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Sep 28 2020
Fact Check
Trump’s wrongs on court, virus; Biden errs
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a momentous week, President Donald Trump painted a fantastical portrait of a coronavirus that affects “virtually nobody” among the young as he faced a grim U.S. milestone of 200,000 deaths and he asserted a constitutional basis that doesn’t exist for rushing a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg over her dying wishes.
As Americans absorbed news of a
Associated Press Fact CheckMar 30 2019
News
Alex Jones says 'form of psychosis' made him believe events like Sandy Hook massacre were staged
(CNN)Broadcaster and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said it was a "form of psychosis" that caused him to believe certain events --- like the Sandy Hook massacre -- were staged.
On December 14, 2012, 20 children and six adults were killed by 20-year-old Adam Lanza in Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Jones, who founded InfoWars.com and hosted a three-hour news-talk
CNN DigitalJul 29 2020
News
Oregon governor says feds to leave Portland, but feds say they're staying
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday that the federal government had agreed to withdraw its law enforcement officers from Portland, where violent protests have persisted for weeks — but the Department of Homeland Security indicated it would keep its officers on the ground for the time being.
The dueling statements mark another twist in the increasingly fractious communications between
NBC News DigitalAug 14 2020
Opinion
Judge Each Candidate on Policy, Not Persona
On Aug. 6, President Trump accused Joe Biden of being "against God."
When I read this on Aug. 7, I released the following tweet, "Trump has no business smearing Biden's personal faith. What he said is indefensible. He should stick to policy matters, not personal ones."
In a Politico/Morning Consult survey released in June, only 27% of registered voters said they believed Trump to
Newsmax - OpinionJul 08 2020
Analysis
Democrats see victory in Trump culture war
Democrats are taking aggressive steps to highlight President Trump’s focus on the hot-button cultural topics of race and heritage, betting it will play to their party’s advantage in November.
Democrats have embraced the Black Lives Matter campaign, and are now moving swiftly to carve out a clear distinction between the parties when it comes to issues of racial injustice.
The
The HillJan 30 2020
News
Gunman fires at anti-CAA protest rally in Delhi
A gunman has fired at a protest rally against India's new citizenship law near the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) university in capital New Delhi, witnesses and officials said.
The alleged assailant, identified by the police as a 17-year-old teenager, brandished a single-barrel weapon and shouted slogans against the protesters before firing at them, wounding a JMI student on Thursday.
Al JazeeraFeb 15 2015
News
Suspected terrorist attack on a free speech event in Copenhagen leaves one dead
This is horrifying news, especially on the heels of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris. This tweet from Inna Shevchenko, an activist with the feminist group Femen who was speaking at the event, is especially chilling:
VoxMay 29 2020
News
How should the U.S. respond to China's Hong Kong power grab?
China’s legislature on Thursday approved a controversial national security law that gives the mainland government new powers to police subversion and foreign intervention in Hong Kong.
Critics of the new law say it’s a violation of the “one country, two systems” agreement that has granted Hong Kong certain levels of autonomy — like its own police force and judicial system — since the
Yahoo! The 360Oct 19 2020
Opinion
When Movements Are Guilty of What They Are Trying to Challenge
In 2014, I was part of an activist organization that worked across various social issues—education equity, economic justice, labor rights, and environmental racism. We were hungry for a deeper structural understanding of relationships of power, and a strategy to transform those relationships. One afternoon, we met to discuss topics for future political education; we were holding webinars to,
The AtlanticFeb 09 2021
Analysis
Donald Trump will probably be acquitted of inciting an insurrection
DONALD TRUMP accounts for half of all presidential impeachments. He holds the unique distinction of having been impeached twice, compared with once each for Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton. None has been convicted at trial (the constitution dictates that the House impeaches a president and the Senate tries him). Mr Trump’s acquittal took place almost exactly one year ago; his second trial
The Economist