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Jul 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
Colorado Ban on Panic Defense Goes Uncovered by Major News Media
Given how chaotic the news seems to be everyday, it can be easy to miss stories that are crucial and consequential to certain communities. On July 14, Colorado became just the 11th U.S. state to outlaw the use of the ‘trans panic’ and ‘gay panic’ criminal defense.
The ‘trans panic’ defense is a legal strategy used as mitigating evidence for a defendant accused of assaulting or even
Hirsh Joshi
Jun 27 2022
Headline Roundup
California's 2022-23 Budget Includes 'Inflation Relief' Payments for Millions
California's state budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year includes a $17 billion "inflation relief" package.
Twenty-three million Californians will receive payments of up to $1,050, according to a news release from Gov. Gavin Newsom's office. The release says the plan "addresses the state's most pressing needs, and prioritizes getting dollars back into the pockets of millions of
Washington Examiner
San Francisco Chronicle
Newsweek 
Feb 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Protest or Riot: Who Decides? A Data Analysis of Media Bias
From the CenterThis piece is from a writer rated Center.
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Medium.com.
Life, Liberty, and Hypocrisy for AllThe shocking events of Jan 6, 2021 make for fun media analysis. In one day, the conservatives media became sympathetic to rioters and antagonistic to Capitol Hill police. Coincidentally, the liberal media
Michael Tauberg
Jul 17 2013
News
Fed Beige Book: US Economy Growing At ‘Modest To Moderate Pace’
The U.S. economy continued to grow at a “modest to moderate pace,” the Federal Reserve said in its anecdotal Beige Book report Wednesday. US Economy Growing At ‘Modest To Moderate Pace’: Fed Beige Book Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Wednesday emphasized the need for a highly accommodative monetary policy "for the foreseeable future." Reuters Recommendations Snooki Shows off Weight
International Business Times
Mar 16 2021
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: Critical Race Theory
Is critical race theory (CRT) valid, or is it a problem? Does it unite us or divide us? Is it racist or anti-racist? Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against critical race theory with AllStances™ by AllSides.
Critical Race Theory is Necessary to Defeat Racism CRT is anti-racist because it encourages us to see race, which can help us to dismantle Julie Mastrine
Aug 30 2014
News
All of Your Facebook Friends Already Agree With You
How do most of the people on your Twitter timeline feel about Ferguson? About foreign affairs? About the latest pop culture scandal? Except for that one weirdly conservative uncle or those random people to whom you never really spoke in high school, the answer is probably: a lot like you do. And if not, you aren’t going to tell them so.
A new study by the Pew Research Internet Project
Slate
Jan 07 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Executive Order on Gun Control
On Tuesday, President Obama, with a rare show of tears, issued an executive order on gun legislation. The central piece of the measure seeks to close the “gun show loophole,” which exempts most small sellers from doing background checks and keeping sales records. Strong opinions from the Right and the Left ensued: is this modest gun safety progress or an attempt to erode constitutional gun John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Jan 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Sharp Partisan Divides Mark Start of Senate Impeachment Trial
President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial began Tuesday, with each side using opening arguments to attack and diminish the opposition. In a call for civility Tuesday night, Chief Justice John Roberts scolded members of both parties after hours of bitter disagreements and partisan hardball.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell conceded an extra day of arguments to Democrats in
Henry A. Brechter
Dec 07 2012
Perspectives Blog
Media Watchdog Coverage of Fiscal Cliff
We applaud media watchdogs for their investigative journalism and for publishing bias news that goes unmentioned in mainstream news.
But who watches the watchdogs? After all, it’s only natural that watchdogs have their own bias.
At AllSides, we say bias is not a problem as long as it’s transparent and we can see more than one viewpoint at once. That’s why we’ll periodically
Liz Lehman Teal
Dec 20 2023
Headline Roundup
DeSantis Campaign: Overspending, Resignations, and Dysfunction
Never Back Down, the super PAC behind Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign, is in the spotlight following reports of internal dysfunction, lackluster polls, and resignations.
“Strain and Struggles”: A report from The Hill (Center bias) highlighted “strains and struggles” within DeSantis’ campaign operation. A top strategist at Never Back Down resigned over the weekend following an
Daily Beast
The Hill
Washington Examiner