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Jul 28 2020
Perspectives Blog
When AOC Looks Like a Moderate
Our daughter, who is young, multi-ethnic and fiercely progressive, has been an ardent fan of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from the beginning. I have not.
But I am an older white man who shares those demographic characteristics with 44-and-a-half of our nation’s 45 presidents, and I admit that I had not previously appreciated the motivational appeal of leaders who provide a different voice
Dan Schnur
Mar 09 2015
News
Hillary Clinton emails: Did she do anything wrong or not?
Hillary Clinton's email use is under the microscope after reports revealed that Clinton exclusively used a personal email account during her time as secretary of state.
Clinton not only skipped out on getting a State Department email account, but used a private email server registered to her home address, which gave her and her aides more control over her email records.
CNN Digital
Aug 30 2014
News
Social Media, Groupthink and the Spiral of Silence
Ever wonder how social norms occur? Those that openly support the majority viewpoint on an issue are lauded so that behavior is reinforced. Dissenters, on the other hand, are denounced so they clam up for fear of being ostracized. This phenomenon is called the spiral of silence.
The spiral of silence theory is believed to be a function of evolution. Animals that are isolated from the
Fox News Digital
Aug 26 2013
News
The end of race
Scan the news on any given day in America, and you will invariably find multiple stories about race, racism, ethnicity, and race relations. We can’t seem to get enough of this topic, and correspondingly, the media appetite for all things race-related is unquenchable. Racism is one of the more tragic features of the human condition. Like greed, envy, and other sins, it has been around for
Politico
May 19 2021
Headline Roundup
New York Opens Criminal Investigation of Trump Organization
The New York state attorney general’s office says it has opened a criminal investigation into the Trump Organization. The organization is facing scrutiny over the way it has valued its holdings as it has sought tax breaks and loans.
Previously, the investigative team under New York Attorney General Letitia James was pursuing a strictly civil investigation, which remains active and could
NPR (Online News)
Washington Post
Fox News Digital
Mar 03 2015
News
Lawyer: Snowden willing to return to U.S. for trial
Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden is willing to return to the U.S. if he is guaranteed a fair trial, his lawyer says.
"Edward Snowden is ready to return to the US, but on the condition that he be given guarantees to receive a fair and impartial trial," lawyer Anatoly Kucherena said, according to the Russian news agency TASS.
Kucherena said he received a
USA TODAY
Nov 06 2014
News
Newly Empowered, Mitch McConnell Promises an End to ‘Gridlock’
Fresh from his own re-election victory and his party’s powerful showing nationwide, Senator Mitch McConnell on Wednesday pledged to break the stalemate in Washington as newly empowered congressional Republicans moved quickly to demonstrate that they can get things done. “We’re going to pass legislation,” Mr. McConnell said at a news conference in Louisville, Ky. “This gridlock and dysfunction
New York Times (News)
Apr 17 2019
News
‘Shadowy’ dark money network behind left-wing causes exposed in new report
An expansive network of “shadowy” dark money donors has grown to rival the influence of the conservative Koch brothers -- pumping millions into left-wing causes ranging from health care to climate change to abortion -- all while flying well under the radar of public scrutiny, according to an explosive new report obtained by Fox News.
The report, by conservative watchdog Capital Research
Fox News Digital
Mar 03 2016
News
Political Polarization Deepens
In the waning days of 2015, the corporate media has been filled with wall-to-wall coverage of Donald Trump’s call to prevent any Muslims from entering the U.S. While the vast majority of ordinary people reject Trump’s racist rantings, there has been a shift in the mood of the population in the wake of the Paris and San Bernadino attacks carried out by ISIS supporters. According to a New York
Socialist Alternative
Jan 19 2018
Perspectives Blog
Government Shutdown Looms
The government is potentially hours away from a shutdown if Democrats and Republicans are unable to compromise. The House passed a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open and continue funding the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), which expires today. But Senate Democrats say they are unwilling to vote in favor unless it addresses the Deferred Action for Childhood John Gable, AllSides Co-founder