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Jan 17 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Impeachment Moves to the Senate
A team of House representatives chosen as "impeachment managers" present the articles against President Donald Trump to the Senate Thursday afternoon, setting in motion the third presidential impeachment trial in U.S. history.
Opening arguments begin next Tuesday, when 100 Senators become jurors and prepare to hear each side make its case. A Senate decision on dismissing the articles or
Henry A. BrechterJul 20 2020
Perspectives Blog
Union: A Democrat, A Republican, and a Search for Common Ground
In the year before Donald Trump was elected president, Jordan Blashek, a Republican Marine, and Chris Haugh, a Democrat and son of a single mother from Berkeley, formed an unlikely friendship. Over the months, Jordan and Chris’s friendship blossomed not in spite of but because of their political differences. So they decided to hit the road in search of reasons to strengthen their bond in an
AllSides StaffMay 29 2022
Headline Roundup
NRA Convention Highlights Partisan Divide on Gun Control Laws
The National Rifle Association held its annual convention in Houston this weekend, which further highlighted the current partisan divide on gun control laws.
A number of top Republican politicians addressed NRA supporters at the convention, including former President Donald J. Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. Cruz criticized Democrats for politicizing the
National Review (News) Mother Jones Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 04 2019
Perspectives Blog
The Psychology of Polarization And How We Can Overcome Our Prejudices
Editor's Note: This piece originally appeared on Bridge Alliance.
The polar vortex may have retreated for the winter months ago, but the political polarization within the United States certainly has not. Just as meteorologists provide scientific explanations for our frozen toes, social scientists may have some explanations for our frozen political discourse.
America’s
Kelly MurphyFeb 07 2019
Perspectives Blog
Is AllSides Biased? About Our Biases, Partners and Funding
Updated Oct. 26, 2023
In our hyperpolarized society, people often disparage or boycott brands that work with, are run by, or receive funding from people, groups or institutions whose politics they disagree with.
Well, if that describes you, you should probably hate or boycott AllSides – whether you are on the right, left or even center.
We are not actually
John Gable, AllSides Co-founderSep 01 2017
Perspectives Blog
Growing Up in School for Democracy: Fighting Media Bias from Day One
Maturity is one important lens for assessing progress in developing a healthier American democracy both in terms of competent citizenship and effective leadership. This post will comment on the importance of educating students through high school with this perspective in mind, referencing stages of maturity which reflect well established developmental science*. The next post will address the
John KeslerNov 04 2021
Headline Roundup
Senate Republicans Block John Lewis Voting Rights Act Proposed By Democrats
Senate Republicans on Wednesday voted to block debate on the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which fell nine votes short (51-49) of the 60 required to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. The bill, named after the late civil rights icon and former congressman, outlines a new formula that the Department of Justice could follow to pinpoint discriminatory voting patterns in both states
Reuters New York Times (News) New York Post (News)Sep 11 2017
Perspectives Blog
An Analysis of Media Bias: September 11 and Onward
In times of utter devastation, humans rally together. At one point, this also applied to news organizations, with tragedy providing impetus for fair and humane reporting. In 2017, that sounds like a near impossible task for the media. However, on September 11, 2001, exactly 16 years ago, journalists rose to the occasion.
A Pew Research Center survey comparison attests to this success —
Billy BinionApr 10 2018
Perspectives Blog
Does Unbiased News Really Exist?
Sinclair Broadcast Group caused an uproar after they required local news anchors across the country to recite an identical script condemning “one-sided” stories in the national media. But does unbiased news actually exist?
One of our core beliefs at AllSides is that it does not. Everyone is biased, so finding completely objective news is a near impossible task. In our recent article
Billy BinionJul 30 2015
Perspectives Blog
Brigade: Civil Dialogue or More Tribalism
Brigade makes it easy to jump in the pool of political engagement, but the pool is full of muck. Let's clean it up!
What is Brigade? It is a new mobile app from Napster co-founder Sean Parker "that’s meant to quickly get regular people engaged in articulating and debating political positions" (TechCrunch) with the intent to improve democracy by increasing and
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder