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May 04 2017
Perspectives Blog
House Passes American Health Care Act
The US House of Representatives voted to pass the AHCA, moving the GOP one step closer to repealing and replacing Obamacare. The bill's initial version failed to pass following a contentious struggle among conservatives, but the addition of the MacArthur Amendment helped woo skeptical Republicans. It will now go to the Senate, where it has not yet garnered full support across the GOP.
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 07 2016
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week- Analysis: After Wisconsin
This week was the first time since 1984 that a presidential nomination front-runner lost the Wisconsin primary. This time around, the front-runners in both parties lost. It was a good night for Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders. Is this part of a larger shift in a new direction? What does it mean for the Democratic and Republican races? It depends who you ask, so we’re sharing three perspectives John Gable, AllSides Co-founderFeb 02 2017
Perspectives Blog
Gorsuch Tapped for Supreme Court
President Trump named his nominee to replace Scalia on the Supreme Court this week, Neil Gorsuch. While the country reacts to the announcement, Senate Democrats are still thinking about the appointment of Merrick Garland and are considering filibustering the vote on Gorsuch, which would delay or block it completely. According to some, the nuclear option is on the table, which would allow Senator John Gable, AllSides Co-founderOct 16 2013
Perspectives Blog
Shutdown Deal
As an Onion headline said, the whole nation could probably draw John Boehner's face from memory by now. But, get ready to see others faces in the headlines soon. Snippet from the Center Congress moves toward vote on budget deal, Politico “It’s obvious that we are now seeing the end of this agonizing odyssey that this body has been put through, but far more importantly, the American people John Gable, AllSides Co-founderApr 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-founderJul 20 2017
Perspectives Blog
Still Too Few Votes to Repeal ACA
Republicans in the Senate hoped to vote on the new healthcare bill or at least to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but the vote has again been pushed back by Senate Majority Leader McConnell. Revisions have been made over the past several weeks to the Senate bill but still a few Republicans are unsupportive. After the news of Sen. John McCain's cancer diagnosis, it's possible the vote could change John Gable, AllSides Co-founderMay 08 2014
Perspectives Blog
Climate Strange
You know you've got a hot topic when outlets on the Left run stories of media showing bias against it and outlets on the Right run stories of media showing bias for it.
The congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment released this week is just such a topic. The report says climate change is already costing the economy billions and bringing flooding, droughts, and other disasters John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 24 2017
Perspectives Blog
Trump to Send More Troops to Afghanistan
President Trump announced that America will be sending approximately 4000 more troops to Afghanistan. This comes after his harsh criticisms of both President Bush and Obama for their decisions in Iraq. The concern is that pulling all of America's troops out of Afghanistan would lead to a void that ISIS could take advantage of. Our newest offering for Schools - Mismatch - launched this week. John Gable, AllSides Co-founderJun 22 2017
Perspectives Blog
Senate Reveals Healthcare Bill
After much secrecy, Mitch McConnell and the Senate Republicans revealed their updated version of the AHCA today. As McConnell pushes for a vote before the summer recess, a few Republican Senators say the bill does not go far enough to dismantle Obamacare and therefore will not vote to pass it. Meanwhile, Senate Democrats appear united in their opposition to it. Read our new op-ed The Case for John Gable, AllSides Co-founderAug 15 2013
Perspectives Blog
The Washington Post, Bezos, and Solving Today's Media Problems
As you've probably heard, Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, is buying The Washington Post.
This news caught our attention at AllSides because Bezos is a known innovator and we are interested in innovating to promote and preserve journalistic integrity in a world where many feel the media is "broken." Improving media, and helping our democracy work better, is a core to our vision
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder