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Dec 07 2021
Headline Roundup
California's Theft Penalties, Bail Policies in Spotlight Amid Crime Wave
Amid an outbreak of organized looting in California, critics are honing in on state laws regarding bail for criminals and property theft.
Coverage across the political spectrum highlighted a series of robberies at California retail stores in recent weeks. California Proposition 47, which was passed in 2014 and branded by supporters as a way to reduce jail overcrowding, makes theft of
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Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: After Protests, Hong Kong Withdraws Extradition Bill
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam announced the withdrawal of a controversial bill that would have allowed Hong Kong residents to be extradited to mainland China for trial. The bill, which had been suspended since July, led to months of protests.
A majority of news coverage acknowledged that despite Lam's apparent backpedal, the Chinese government's decision to withdraw only meets
Henry A. BrechterAug 15 2014
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Missouri
There was a lot of emotion in and around Ferguson, MO this week. On Saturday, Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, was shot and killed by a police officer. Protestors and police have been clashing all week. Wednesday night, the police said "no protesting," yet there were protests - and a few Molotov cocktails. The police released tear gas and smoke bombs. There were several arrests and some
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 12 2019
Perspectives Blog
Turkey Begins Military Offensive In Northern Syria After U.S. Troops Pulled From Region
Tracking impeachment: The White House wrote a letter to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, calling the impeachment inquiry into president Donald Trump "unconstitutional" and refusing to comply with it. Former Vice President Joe Biden publicly called for Trump to be impeached at a New Hampshire campaign event on Wednesday.
Turkish ground troops began an offensive against Kurdish
Henry A. BrechterJan 28 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Trump Pulls Out of the Debate
Front-running GOP candidate Donald Trump not only pulled out of the debate this week after Fox News refused to remove Megyn Kelly as a moderator, he also quickly announced a competing event of his own. Was this a smart campaign move on Trump’s part or will it hurt him? Who will suffer more as a result: Trump, Fox News, or Trump’s opponents? As this issue is personal to Fox News, we decided John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJul 19 2019
Perspectives Blog
Debates on Defining 'Racism' Follow White House, Progressives Feud
A series of President Donald Trump's tweets directed toward four progressive Democratic congresswomen last weekend ignited debates on the definition and proper contextual use of the word "racism."
All political sides of the media used the word differently in coverage. Reporters, commentators and opinion writers on the left frequently focused their stories around the meaning and current
Henry A. BrechterMay 11 2017
Perspectives Blog
FBI Director Comey Fired
President Trump made the shocking move this week to fire FBI Director James Comey. Trump has stated that he terminated Comey due to his mishandling of the Hillary Clinton email scandal, but many in the media (and Congress) are hypothesizing it has more to do with the FBI's investigation into the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia. Since Tuesday, there have been bipartisan calls for a John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 31 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Brazil, Rest of World Place Blame for Amazon Fires
Fires have burned parts of Brazil's Amazon rainforest, setting up an international feud between Brazil and some the world's largest economic powers, and prompting a widespread social media buzz on climate change and big government.
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro refused roughly $20 million in aid from the Group of Seven last week following a public social media feud with French
Henry A. BrechterMay 16 2019
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Multiple States Pass Near-Bans on Abortion
Alabama, Missouri, and Georgia, among another states, have moved to effectively ban abortion, passing legislation that would prohibit in the practice in nearly every circumstance. Some have decried the bills as oppressively anti-woman, while others dispute the idea that terminating a pregnancy is a constitutional right. Many see the bills as evidence the two sides are drifting farther toward AllSides StaffMar 14 2022
Headline Roundup
Oil Prices Temporarily Fall Over 8%
Crude oil prices temporarily fell below $100 per barrel on Monday, down from a peak of over $130 per barrel earlier this month.
Prior to Mar. 1, when oil prices were last below $100 per barrel, prices had risen steadily from about $70 per barrel in Nov. 2021. Analysts in some outlets predicted that “Americans could start to see some relief at the gas pump” due to falling oil prices. On
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