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Jan 11 2018
Perspectives Blog
December 2017 Jobs Report
The Labor Department released the December 2017 jobs report, and media outlets across the aisle have had varying reactions to the raw data. The U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs, falling short of what economists expected for the month, but unemployment remained at 4.1%, which is a 17-year low. On the whole, Left-leaning outlets painted the report as disappointing with modest gains, while Right- John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Aug 10 2020
News
TikTok - To Buy or Not to Buy?
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
Tik Tok, a popular social media app, currently has around 100M users in the U.S. On Thursday, August 6th, President Trump issued an executive order that bans U.S. companies and individuals from transacting with Abridge News
Apr 23 2016
News
Has Hillary Clinton Outstayed Her Welcome?
At this point, even amid one of the most captivating political upheavals in recent memory, the election process of 2016 is starting to feel like an extended car ride with a group of people after the conversational possibilities have run out. We’re all buckled up, with a long way to go, but everyone’s most irritating habits are already out in force. We’re feeling candidate fatigue, a malady
Vanity Fair
May 20 2019
News
Morning Joe Claims Buttigieg 'Mainstreams' Democrats, Ignores Hard-Left Positions
Has the liberal media ever met a Democrat it couldn't characterize as a centrist? Take Barack Obama. He had the most liberal voting record in the Senate. But that didn't stop Politico, for example, from in 2008 publishing "Obama’s steady centrism."
That same kind of false advertising was on display on today's Morning Joe regarding Pete Buttigieg. The panel was gaga over Buttigieg's town
NewsBusters
May 25 2021
Analysis
Why more Democrats are pressing Biden to support Palestinian rights
For decades, the Democratic Party has stood by Israel in times of war and peace.
Today, that support no longer looks so solid. In the Democratic-controlled Congress, more lawmakers are calling out Israel for its actions in its latest conflict with Hamas that ended in a cease-fire last week. And this poses a dilemma for President Joe Biden, a staunch ally of Israel who has vowed to make
Christian Science Monitor
Oct 22 2012
News
What we can learn about relationships from politically divided couples
The first sign of their political differences surfaced on the first date, when she noticed the photo on his wall of him posing and smiling with George H.W. Bush. He was a 30-year-old petty officer in the Navy and a Southern Baptist from Georgia. She was from a liberal family in San Diego, a 19-year-old who had protested military recruitment on her high school campus. Still, he was charming and
CNN Digital
Aug 06 2016
News
HOW DONALD TRUMP, RUSH LIMBAUGH, AND OTHER BLOWHARD GOLIATHS MEET THEIR DAVID
Tyrannosaurus radio host Rush Limbaugh re-upped his contract this week for another four years, which will enable him to blow cigar smoke up his followers’ fossilized backsides for the duration of Hillary Clinton’s first presidential term. As Eric Boehlert reports and observes in Media Matters, the rollout for Rush’s contract renewal is rather more muted this time around. In 2008, the news of
Vanity Fair
Jan 22 2014
Opinion
Networks Rush to Label Former Governor Bob McDonnell a Republican
Less than 24-hours after former Governor Bob McDonnell (R-VA) was indicted on 14 charges including conspiracy and fraud, all three network morning shows immediately identified McDonnell as a Republican. While McDonnell’s potential crimes are serious, the media failed to uphold the same party ID standard when it involved a scandal plagued Democratic governor.
Media Research Center
Apr 22 2024
Headline Roundup
Earth Day: Is There Common Ground on Climate Policy?
This Earth Day, local and national news outlets across the spectrum published commentary about climate change policy, sometimes highlighting common ground on the issue.
The Details: Several news reports, mainly from outlets rated Lean Left, highlighted rising “deadly” temperatures in Europe, which saw its hottest year on record in 2023.
‘Bipartisan willingness’: The Pittsburgh
Common Dreams
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Washington Examiner
Jan 16 2020
Headline Roundup
Sanders Campaign Organizer Filmed Threatening Violence if Defeated in Primary
In undercover footage released by right-leaning watchdog Project Veritas, an organizer for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign in Iowa is heard saying Milwaukee, the site of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, "will burn" if Sanders loses the nomination. The campaign worker also threatened violence against media members, and suggested Soviet-style forced labor camps should be used
Breitbart News
RealClearPolitics
Washington Examiner