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Nov 19 2014
News
Senate blocks bill that would curb NSA surveillance
Republican opponents of White House-backed legislation that would rein in NSA surveillance programs narrowly blocked the Senate from taking up the bill Tuesday after warning it could help terrorists escape detection. On a tally of 58 to 42, a procedural vote failed to get the supermajority 60 votes it needed to advance. Supporters of the USA Freedom Act, a rare mix of liberal Democrats and
CNN (Online News)
Jan 01 2022
Headline Roundup
The Media Predicts What's To Come in 2022
With 2021 now behind us, writers across the political spectrum have speculated on what to expect from 2022: a year that will likely bring several key political and cultural moments.
Perhaps the most anticipated political event of the year will be the 2022 midterm elections, which will begin on March 1 with the Texas state primaries and end on Nov. 8 with the nationwide general
Financial Times
Vox 
National Review (News) 
Jun 08 2020
Headline Roundup
Minneapolis City Council to Disband the Police
A majority of Minneapolis City Council members have announced their intention to disband the city's police department. They pledge to replace the police with a new system of public safety, though it is unclear what this structural change would look like.
Mayor Jacob Frey publicly opposed the move over the weekend, drawing boos from gathered protesters. Activists called the move to
BBC News
The Guardian
Newsmax (News) 
Nov 02 2022
Headline Roundup
Unfounded Pelosi Attack Theories Criticized Across the Spectrum
The attack on Paul Pelosi was condemned widely by politicians and commentators across the political spectrum, but also sparked a series of unfounded rumors and theories.
Facts and Rumors: Early theories circulated that Pelosi hired suspect David DePape as a sex worker, and that officers found them in their underwear upon arriving at the home. The 911 dispatcher said Pelosi referred to
Heavy.com
Washington Examiner
CNN (Online News)
Aug 09 2017
Headline Roundup
Fired Over Free Speech?
Google fired an employee after he published a manifesto challenging its policies and approach to gender differences, raising concerns over free speech, women's issues, political correctness, and whether discussions of some opinions and science are taboo on some topics treated as moral imperatives.
Reuters
Slate
National Review (News)
Nov 27 2012
Perspectives Blog
How the Internet Trains our Brains to Polarize and Despise
The political polarization of Americans is reaching new heights, and the Internet is making it worse. How did we end up so divided and is there anything we can do about it?
Polarization has been exacerbated by what I call the “Internet brain”. It goes beyond a mere fad--it's more fundamental, even physiological.
Here is what’s happening…
How we get information trains our John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
Jul 15 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Administration Tells Hospitals to Send Coronavirus Data to HHS, Not CDC
The Trump Administration has ordered hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and send all coronavirus patient information to a central database at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington.
Health officials are raising concerns that the data will be politicized or withheld from the public, while HHS says the CDC's system of
Newsmax (News)
NBC News (Online)
USA TODAY
Jul 06 2016
Headline Roundup
Analyzing the FBI Statement
Explaining why he wasn’t recommending prosecution, Director James Comey explained why he wasn't recommending prosecution. Yet he also seem to point out that charges would have been justified. Opinions on the statement vary, depending on the definition of "intent."
New York Times (News)
CNN (Online News)
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)
Dec 31 2012
News
GOP backs off Social Security income change
Republicans on Sunday conceded on their demand that any “fiscal cliff deal trim Social Security cost-of-living increases, signaling the end  for now  of their push to reform entitlements in exchange for higher tax rates. Proponents said they might try to revisit the issue next year, but senators from both parties said they were playing a losing hand when they appeared to be
Washington Times
Mar 20 2024
Headline Roundup
Canada Votes to Halt Arms Exports to Israel
Canada’s House of Commons passed a motion to cease future arms exports to Israel.
The Details: The resolution was initially introduced by the New Democratic Party (NDP), headed by Jagmeet Singh, and was approved with a vote of 204-117. The motion stipulates that Canada will “cease the further authorization and transfer of arms exports to Israel to ensure compliance with Canada’s arms
The Guardian
Reuters
The Daily Wire