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Jul 08 2020
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: How should we handle controversial statues in public areas?
Tear them down and destroy them These statues glorify racism and hate. We must tear them down now to have our voices heard and to drive change. See arguments » Tear them down and put them in museums These statues glorify racism and hate. We must take them down, and put them in museums to warn against the evils of the past. See arguments » Discuss and deliberate Julie Mastrine
Jun 30 2021
Analysis
How big business exploits small business
Companies like Facebook and Uber say they’re supporting small businesses while squashing them.
Major corporations really want you to know how much they care about small businesses — as long as those small businesses don’t compete with them or cause them too much trouble.
During the pandemic, big companies were sure to draw attention to the ways they were supporting the little guy
Vox
Feb 19 2020
News
San Francisco Sheriff Says His Department Won’t Cooperate With ICE
Law enforcement in San Francisco will no longer be cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, per a directive by San Francisco’s newly elected sheriff.
Paul Miyamoto, who was elected to be the top law enforcer in San Francisco in November 2019, declared to a local media outlet Tuesday that his department will not help with federal immigration enforcement. While San Francisco
The Daily Caller
Jul 28 2020
News
The pandemic has spawned disinformation campaigns that blend truth, lies, and sincere beliefs
The COVID-19 pandemic has spawned an infodemic, a vast and complicated mix of information, misinformation and disinformation.
In this environment, false narratives — that the virus was “planned,” that it originated as a bioweapon, that COVID-19 symptoms are caused by 5G wireless communications technology — have spread like wildfire across social media and other communication platforms.
Nieman Lab
Feb 19 2020
Opinion
Polarization May Undermine Community Bonds, Trust in Others
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The United States is a deeply polarized country where people's political party identification affects far more than their voting behavior. Carefully designed experimental studies have revealed that Americans treat people of the same party differently from members of opposing parties. Public opinion surveys also reveal that politics affects Americans' social relationships,
Gallup
Jun 24 2020
News
'We can and must do better': U.S. Forces Korea leads fight against racism in the ranks
U.S. military leaders have pledged major reforms and an aggressive new efforts to tackle the legacy and the reality of racism in the ranks. Perhaps the strongest leadership on the issue so far has come from officials nearly 7,000 miles from the Pentagon.
U.S. Forces Korea, led by Army Gen. Robert B. Abrams, has taken action over the past month to combat racial injustice and
Washington Times
Apr 09 2018
News
Facebook’s Zuckerberg issues mea culpa before Capitol Hill grilling
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived Monday on Capitol Hill contrite and apologetic, ahead of an expected grilling later this week before Congress -- and the threat of regulations -- after the social media giant allowed a data-mining company to get the personal information from at least 87 million users.
Fox News Digital
Jul 27 2020
Analysis
Outrageous claims about Dr. Fauci should never see the light of day on Sinclair Broadcast
Last week, word leaked — thanks to a report by Media Matters — that local TV stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group were set to run an absolutely ridiculous conspiracy theory: that Dr. Anthony Fauci was responsible for the creation of the coronavirus. It was supposed to be a segment during “America This Week,” a show hosted by former Fox News personality Eric Bolling.
The
Poynter
Mar 12 2020
News
Coronavirus: Who Trump supporters blame for virus 'hysteria'
With stock markets crashing, Democratic candidates cancelling events and politicians scrambling to come up with a response, the coronavirus outbreak is casting a long shadow over US politics. But some Trump supporters say the growing crisis is largely the work of a familiar villain - the US media.
Conservative radio host and three-time congressional candidate Dan Bongino had a message
BBC News