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Apr 30 2020
News
Biden Announces Vice Presidential Search Committee
Former Vice President Joe Biden formally began the process of selecting a running mate on Thursday morning, releasing the names of former and current Democratic officials who will lead his search for a vice presidential candidate, who Biden has said will be a woman.
Former Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd, Delaware Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and Cynthia C.
NPR (Online News)Aug 01 2019
Opinion
Why the GOP Has Declined in California
It’s not because the party enraged Latino voters.
Talk to almost any Californians (that is, to any who’ve been in the state since before the ’90s) and they’ll tell a simple story of conservative decline. A crucial 1994 ballot initiative that attempted to enact stricter restrictions on illegal immigrants, Proposition 187, was pushed by a radicalizing GOP in a diversifying California.
Guest Writer - RightOct 19 2013
News
A defeated GOP wants to unite, move on, fight another day
In a large conference-style room in the basement of the U.S. Capitol, Republican members of the House, exhausted from more than two weeks of battling on the shutdown and debt ceiling crisis, met for one last time. They met in a room that had often been filled with contentious debate, snickering rebels, quiet observers and frustrated moderators. But on the night the House voted to reopen the
CNN (Online News)Jan 13 2020
Headline Roundup
Booker Drops Out
Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the suspension of his presidential campaign via Twitter Monday. Booker's campaign struggled in the latest polls, causing him to miss Tuesday's Democratic debate.
Some voices on the left focused reporting on the Democratic primary's worsening lack of diversity. Most right-rated sources and voices concentrated on what supposedly led to Booker's
Washington Post Associated Press Fox News DigitalDec 18 2014
News
Report gives USA low grades on preparing for disease
Ebola exposed significant weaknesses in the USA's ability to handle infectious disease outbreaks, according to a report that gives the nation low grades in preparedness.
On a scale of 1 to 10, half the states and Washington, D.C., scored a 5 or lower, according to the report released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America's Health. Arkansas received a 2,
USA TODAYMar 15 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Protecting Parents’ Rights or Silencing LGBTQ+ People?
From the CenterA Florida bill that would restrict teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools for younger students is a hotly-debated issue in the state and nationwide. In the context of the ongoing “culture war” and constant debates about censorship, news coverage of it has been heavily biased. Last week, Florida’s Senate passed the Parental Rights in
Henry A. BrechterNov 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Should Affirmative Action Be Upheld or Struck Down by SCOTUS?
The Supreme Court is currently deciding on the future of affirmative action. The conservative-majority court is expected to strike down the policy as unconstitutional. In light of this, scholars, legal experts, and college professors are offering perspectives on the value or harm of affirmative action.
For Affirmative Action: Arguments in favor cite historical institutions of racial
Washington Examiner The Hill SlateJan 12 2020
Opinion
‘Cancel Culture’ Comes to Science
A scholar with an agenda targets as ‘dangerous’ our conference on filtering out faulty research.
An unhappy side effect of the digital age is “cancel culture.” Anyone with an attitude of moral superiority and a Twitter account can try to shut down an event where opinions he dislikes are likely to be spoken. For several years the National Association of Scholars has inveighed against
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Oct 16 2019
News
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib to endorse Bernie Sanders for president
(CNN)Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, along with progressive freshmen Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, are endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, several sources told CNN on Wednesday.
The backing of three of the four "squad" members, with Ocasio-Cortez expected to formally announce her endorsement at a Sanders rally Saturday in New York City
CNN (Online News)Nov 02 2020
Perspectives Blog
Restoring Trust
Last week, I witnessed a high profile Living Room Conversation that made me hopeful. Marianne Williamson, Grover Norquist, Pedro Silva, John Wood, Amanda Kathryn Roman and Justine Lee participated in a live stream conversation that warmed my heart. This group had notably diverse political views and yet they treated each other with respect, listened to each other with curiosity, and exposed a
Joan Blades