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Apr 06 2020
News
U.S. Braces for Pivotal Week as Global Coronavirus Death Toll Passes 70,000
U.S. officials anticipated America’s most difficult week yet in the coronavirus crisis and some Asian countries braced for a surge in infections as the global death toll passed 70,000. Some European nations showed signs that restrictions were helping to slow the spread of the disease.
Infections in the U.S. stood at more than 337,000 Monday, with the death toll at 9,653, according to
Wall Street Journal (News)Feb 19 2020
Opinion
Bloomberg–Sanders Battle Could Determine the Democrats’ Future
Like Trump, both men are beneficiaries of our hollowed-out political parties.
The Bloomberg–Bernie battle is almost like a comic book come to life. The two combatants cover almost every cliché on the right-wing scorecard.
The Right couldn’t have invented a better candidate than Bernie Sanders. In 1971, he was kicked out of a commune for talking too much. In 1987 (!), he recorded
Jonah GoldbergNov 06 2013
News
Christie landslide: Template for a GOP presidential win in 2016?
Gov. Chris Christie shattered the GOP gender gap in blue-state New Jersey winning 57 percent of women voters. He also won a third of Democrats a majority of Latinos and nearly half of union voters.
Christian Science MonitorDec 11 2019
Perspectives Blog
A Democrat, A Republican, and The Open Road
Editor's Note: This blog post originally appeared on Better Angels.
What happens when a liberal and a conservative decide to jump into an old Volvo and drive across the country? Jordan Blashek and Christopher Haugh share the story of their friendship, their travels, and how their journey changed their understanding of America and each other. Their new book is entitled Union: A Democrat
AllSides StaffJan 29 2014
Opinion
Obama is wrong that raising minimum wage will fix income inequality
There has been much discussion about income inequality recently. President Obama seems to think that we can make significant progress in eliminating poverty by raising the minimum wage as his State of the Union address highlighted.
Washington TimesJul 05 2021
Analysis
The Future of Space Exploration Depends on the Private Sector
NASA may not like the competition, but it’s how we’ll beat China in the new space race.
As Jeff Bezos, the wealthiest man on the planet, readies to launch himself into space aboard one of his own rockets, the world is watching the birth of a new dawn in space. Previously, America relied on its government agency, NASA, to propel it to the cosmos during the last space race with the Soviet
National Review (News)Jul 30 2020
News
‘It’s too late’: Stimulus can’t save schools from a chaotic start
The stimulus plan in the works on Capitol Hill will come too late for the start of the school year in much of the nation, adding to the chaos in an education system already thrown into disarray by the global pandemic.
Lawmakers are still haggling over the details of the package that would deliver a historic sum for education, as districts throughout the country prepare to kick off the
PoliticoDec 20 2015
News
McConnell: Trump's Muslim ban wouldn't pass the Senate
Donald Trump's proposal to ban all Muslims from entering the United States would go nowhere in the Senate, the Republican leader there says.
"We're not gonna follow that suggestion that this particular candidate made," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN's Jake Tapper Sunday on "State of the Union."
CNN (Online News)Dec 09 2012
News
Gay Marriage Gets Supreme Court Review for the First Time
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider gay marriage for the first time, accepting appeals on a California ballot measure banning the practice and a federal law defining marriage as solely an opposite-sex union.
BloombergJan 18 2020
News
‘You’re a bunch of dopes and babies’: Inside Trump’s stunning tirade against generals
There is no more sacred room for military officers than 2E924 of the Pentagon, a windowless and secure vault where the Joint Chiefs of Staff meet regularly to wrestle with classified matters. Its more common name is “the Tank.” The Tank resembles a small corporate boardroom, with a gleaming golden oak table, leather swivel armchairs and other mid-century stylings. Inside its walls, flag
Washington Post