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Feb 06 2024
Headline Roundup
Will the Senate's Immigration Deal Address the Border Crisis?
Is the Senate’s bipartisan border security bill a good deal?
From the Left: The New York Times Editorial Board (Left bias) stopped short of endorsing the bill, but deemed the negotiation efforts a “necessary and long overdue step” to address the immigration system. While determining that Democratic lawmakers have been “too slow to respond” to the crisis and commending Republican
New York Times (Opinion) The Hill Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Mar 21 2019
News
Abolishing the Electoral College
On Monday during a CNN Town Hall, Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) called for the electoral college to be replaced by a national popular vote. (CNN)
The left argues that the electoral college is inherently undemocratic because it gives some votes more weight than others.
“That we even have to argue about whether a system in which candidates have
The Flip SideJan 06 2022
Perspectives Blog
One Year Later, Reflections on January 6 US Capitol Riot Differ
The one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, coupled with the House select committee's ongoing investigation, divided media coverage throughout the week. The House's Jan. 6 committee is expected to soon go public with findings from its probe of the riot and former President Donald Trump's efforts to discredit the result of the 2020 election. Trump planned to speak publicly about the
AllSides StaffFeb 17 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Divisions on Freedom Convoy Echo Debate Over George Floyd Protests
From the LeftEach week, AllSides Media Bias Alerts examine media bias in coverage of a major or important story using AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and the AllSides Media Bias Chart™.
Here at AllSides, we’ve had more than our fair share of internal arguments over the difference between a “riot” and a “protest.” Key to the distinction is the often-vague line between acceptable
Joseph RatliffJan 06 2020
News
Soleimani Killed
“The United States killed Iran’s top general and the architect of Tehran’s proxy wars in the Middle East in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport early on Friday… The Defense Department said it killed Soleimani because he ‘was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region.’ It also accused Soleimani of approving the
The Flip SideOct 10 2019
News
Impeachment Update
“The White House declared Tuesday it will halt any and all cooperationwith what it termed the ‘illegitimate’ impeachment probe by House Democrats, sharpening the constitutional clash between President Donald Trump and Congress… Trump attorneys sent a lengthy letter to House leaders bluntly stating White House refusal to participate in the inquiry.” (AP News)
The left opposes a full
The Flip SideOct 27 2014
News
WSJ: Obama's 'Incompetence' Behind NY, NJ Quarantine Orders
President Barack Obama opposes the mandatory quarantine of health workers returning from treating Ebola patients in Africa that was announced Friday by Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie, but the governors of New York and New Jersey took matters into their own hands because the federal government has proved itself incompetent, The Wall Street Journal said in an editorial.
Cuomo, the New
Newsmax (News)Jan 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Supreme Court Justices Dispute NPR Story
Each week, our Media Bias Alerts examine biased news coverage of a major or important story using the AllSides Media Bias Ratings™ and our Media Bias Chart™. From the LeftThe Supreme Court stirred controversy last week by denying an NPR (Online News rated Center) report saying Chief Justice John Roberts had “in some form” asked his fellow justices to wear masks. A reporter from Fox News (
Joseph RatliffAug 26 2015
Opinion
Why Is The New York Times Bashing Jeb for Donald Trump’s Sins?
And why a blowhard real-estate mogul is far from the biggest problem in politics today. The New York Times is becoming unhinged in its hatred of Donald Trump. This morning, the paper published what may be the worst editorial that has ever graced its pages, excoriating not Trump but Jeb Bush for running a lousy campaign against Trump.
What is the biggest problem with America’s political
Michael Kinsley