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Mar 23 2020
News
The Next Wave
The United Nations is preparing to issue a major funding appeal for more than $1.5 billion on Wednesday to prepare for outbreaks of the new coronavirus in areas suffering some of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, including Gaza, Myanmar, Syria, South Sudan, and Yemen, according to diplomatic and relief officials familiar with the plan.
“While all countries need to respond to
Foreign PolicyJul 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Cubans Take to the Streets in Protest
Thousands across Cuba rose up in protests this week, an uncommon uprising in the authoritarian country. Their cries covered many topics, from freedom and liberty to food and COVID-19 vaccine access. As a result, President Joe Biden criticized the Cuban government and said America stands "with the Cuban people and their clarion call for freedom." Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has blamed U.S
AllSides StaffOct 24 2012
News
In homestretch, Obama and Romney begin battleground blitz
Leaving behind the string of presidential debates that have put his re-election bid in doubt, President Obama embarked Tuesday on a blitz of battleground states in the final two weeks of the campaign, promoting an economic plan for a second term and portraying Republican rival Mitt Romney as unpatriotic and unprepared to lead.
Washington TimesSep 02 2020
News
Sen. Ed Markey defeats a Kennedy in Massachusetts
Senator Ed Markey beat back a bid on Tuesday from Rep. Joe Kennedy to end his nearly 50 years in elected office, humbling the Democratic Party's family dynasty that had never before lost an election in Massachusetts.
The longtime legislator won the primary by campaigning as the most progressive person in the race, while emphasizing his roots as the son of a milkman from Malden. "We made
CNN (Online News)Jun 15 2018
Perspectives Blog
Fact Check: Does Trump or Obama Deserve Credit for the Economy?
The Story: With the release of the May jobs report, most publications across the aisle found a rare area of agreement. The numbers, they said, were inherently positive. But opinions decidedly diverge over how long the party will last, and which leader (Trump or Obama?) deserves the credit.
The Questions: How good is the economy actually doing, and who gets acknowledgement for any
Billy BinionOct 11 2012
Opinion
Sports bar Biden vs. seminar Ryan
Timothy Stanley: Pugnacious Biden took on a wonkish Ryan. This was a strange debate, even an ugly one. The two men looked like they were taking part in separate discussions. Ryan was speaking in the economics seminar at some obscure think tank. Biden was shouting answers in the middle of a loud sports bar.
CNN (Online News)Sep 01 2020
News
Young workers hit hardest in global downturn. What’s the answer?
Recessions often land hardest on the youngest generation of workers. The pandemic downturn is following that pattern, and its severity and global scope may call for new policies in response.
It seemed, at first, like a joke.
“It was like, ‘Ha ha, we all lost our jobs because of COVID; we’ll be back in two weeks,’” recalls Gina LoPresti, who lost her restaurant job in March.
Christian Science MonitorDec 05 2013
News
Fact Checker: Obama’s claim that there is ‘no solid evidence’ that boosting the minimum wage harms jobs
The Fact Checker generally hesitates to wade into messy economic debates. As the Atlantic memorably noted earlier this year, “If a meteor ever smashes into the earth, leaving the planet a dark lifeless wreck, there will still be two economists walking down a desolate post-apocalyptic Connecticut Avenue arguing about whether minimum wage laws kill jobs.”
Washington PostJul 16 2020
Analysis
Police reform, defunding, and abolition, explained
Even with deep disagreements, an emerging dialogue around defunding non-criminal services appears promising.
A recent political ad, sponsored by the conservative State Government Leadership Foundation, imagines the hellscape of a post-police Minneapolis. A terrified white woman jolts awake at 2 am during a home invasion. She alerts her husband. She grabs her phone. She calls the police
VoxJul 16 2020
News
'I think I'm pretty effective:' Fauci says he's staying in his job despite 'complicated' relationship with Trump
Top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci batted away criticism from President Donald Trump and his allies and made it clear he did not think he would be fired despite he called a "complicated" relationship with the president.
Trump's allies have publicly criticized Fauci and coronavirus task force head Dr. Deborah Birx, but sent mixed signals Wednesday after the White House
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