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Oct 03 2022
Perspectives Blog
ACROSS THE DIVIDE: Perspectives on President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness
This piece was originally published by Braver Angels, which AllSides rates as mixed.
Editor’s Note: Below are four perspectives — two red and two blue — on President Biden’s recent executive action on student loan forgiveness.
Ellen Laird (Red):My opinion piece contains no statistics. There are no quotes from esteemed economists, academicians or trendologists. It’s simply
Braver AngelsAug 10 2022
News
Consumer prices rose 8.5% in July, less than expected as inflation pressures ease a bit
Prices that consumers pay for a variety of goods and services rose 8.5% in July from a year ago, a slowing pace from the previous month due largely to a drop in gasoline prices.
On a monthly basis, prices were flat as energy prices broadly declined 4.6% and gasoline fell 7.7%. That offset a 1.1% monthly gain in food prices and a 0.5% increase in shelter costs.
Economists surveyed
CNBCMar 20 2022
News
Russia Bombs Art School Housing 400 Civilians in Besieged City of Mariupol
An art school being used as a bomb shelter in the once-vibrant seaside Ukrainian town of Mariupol has been flattened in the latest relentless Russian strikes against civilian targets.
It is unclear if any of the 400 people thought to be sheltering in the G12 Art School survived, according to the Mariupol city council in a statement on its Telegram channel early Sunday.
The new
Daily BeastAug 24 2020
News
Power pivot: What happens in states where wind dethrones King Coal?
Laine Anderson scans the Wyoming prairie, a dusty expanse of sagebrush and prairie dogs scowling from atop their mounds. An antelope whips past the front of his truck. “They always cut in front of you,” Mr. Anderson says, shaking his head. It’s one of those mysteries.
Mr. Anderson doesn’t see this dry plateau near Medicine Bow as empty; he sees it as the future. The wide horizon is
Christian Science MonitorFeb 19 2021
News
How to stay warm without power in a winter storm
The best ways to stay warm during a power outage are to wear layers, stay in a confined space, use blankets and electric space heaters, and to avoid exposing your home to cold air.
Do not use camp stoves, car engines, gas stoves and ovens, or DIY terracotta pot heaters. Experts say those heat sources could create deadly carbon monoxide or create a fire hazard.
As millions of
PolitiFactDec 17 2020
News
Biden picks Regan for EPA nominee, Haaland for interior head
President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday that he had chosen North Carolina regulator Michael S. Regan as his nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency and New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his pick for interior secretary.
Biden said the selections round out what he said would be an experienced climate team ready from their first day in office to tackle the “undeniable,
Breitbart NewsMar 17 2021
Opinion
Want to end America’s uncivil war? Defund the fear
Millions of Texans lost power when our electrical grid buckled to Arctic storms so cold, they froze our gas pipelines, nuclear water pumps and wind generators. Instead of tackling the problem, we blamed each other.
Politicians across the nation immediately sprang into partisan form, some Democrats blaming Texans for our longtime oil and gas leadership, some Republicans denigrating our
The Dallas Morning NewsMay 26 2021
Data
Gen Z, Millennials Stand Out for Climate Change Activism, Social Media Engagement With Issue
In the first year of Joe Biden’s presidential term, climate, energy and environmental policy have been the subject of renewed federal attention. In recent months, the United States has rejoined the Paris Agreement on climate change, the Environmental Protection Agency has moved to sharply restrict greenhouse gas emissions, and Biden has outlined a range of policy goals, including getting the U
Pew Research CenterOct 28 2021
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U.S. climate credibility on the line as Biden heads to COP26
President Joe Biden wants to show the U.N. climate conference in Scotland that the United States is back in the fight against global warming. But continued haggling in Congress over legislation to advance his climate goals threatens to undermine that message on the world stage.
Biden leaves for Europe on Thursday for a G20 meeting in Rome followed by a gathering of world leaders in
Reuters