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Dec 29 2022
Analysis
Should Southwest Airlines reconsider its point-to-point route system?
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines is experiencing some of the most dramatic cancellations and delays in history, with some putting blame on the carrier’s operational systems.
For nearly a week, passengers have been stranded at airports across the country, with thousands of flights delayed or canceled during the holidays. The meltdown is likely to cost Southwest Airlines hundreds of
The Dallas Morning News
Mar 10 2023
Opinion
How the train industry could change after the Ohio disaster
Railroads are a fixture of the American landscape: There are about 140,000 miles of track in the United States. But most people don’t think of the trains running through our towns and cities all that often.
“It was just a means of transportation for moving goods from one point to the other,” Wayne Bable told Vox’s Benji Jones last week in East Palestine, Ohio. “I mean, the trains are
Vox
Feb 28 2023
Fact Check
Pence falsely claims opponents admitted there weren’t Chinese spy balloons over the US while he was VP
Former Vice President Mike Pence, who is now considering a run for president, was asked on Fox on Wednesday about the Biden administration’s criticism of rail deregulation efforts by the Trump administration.
Fox host Martha MacCallum told Pence that, in the wake of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in early February, “They’re blaming the Trump administration. They say it’s
CNN Fact Check
Mar 17 2023
Perspectives Blog
AllSides News Briefing: March 17, 2023
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Hello and Happy St. Patrick's Day! I’m AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter. It’s Friday, March 17, 2023. Here’s your AllSides balanced briefing for today.
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AllSides Staff
Oct 21 2022
Analysis
Truss's demise ends the revival of Thatcher's libertarian economics
Daniel Pryor, who lobbies for governments to shrink the state and cut taxes, feels Liz Truss's brief, disastrous spell as prime minister has killed off his dream of a low-tax, deregulated British economy for at least a generation.
Pryor, who works at the Adam Smith Institute in London, laughs bitterly at the irony that Truss, who said on Thursday she would resign, was forced to abandon
Reuters
Mar 16 2023
Perspectives Blog
Silicon Valley Bank Collapses After Bank Run
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The FDIC took control of Silicon Valley Bank on Friday, making it the second-largest bank to collapse in U.S. history.
The Details: Silicon Valley Bank catered primarily to technology startups, and collapsed this past week after customers attempted to withdraw $42 billion
AllSides Staff
Nov 16 2022
Opinion
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To paraphrase Voltaire after he attended an orgy, once was an experiment, twice would be perverse.
A bruised Donald Trump announced a new presidential bid on Tuesday night, an invitation to double down on the outrages and failures of the last several years that Republicans should reject without hesitation or doubt.
To his credit, Trump killed off the Clinton dynasty in 2016,
National Review (News)
Jul 25 2022
Analysis
Fox Seeks Allies Across the Political Spectrum to Shill for Bolsonaro
“Particularly since the 1930s, the connection of PSYOP with ideology and mass communication has made it a constant strategic element of international politics.”
— An Overview of Psychological Operations (PSYOP), Federal Research Division, Library of Congress (1989)
It is no secret that, since the 2016 legislative coup against President Dilma Rousseff and 2018 arbitrary
FAIR
Jul 25 2020
Opinion
Andy Puzder: How Trump is putting real money in the pockets of American workers
When Donald Trump talks about putting America First, he’s talking about making it easier for ordinary Americans to find a good job, receive a big raise or start a small business so they can provide a better life for themselves and their families.
There’s perhaps no better example of putting America First than the common-sense approach his administration has taken toward deregulation.
Fox News (Opinion)
Mar 27 2023
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Do Increasing Fentanyl Seizures Indicate More Drugs or Better Detection?
As fentanyl overdoses continue to skyrocket in the U.S., questions about where it comes from and how to deal with it are driving media bias and divides in coverage.
During the week of March 13, the Drug Enforcement Administration captured over 900 pounds of fentanyl at the U.S.-Mexico border in an operation dubbed "Blue Lotus." This operation was a reaction to the mass drugs entering
Clare Ashcraft