus bill was shared among Democrats and Republicans alike. Republican enthusiasm somewhat lagged that of Democrats, but Republicans still
James CoanJul 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
When AOC Looks Like a Moderate
Our daughter, who is young, multi-ethnic and fiercely progressive, has been an ardent fan of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the beginning. I have not.
But I am an older white man who shares those demographic characteristics with 44-and-a-half of our nation’s 45 presidents, and I admit that I had not previously appreciated the motivational appeal of leaders who provide a different voice
Dan SchnurJun 11 2020
Perspectives Blog
Univision, Telemundo Accused of Racial Bias
Since recent rioting and protesting began in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police, media outlets across the spectrum have been accused of many types of bias. While these biases often favor one political party or political movement, some claim that coverage of the unrest in United States cities have favored certain racial and ethnic groups.
Univision and Telemundo,
Hirsh JoshiJul 13 2021
Perspectives Blog
Where Americans Agree & Disagree About Voter ID
In the aftermath of the 2020 Presidential Election, a lot of debate has ensued around election procedures in the United States — heightened by allegations of voter fraud or voter suppression — which has led to hundreds of laws being proposed in nearly every U.S. state that would make significant changes to the voting process. Many of these are often referred to as voting “restrictions” while
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Aug 14 2019
News
Timing is everything: Why 'off year' elections are a turnout buzz kill
The mayor of Fort Worth, Betsy Price, had an answer for her city's historically low turnout in local elections. She blamed the schools.
"Part of the problem is public schools aren't teaching civic engagement," she said during a mayoral debate in May, the election a few days away.
One of her challengers, though, blamed the press. "If the media would get more behind things and get
The FulcrumNov 21 2020
Analysis
Post-truth politics: As Trump pushes ‘fraud,’ partisans pick their own reality
President Donald Trump’s false insistence that he is the rightful winner of the 2020 election has exposed like nothing else in his time in office the possibility that America is becoming a post-truth society, where political partisans can’t agree on a unifying framework of facts, and emotion and personal belief steer the winds of public opinion.
Since the vote, Democrats and Republicans
Christian Science MonitorJan 09 2022
Headline Roundup
CDC Clarifies the 'Record Number' of Children Hospitalized with COVID-19 Amid Rise in Cases
A record number of 672 children in the US were hospitalized with COVID-19 this week, according to CDC data.
The previous record of daily hospital admissions for the 0-17 age group was 340 children back in September 2021. However, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that the agency has "not yet seen a signal that there is any increased severity in this age demographic." Seniors over
Business Insider The Daily Wire BuzzFeed NewsOct 24 2020
Analysis
White working class is shrinking. It still may decide 2020 election.
Almost every morning, half a dozen men meet for coffee at Max’s Deli, a diner that shares a wall with an auto supply shop, to talk politics. Some live “up the line” or “down the line” – a reference to the historic Scranton railway – but all have lived in the area their entire lives. And come Nov. 3, all are planning to vote for President Donald Trump.
“I’ve never really been political
Christian Science MonitorAug 05 2019
Perspectives Blog
President Trump Tweets About Media Bias in Wake of Mass Shootings
President Trump tweeted about media bias following two mass shootings that occurred over the weekend in Dayton, OH and El Paso, TX. The shootings had claimed 29 lives as of Monday afternoon.
The Media has a big responsibility to life and safety in our Country. Fake News has contributed greatly to the anger and rage that has built
Julie Mastrine