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Jul 01 2020
Analysis
Trumpism, not polarization, drives America’s disastrous coronavirus politics
“This outcome is a policy choice. The unnecessary lives lost. The long-term effects we don’t even know about yet on our vital organs. It’s all a policy choice.”
On June 25, the Pew Research Center published a startling poll. The difference between Democratic and Republican attitudes on Covid-19 was growing. Thirty-seven percent of Democrats, but 72 percent of Republicans, said they’d
Ezra KleinDec 09 2019
News
Impeachment and the history of political combat
Impeachment proceedings are obviously fertile ground for partisan discord. You don’t need more explanation of that. Our writers focus on what’s new – and not new – about the divide.
For years, the president’s political opponents in the House of Representatives had investigated impeachment as a means of removing him from office. It was clear their ideas about the distribution of power in
Christian Science MonitorOct 12 2020
Analysis
‘At Least You Get a Judge Out of It’
Conservatives are relishing Amy Coney Barrett’s potential Supreme Court appointment, even if it took Trump to get them there.
Ben sasse is worried. With 22 days to go before the election, the Nebraska senator and his colleagues are about to begin a showdown over the Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, which he likened to the deadly 19th-century feuds between the Hatfields and
The AtlanticAug 12 2020
Data
Most Americans Say the Current Economy Is Helping the Rich, Hurting the Poor and Middle Class
By many measures, the U.S. economy is doing well. Unemployment is near a 50-year low, consumer spending is strong and the stock market is delivering solid returns for investors. Despite these positive indicators, public assessments of the economy are mixed, and they differ significantly by income, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Majorities of upper-income and middle-
Pew Research CenterFeb 24 2020
News
The evidence doesn't back Democrats' panic that Bernie can't win
Lots of Democrats are in full panic that Bernie Sanders will win the nomination and get clobbered in the general election — and bring the party down, too. But the evidence, particularly the polling, doesn't back those doomsday warnings.
Why it matters: Virtually every national and swing state poll shows Sanders tied with or beating President Trump. And, unlike every rival, he has a
AxiosJan 24 2020
Headline Roundup
Schiff at Center of Impeachment Trial
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), chair of the House Intelligence Committee and lead impeachment manager in President Donald Trump's Senate trial, has become a centerpiece of the deliberations with impassioned arguments for why the president should be removed from office.
Many left-rated outlets and voices have framed Schiff's role in the trial as indispensable, praising his perceived articulacy
National Review (News) Mother Jones ReutersFeb 14 2020
News
The trouble with anti-populism: why the champions of civility keep losing
You’ve probably heard some version of it in recent years. Maybe you’ve even said or thought it yourself. “Politicians are always fighting!” “Politics has become totally irrational!” “Why can’t politicians just compromise, find some consensus and solve our problems?”
For many people, these views have come to seem like basic common sense. In this era of extreme partisanship, the argument
The GuardianMar 08 2024
Headline Roundup
Biden's State of the Union: Blunt Warning or Partisan Attack?
Did President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night achieve its goals and resonate with Americans?
“Blunt Talk”: A writer in Vox (Left bias) stated Biden “issued an unmistakable warning about the threat Donald Trump poses to American democracy.” The writer outlined a dilemma Biden faced as he looked to “alert the public to the danger” of a second Trump term without “
Vox The Hill Washington ExaminerFeb 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
When A Little Bipartisanship Goes a Short Way
From the CenterWe spend a lot of time talking about the hyper-polarization and knee-jerk partisanship that is poisoning our politics – and for good reason. Both major parties have been struggling for years to keep their most fervent ideological zealots under control, with mixed success at best. Joe Biden has spent his first year in office trying to navigate between the demands of the
Dan SchnurMar 04 2021
Perspectives Blog
When #MeToo Matters (If It's The Other Party)
From the CenterThis viewpoint is from a writer rated Center.
I believe Lindsey Boylan and Charlotte Bennett and Anna Ruch.
I believed Christine Blasey Ford and Karen McDonough and Stormy Daniels. And Monica Lewinsky and Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones. And Anita Hill and Mary Jo Kopechne, for that matter.
I believe that Donald Trump should not have been elected,
Dan Schnur