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Aug 20 2021
Perspectives Blog
When The United States Gets Bored and Goes Home
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
Most of the conversation surrounding the United States’ abrupt departure from Afghanistan this week has understandably focused on the circumstances surrounding the evacuation. But presidents rarely act in a political vacuum. And neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden would have moved the U.S. toward and then through the exit
Dan SchnurMar 12 2020
News
Coronavirus: EU condemns Trump travel ban as Ireland shuts schools
The EU has condemned Donald Trump’s unilateral ban on travel from 26 European countries as urgent efforts to contain the rapid spread of the coronavirus pandemic continued to upend daily life for millions of people around the world.
Ireland became the latest country to close all schools, colleges and childcare facilities on Thursday.
In a joint statement on Thursday, the
The GuardianApr 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: White House Advances COVID-19 Vaccine Efforts, Developing Standards for 'Vaccine Passports'
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The Biden administration is working with the private sector to develop standards for proof-of-vaccination credentials, informally referred to by some as vaccine "passports." Such credentials could potentially be used by participating businesses to require customers be vaccinated against COVID-19. The
AllSides StaffFeb 05 2017
News
Fake News Freakout
Anyone with a Facebook account this year likely witnessed a barrage of false, conspiracy-laden headlines. My news feed informed me that Hillary Clinton was gravely ill, was already dead, had a body double, and murdered dozens of people. (It's amazing what you can learn when you have the right friends.) I also found out that President Barack Obama had worked his way through college as a gay
ReasonMar 03 2020
News
What to watch as 14 states vote in Super Tuesday primaries
The Democratic presidential candidates are racing toward the biggest day on the primary calendar, when 14 states vote on Super Tuesday. It’s the day when the primary moves from retail to wholesale. Instead of one state voting at a time, candidates have to focus on contests in every region of the country with all types of voters.
While Super Tuesday won’t necessarily determine who wins
Associated PressJul 17 2020
News
The risk of loneliness and trauma from COVID-19
The coronavirus that's packing people in hospitals as they grapple with sometimes life-threatening complications is leading to another problem for some survivors: mental health issues.
What's happening: Many hospitals require adult patients to enter without family. Their stress, loneliness and fear, sometimes magnified by invasive treatment procedures, place them at a high risk for
AxiosJul 15 2021
Perspectives Blog
In the Biden Era, Fact Checkers are Falling Short
From the CenterThe mainstream media’s haters get a lot wrong. Contrary to their never-ending cries, I’d bet that most journalists don’t hate America, and most of their time isn’t spent on anti-Trump message boards or at Democrat-funded dinner parties.
But if the haters are complaining about the media’s weak fact-checking during the Biden administration, they’ve got a solid case.
Henry A. BrechterJul 26 2023
Headline Roundup
Rudy Giuliani Admits Making False Statements About Georgia Election Workers
Rudy Giuliani submitted a court filing Tuesday night admitting that statements he made accusing two Georgia electoral workers of fraud in the 2020 presidential election were false.
The Details: Giuliani, who served on former President Donald Trump's legal team from 2018 to 2021, acknowledged making the false statements while maintaining that "such expressions were "constitutionally
New York Daily News The Messenger National Review (News)Mar 24 2019
News
55 Years Later, Lawyer Will Again Argue Over Redistricting Before Supreme Court
Emmet Jopling Bondurant II knew about the civil rights movement when he was a student at the University of Georgia in the 1950s, but he didn't join it.
"I was trying to get through college," the burly, white-haired 82-year-old said in an interview. "And I'm embarrassed to say I was not involved. I should have been involved much sooner."
But, as a 26-year-old lawyer, he soon took
NPR (Online News)Jan 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
The Most Important Words in Biden’s Speech – “Enough of Us”
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
Now comes the hard part.
Politicians always talk about unity, especially newly-elected presidents. As is so often the case, Donald Trump was the exception that proved the rule. But Obama, Bush, Clinton and Reagan all spoke about putting aside differences and coming together, reaching out across party lines and
Dan Schnur