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Apr 25 2019
News
Former vice president Joe Biden jumps into White House race
Former vice president Joe Biden opened his third campaign for the presidency on Thursday, taking direct aim at President Trump and declaring that “we are in the battle for the soul of this nation.”
In a video posted on social media, Biden recounted the deadly clash between white supremacists and counterprotesters at a 2017 gathering in Charlottesville, after which Trump said there were
Washington PostApr 25 2019
News
Joe Biden officially launches 2020 presidential bid
Former Vice President Joe Biden, in an online video Thursday, officially declared his candidacy for president in 2020, capping off weeks of intrigue and media speculation.
He enters a crowded field of Democratic contenders aiming to unseat President Trump -- nearly 32 years after he announced his first campaign for president. The campaign is Biden’s third for the White House, having
Fox News DigitalAug 02 2019
Opinion
We Should No Longer Doubt What the Democratic Party Is Today
The Democratic debates this week demonstrated that change isn’t just coming: It’s here. To watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders dominate on stage against their more moderate foils was to realize that their positions are no longer marginal. CNN’s questions Tuesday night seemed designed to challenge the left-leaning proposals. That those positions were well-defended—and not unique to a
Guest Writer - LeftMar 06 2020
Perspectives Blog
Boos Toward a Republican at a Mindfulness Conference — Good Humor or Hateful?
Last year, Joan Blades and I spoke at the Wisdom 2.0 conference in San Francisco, an inspiring event that merges mindfulness and ageless wisdom with modern technology and society. It was an extraordinary event and going on again right now. I highly recommend it.
Being the lone Republican on the main stage at a very progressive event, at one point I got booed. It seemed (at least mostly
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 23 2015
News
Carville: Hillary's Email Issues Just Latest Press 'Frenzy'
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's latest issues with her private email server are just the latest media frenzy in a long line of stories that have never succeeded in bringing down the Clintons, says their longtime adviser James Carville.
"The press goes from one thing to another, and it never amounts to anything," , Carville told host John Catsimatidis Sunday on "
Newsmax (News)Aug 28 2019
News
Facebook Ad Prices Surge Due to Barrage by Democratic Hopefuls
Candidates pour money into ads to attract donors and meet debate threshold, pricing others out of market.
A political-action committee focused on turning out Asian-American voters recently used Facebook Inc. FB -0.74% ’s advertising platform in what it expected would be a cost-effective way to boost its list of supporters and donors.
The AAPI Victory Fund was advised by its media
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 09 2015
News
Tsarnaev Mom: Americans Are ‘Terrorists’
Convicted Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s mother, Zubeidat, has reportedly posted a statement online declaring Americans “the terrorists here” and calling her son “the best of the best.” In a message sent to a family friend on Russian social media site VKontakte, Zubeidat Tsarnaev wrote, “I will never forget it. May god bless those who helped my son. The terrorists here are the
Daily BeastOct 16 2019
News
Are the Democratic debates covering topics voters actually care about?
The intent of a presidential primary debate is ostensibly to give voters a chance to understand the differences among candidates. In practice, though, that goal is necessarily filtered through moderators, generally members of the media, whose assessments of what’s important to dig into may not entirely jibe with what voters are interested in.
May not. It’s easy, in the abstract, to
Washington PostAug 26 2019
News
Trump Says China Talks Back On as Beijing Downplays Breakthrough
U.S. President Donald Trump said the prospects for a deal with China are better now than at any time since negotiations began last year, even as a top state-media editor in Beijing questioned his version of events.
Speaking at the Group of 7 meetings in Biarritz, France, Trump said last night China called “our trade people and said let’s get back to the table.” He also lauded President
BloombergMar 15 2024
Headline Roundup
The Political Nature of Biden’s Rhetoric on US Steel
On Thursday, President Biden said he opposed Japan’s Nippon Steel’s planned acquisition of U.S. Steel, emphasizing the importance of “strong American steel companies powered by American steel workers.”
Swing States: An analysis from NPR (Lean Left bias) highlighted the proposed takeover as “a political lightning rod” in midwestern swing states, citing U.S. Steel’s roots in Pennsylvania
NPR (Online News) MarketWatch Wall Street Journal (Opinion)