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Aug 12 2021
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Senate Passes $1T Infrastructure Bill, Releases $3.5T Budget Plan
The Senate passed the Biden administration's $1 trillion infrastructure package Tuesday, and the next day approved Democrats' framework for a $3.5 trillion budget plan. The infrastructure vote was bipartisan, 69-30 — the bill will provide funds for highways, broadband and sustainability-focused assessments. Meanwhile, the budget vote was hyper-partisan, 50-49. Some Republicans say the plan is
AllSides StaffJun 19 2020
News
Corporate America confronts racism. Why this time may be different.
Alongside nationwide protests, corporations are issuing their own calls for racial justice. With the rise of social media and heightened public consciousness on the issue, they face risks if those words aren't matched by deeds.
After George Floyd died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, corporations across the country spoke out against police brutality and systemic racism.
Christian Science MonitorJun 03 2014
News
Obama says 'absolutely' a risk in freeing Taliban inmates, but defends Bergdahl swap
President Obama in his first public comments on the controversial trade of five Taliban prisoners for Sgt. Bergdahl.
Fox News (Online News)Mar 28 2020
News
Is it worth sacrificing privacy to stop coronavirus?
The coronavirus pandemic has led governments around the world to employ every possible resource to stem the spread of the virus. Those efforts can only go so far, however, before they come up against limitations.
One of the barriers is privacy. Some experts see opportunities to use technology to track and potentially control the outbreak, but doing so could mean breaking existing legal
Yahoo! The 360Jul 12 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Identity Politics and the Downfall of the Modern Left
As anyone paying attention to American politics for the past 50 years can attest, the left has abided by one basic principle from which they never waver. Such is, when you can’t make a rational argument for or against something, make a racist or sexist one. Identity politics and perceived victimhood are the preferred weapons of the modern Democrat party and they wield them in defense of their
Guest Writer - RightSep 20 2019
Opinion
Betsy DeVos busts colleges misusing federal dollars for anti-Semitic social justice curriculum
On Sept. 17, the Department of Education published a letter warning the Duke-University of North Carolina Consortium for Middle East Studies that it has been improperly using federal grant dollars. The money, intended for foreign language and cultural education, instead went to a highly biased social justice curriculum that fails to meet congressional requirements on several fronts.
Washington ExaminerMay 11 2020
News
The bizarro tale of a phantom super PAC — and our sleuthing to find it
A new super PAC made a splashy entrance onto the Senate battleground scene last week, reporting millions in spending backing Democrats in key races. There’s just one problem: The ads don't exist.
The group, Americans for Progressive Action USA, filed campaign finance reports showing more than $2.5 million in advertising and associated costs across a half-dozen Senate races last week.
PoliticoOct 09 2019
Opinion
The School-Reform Battle
Teachers’ unions are fighting hard against educational innovation, but many welcome reforms are here to stay. Whose argument is this?
“The teacher unions currently have no countervailing force. We envision the National Parents Union as being able to . . . redirect the conversation from one about adults to one about students.”
It might surprise you to hear that that’s the position
National Review (News)Feb 13 2013
News
What the polls say about Obama’s proposals
President Obama set the tone for his second term Tuesday, going through a litany of policy proposals that he will pursue in the months and years ahead. And polls suggest most of his big proposals have broad public support. That doesnt mean, of course, that Congress will pass the bills, but it does suggest that the president is pushing ideas that the American public is broadly receptive to.
Washington PostOct 29 2019
News
House files impeachment proceedings resolution
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) filed a resolution on Tuesday formalizing the impeachment inquiry procedure against President Trump.
Details: The resolution directs relevant committees to continue their inquiry "into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Donald John Trump." It calls for open hearings and demands the
Axios