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Aug 23 2019
Opinion
Daniel Turner: Bernie Sanders’ Green New Deal is an impossible dream that would be a nightmare
In 1605, Miguel de Cervantes published his novel “Don Quixote,” about a delusional man who thought he was a knight in shining armor and who jousted with windmills he imagined were evil giants.
In 2019 we have Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who embraces windmills and announced a $16.3 trillion proposal Thursday for a Green New Deal, saying it would pay for itself in 16 years by
Guest Writer - RightSep 20 2015
News
Obama Argues Against Goverment Shutdown Over Planned Parenthood
President Barack Obama said Saturday night that Congress should not shut down the federal government at the end of the month over a dispute that involves funding for Planned Parenthood, describing such a move as a “self-inflicted wound that we’ve seen before on our economy.”
In a speech at a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation awards dinner, Mr. Obama said, “What’s not the right thing
Wall Street Journal (News)Aug 22 2019
Opinion
Trump, frustrated by unpopularity with Jews, thrusts Israel into his culture war
President Trump decided long ago that it would be smart politics for him to yoke his administration to Israel and to try to brand the Democratic Party as anti-Semitic.
He set about executing a pro-Israel checklist: moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem, recognizing the Golan Heights as part of sovereign Israel, and taking a hard line against Iran. And he promoted himself as the greatest
Guest Writer - LeftMar 03 2020
Fact Check
Trump and the ‘New Hoax’
Democratic presidential candidates harshly criticized President Donald Trump for using the term “hoax” in connection with the coronavirus outbreak. There’s no question that the president described the disease as the Democrats’ “new hoax” at a political rally on Feb. 28 in South Carolina.
But the following day, after the death of the first American from coronavirus in Washington state,
FactCheck.orgJun 15 2020
Opinion
Why choosing Kamala Harris for vice president would be a mistake
As presidential candidate Joe Biden’s list of vice president potentials shrinks, California Sen. Kamala Harris’s name keeps moving to the top, according to multiple reports.
Given the current political climate, it makes sense that Biden would want to bring a black woman on board his campaign. But Harris isn’t the right person for the job. One of the reasons her presidential campaign
Washington ExaminerOct 25 2014
News
Pragmatism on Climate Change Trumps Politics at Local Level Across U.S.
As she planned her run for the Florida House of Representatives this year, Kristin Jacobs told her team that she wanted her campaign to address the effects of climate change. Her advisers were initially skeptical, noting that voters typically said they cared about the environment, but considered the issue less urgent than the economy and health care.
Ms. Jacobs, a commissioner for
New York Times (News)May 16 2019
News
Trade War With China
“China said on Monday it would impose higher tariffs on most U.S. imports on a revised $60 billion target list, hitting back at a tariff hike by Washington on $200 billion of Chinese goods in a further escalation of a bitter trade war.” (Reuters)
The left criticizes Trump’s tactics and is pessimistic about a favorable resolution.
“To make the case for his trade war, and to
The Flip SideMar 17 2015
News
Secret Service Director: Working to Fix Agency’s Problems
Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy acknowledged deep problems in the agency’s culture on Tuesday, saying some personnel too often turn to alcohol to cope with the stresses of the job.
In testimony before a congressional panel, Mr. Clancy said he was dismayed it took five days for him to learn about an incident earlier this month involving two senior agents who drove through the scene
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 30 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Stalled Negotiations Threaten Biden's Agenda
Congress is juggling two massive spending bills and the need to raise or suspend the national debt limit this week. Both chambers of Congress passed a bill Thursday to keep the government funded through Dec. 3, but the harmony stopped there. There are progressives, centrist Democrats and Republicans who oppose passing the Biden administration's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill or the $3.5
AllSides StaffNov 05 2019
News
The free speech election
One of the issues being hotly debated among presidential candidates and political operatives leading up to the 2020 campaign isn't health care, or the economy — it's free speech.
Why it matters: Disagreements about how to apply the First Amendment to the speed and scale of social media are consuming the political debate this election cycle and cementing unprecedented levels of
Axios