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Mar 11 2019
News
Elizabeth Warren wants to break up big tech — but she should instead just stop subsidizing it
We don’t often see eye-to-eye with Elizabeth Warren, but we agree that it would be a bad thing if Amazon were the only retailer left in the country. We also agree that there’s reason to fear the power that Facebook and Google wield, or could wield someday.
We’re still not on board at the moment with Warren’s idea that the federal government ought to break up the big tech companies. But
Washington ExaminerSep 10 2019
News
After massacres and thwarted plots, federal authorities confront limits in fighting domestic terror
In the weeks after a pair of massacres in El Paso and Dayton left 31 dead, local police and federal authorities scrambled to contain a succession of chilling new threats.
A Florida man allegedly vows to "break a world record" for mass shooting casualties; a disgruntled hotel cook in California threatens to transform a Marriott lobby into a killing field; a Jewish community center in
USA TODAYApr 22 2020
Analysis
Bad Bankers Are How Big Business Beats Small Business, But Congress Can Fix It
There are reasons major companies got massive loans from the Senate’s “small business” bailout while thousands of small businesses that applied the first day funds were available were told there was no money left. Who is to blame, however, is more complicated.
Imagine bankers who won’t deliver you taxpayer assistance unless you already owe them money. Imagine bankers who will put you at
The FederalistMay 16 2019
News
Mayor Bill de Blasio Enters 2020 Race for President
Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayor of New York City, announced on Thursday that he was running for president, seeking to show that his brand of urban progressive leadership can be a model for the rest of the nation.
It will be a steep challenge: He becomes the 23rd Democrat to enter the presidential race, and he does so against the counsel of many of his trusted advisers, and in the
New York Times (News)Mar 06 2019
News
The Ilhan Omar anti-Semitism controversy, explained
Why her comments about “allegiance” to Israel created such a firestorm — and why it all matters.
The long-simmering controversy over Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s heated language on Israel has reached a boiling point — with House Democrats weighing a plan to vote on a resolution clearly designed to punish one of their own rising stars.
Omar had already stirred controversy with
VoxJun 05 2020
News
The Story Behind Bill Barr’s Unmarked Federal Agents
Few sights from the nation’s protests in recent days have seemed more dystopian than the appearance of rows of heavily armed riot police around Washington, D.C., in drab military-style uniforms with no insignia, identifying emblems or names badges. Many of the apparently federal agents have refused to identify which agency they work for. “Tell us who you are, identify yourselves!” protesters
PoliticoApr 17 2019
News
Bernie’s Millionaire Status and Town Hall
“U.S. Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing details of his growing status as a millionaire fueled by a sharp jump in income from book royalties since his losing 2016 White House run.” (Reuters)
The left argues that Bernie’s millionaire status does not change the potency of his ideas and policy proposals, and considers the
The Flip SideMar 31 2022
Perspectives Blog
Equity vs. Equality: A Political Rorschach Test
This blog is written by multiple authors of different perspectives, and published on DividedWeFall.org (Mixed media bias rating).
America Cannot Fulfill the Promise of Equal Opportunity Without Equal AccessBy Carlon Howard – Chief Impact Officer, Equity Institute
In recent years, the debate concerning the difference between equity and equality has grown
Divided We Fall (author)Jun 11 2022
Headline Roundup
US Ends COVID-19 Testing Requirement for International Air Travelers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday night announced the termination of the COVID-19 testing requirement for international air travelers entering the U.S.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said the 17-month-old mandate will be lifted on Sunday at 12:01 a.m. ET. The health agency concluded that the testing requirement is "not currently necessary" to prevent the
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Headline Roundup
Trump and Biden Visit Separate Cities on US-Mexico Border
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump visited different Texas border cities on Thursday to discuss immigration and border security.
Biden in Brownsville: “It’s long past time to act,” the president said, challenging Trump to join him in asking Congress to pass a bipartisan bill with border security provisions, which Republicans reportedly killed following Trump’s
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