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Oct 04 2012
Opinion
Delayed Recovery Historically Slow
In his third State of the Union address, President Obama, pointing to two years of job growth and the fastest job creation since 2005, argued that Americas economy is roaring back. These positive numbers lack context: In normal economic times they would represent healthy growth, but in the aftermath of the worst recession in two generations they represent a historically slow recovery. New jobs
The Heritage FoundationDec 15 2014
News
Chuck Schumer on Hillary Clinton: ‘I’ll bet she’s running … I’ll bet she’ll win’
Sen. Charles Schumer said his senatorial colleague Elizabeth Warren may be coming on strong — but his bet on who’s most likely to win the Democratic primary for the 2016 White House stands firmly with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
“Hillary hasn’t told me, and I haven’t dared ask her,” he said, on “State of the Union” on CNN. “But I’ll bet she’s running, I’ll bet she’ll be a
Washington TimesAug 22 2019
News
The 1619 Project
“The 1619 Project is a major initiative from The New York Times observing the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history, understanding 1619 as our true founding, and placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of black Americans at the very center of the story we tell ourselves about who we are.” (New York Times)
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The Flip SideSep 27 2012
News
News Corp. Climate Change Coverage Is Misleading, Analysis Claims
93 percent of Fox News' and 80 percent of the Wall Street Journal opinion pages' climate coverage is inaccurate and misleading according to an analysis titled "Is News Corp. Failing Science," from The Union of Concerned Scientists. The report examined how various media outlets fare in their coverage of climate related news.
Scientific American explains that, according to the analysis,
HuffPostAug 21 2019
Opinion
Trump’s Trade Critics Don’t Offer Better Options
Democrats are right to disagree with Trump. Too bad they don’t bring any good ideas to the table. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE Democrats running for president have certainly not hesitated to criticize President Trump’s trade policies.
There is a good reason for the rhetoric. Several recent studies, from researchers at Harvard, Columbia, the IMF, and two different branches of the Federal
Guest Writer - RightAug 20 2019
Opinion
Bernie Sanders has a smart critique of corporate media bias
Last week, after criticizing Amazon for underpaying its workers and paying nothing in federal income taxes last year, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) noted: “I talk about that all of the time. And then I wonder why The Washington Post — which is owned by Jeff Bezos who owns Amazon — doesn’t write particularly good articles about me.” The response was immediate. Martin Baron, The Post’s executive
Guest Writer - LeftMar 22 2021
Perspectives Blog
Surveys Say Republicans and Democrats Both Support International Cooperation, Alliances
In terms of foreign policy, there are misleading stereotypes of Democrats and Republicans. Supposedly, Democrats are strongly supportive of international cooperation, while Republicans are nationalistic, wanting to focus on America before other countries.
Yet surveys of Republicans generally show strong support for international cooperation. While it is true that Democrats are often
Hyria StuartMar 12 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Nancy Pelosi’s Threat to Free Speech
The speech-restricting H.R. 1, which passed the House last week, is an affront to the Constitution.
The same Democrats outraged by Donald Trump’s alleged offenses against the First Amendment passed, as their first priority, a speech-restricting bill opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union.
Trump shouldn’t call the media “the enemy of the people” or inveigh against Jeff
Rich LowryJan 22 2020
News
10 Years Later: Citizens United vs. FEC
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
This Tuesday marked the 10 year anniversary of the landmark campaign finance Supreme Court ruling, Citizens United v. FEC.Citizens United is a conservative nonprofit that originally brought forth this case in an Abridge NewsMar 06 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Jane Mayer and the Liberal State Media Attack Trump, Fox, Hannity
Ya can’t make it up. Here’s the breathless headline:
The Making of the Fox News White House
Fox News has always been partisan. But has it become propaganda?
In which writer Jane Mayer — she the author of attack pieces over the years on every conservative from Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Koch brothers and Robert Mercer etc., etc., etc., yada,
Guest Writer - Right