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Feb 06 2017
News
Obamacare Signups Sag and It’s Trump’s Fault?
Shortly following Donald Trump’s upset victory in November, the Obama administration and the legacy media began telling us that Obamacare enrollment was skyrocketing due to fear of the president-elect’s pledge to repeal the law. Three days after the election, for example, CNN produced this headline: “Obamacare sign-ups surge after Trump’s election.” Obama himself boasted in December about “the
The American SpectatorMar 30 2019
News
A #MeToo reckoning for Joe Biden? Former VP has a history of being handsy
A former Nevada state assemblywoman's now-viral account of former Vice President Joe Biden kissing her without her consent describes nothing new — photos and videos of Biden touching women inappropriately have existed for years.
In the past, many in politics and the media wrote off videos and accounts of the 76-year-old Biden, nicknamed "Uncle Joe," acting inappropriately towards women
Washington ExaminerJun 26 2020
Analysis
These protests feel different because they’re shifting public opinion
To sustain the current anti-racism movement, look to the past, says professor Megan Ming Francis.
When protests for black lives erupted across the country in May, the images were inspiring if not surprising: In big cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC, protesters filled massive boulevards for miles in the middle of a pandemic. Meanwhile, in small, mostly white towns
VoxApr 09 2015
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Rand Paul Interview
GOP Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky announced his candidacy for presidency this week. Shortly thereafter, he had a tense interview with Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie. It was contentious enough to attract a lot of media attention afterward. What happened? Was the line of questioning biased? Did Paul react the way he did because the interviewer was female? Here's a look at what's being said John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJan 21 2020
News
Hillary Clinton Candidly Criticizes Bernie Sanders In New Documentary
Clinton declined to say whether she would endorse Sanders if he becomes the 2020 nominee, in an interview promoting her new Hulu documentary.
Hillary Clinton gives an unvarnished view of her 2016 Democratic presidential primary opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a new Hulu documentary airing in March, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
“He was in Congress for years,” she
HuffPostSep 27 2019
Perspectives Blog
Popping the Filter Bubble
AllSides CEO and co-founder John Gable recently joined Joan Blades, co-founder of AllSides for Schools and founder of MoveOn.org and Living Room Conversations, on The Bob Zadek Show to discuss filter bubbles: media echo chambers that expose us only to people and information that confirm our existing ideas and beliefs. Tune in to learn how AllSides and Living Room Conversations work to combat
AllSides StaffFeb 01 2017
Opinion
Donald Trump Just Struck a Blow against Authoritarianism
In Neil Gorsuch, Trump has nominated to the Supreme Court a man with deep respect for the Constitution and the freedoms it protects. If you ask vast numbers of both conservative and liberal Americans what word comes to mind when they hear Donald Trump’s name, the response is immediate: “Authoritarian.” In fact, if there is one theme that has remained constant in mainstream coverage of Trump
National Review (News)Sep 09 2020
News
President Trump's Alleged Comments Disparaging the Military
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
On September 3, The Atlantic published an article alleging, based on anonymous sources, that President Donald Trump had made several disparaging comments about military service members.Trump quickly denied making Abridge NewsMar 18 2013
Opinion
CNN Features Ben Carson Interview?But Why Did They Avoid Talking Politics?
Since Dr. Ben Carsons CPAC speech the mild-mannered neurosurgeon has attracted a sizable amount of buzz especially given his allusion to a potential 2016 presidential run in that very speech. And now the buzz appears to have spread to the mainstream media because the speech gained Carson an...
The BlazeMar 18 2015
News
Rumor Check: Why Hasn’t the Obama Administration Congratulated Netanyahu Yet?
Some media outlets have been asking: Why hasn’t President Barack Obama congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his sweeping win in legislative elections?
The answer might be found partly in Israel’s cumbersome parliamentary election system rather than solely in Obama’s strained relations with the Israeli leader set to serve his fourth term.
White House deputy senior
The Blaze