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Apr 08 2019
News
Turning 2020 Into a Battle About God and Gays? Why Buttigieg Is Slamming VP Pence and Evangelicals
Indiana mayor and possible 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg (pronounced Boot-uh- jij ) took a swipe at Vice President Mike Pence Sunday for his outspoken support of Biblical marriage.
Buttigieg, who is openly gay, told NBC News that his marriage to schoolteacher Chasten Buttigieg made him a better person. "And yes, Mr. Vice President, it has moved me closer to God
CBNApr 12 2022
Perspectives Blog
Two Perspectives on Polarization in America
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
Political Polarization is Growing and Moderate Ideologies are DisappearingBy Glenn Geher – Professor of Psychology, State University of New York at New Paltz Wherever you are on the political spectrum, you’ve got to admit that political polarization in
Divided We Fall (author)Jul 01 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Major Rulings Issued as Supreme Court Session Ends
The Supreme Court issued the last decisions of its term Thursday morning, capping off a session that featured several key rulings. Among them: it voted 6-3 to uphold Arizona voting laws in a win for the GOP; it sided 8-1 with a high school student in a free speech case against her school; and it declined to hear a case regarding a school board's policy on transgender students and bathroom use
AllSides StaffMay 04 2020
Analysis
Supreme Court to hear 2 cases about when religious employers can ignore civil rights laws
Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru and St. James School v. Biel, are difficult cases, which the Court will hear in a rare teleconferenced oral argument next Monday. They concern whether two Catholic school teachers qualify as “ministers,” and are therefore beyond the reach of workplace civil rights laws.
In Hosanna-Tabor v. EEOC (2012), the Supreme Court held that the First
VoxFeb 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
6 Ways Fact Checkers are Biased
Last updated May 19, 2023
When conducted properly, fact-checking can be used by the public to cut through the polarization around an issue and get right to the facts. But if you look more closely, many fact checks are biased, imbalanced, or incomplete. Why? Fact checks often exhibit as much bias as regular news articles and analyses. Fact checker bias is revealed by the claims they
AllSides StaffJan 01 2024
Headline Roundup
What New Laws Will 2024 Bring?
2024 is here, and so are many new laws and Supreme Court decisions.
State Laws: States across the country are enacting new laws on abortion, immigration, crime, education, minimum wage, and more.
Federal Laws: One of the most impactful new federal laws mandates more transparency on information that businesses must report to the federal government.
Supreme Court: The
Newsweek Fox News (Online News) NBC News (Online)Jun 13 2023
Headline Roundup
Illinois Becomes First State to Outlaw Book Bans
Illinois has become the first state to outlaw book bans, which have become a hot-button issue as states such as Missouri, Florida, Utah, South Carolina, and Texas crack down on content deemed inappropriate for young audiences.
Key Details: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) signed a bill Monday making it illegal for public libraries to ban books. As of January 1, 2024, public libraries
Forbes Washington Examiner Chicago Sun-TimesNov 06 2019
Opinion
A Big Night for Democrats
There’s a theme here.
“He’s tried to rip health care away from our families, and he’s cutting public education,” Andy Beshear, Kentucky’s Democratic candidate for governor, said about his Republican opponent Gov. Matt Bevin in a TV ad.
It’s a strategy we’ve seen before from Democrats — namely, in the 2018 midterms: Portray Republican incumbents as extremists who are hurting
David LeonhardtJan 03 2019
Headline Roundup
Nancy Pelosi Elected Speaker of the House
As Democrats took control of the House of Representatives on Thursday, Nancy Pelosi won the speakership, vowing to focus on climate change, health care, and LGBTQ equality. Some criticized Pelosi and the Democrats for their agenda, characterizing it as fiscally irresponsible, weak on border security, and obstructionist in their plans to investigate President Trump. Others hailed the new
Newsmax (News) Washington Post Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 10 2019
Headline Roundup
Vatican Denounces Gender Theory as "Confused Concept of Freedom"
In a new document released on Monday, the Vatican rejected gender theory and the idea that one can choose their gender as an attempt to "annihilate nature." The 30-page document, called "Male and Female He Created Them," has been criticized by LGBTQ advocates as inciting hatred. The document rejects the concepts of "intersex" and "transgender" as characteristic of a postmodern culture and says
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