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Oct 28 2022
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: The Fetterman/Oz Debate
On Tuesday, a debate between Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, both running for a Senate seat, earned much media attention. It was the first and only debate between the two, and was widely anticipated, particularly following Fetterman’s stroke in May which has impacted his communication abilities and led his campaign to refuse more debates.
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Julie MastrineFeb 14 2020
News
McClatchy, a Major U.S. Newspaper Chain, Files for Bankruptcy
It was a thriving family business that got its start in 1857 as a four-page newspaper for residents of Sacramento in the wake of the gold rush. Now the McClatchy Company, the publisher of The Sacramento Bee, The Miami Herald and 28 other dailies across the country, has filed for bankruptcy and is expected to be run by a New York hedge fund.
In a Chapter 11 filing in New York on Thursday
New York Times (News)Oct 12 2021
News
Biden administration ends mass immigration arrests at work sites
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced U.S. immigration authorities will no longer carry out mass arrests of unauthorized immigrants at work sites, saying law enforcement efforts should focus on holding exploitative employers accountable.
In a memo, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) should prioritize combating illegal acts committed by "
CBS News (Online)Nov 30 2020
Opinion
Google, Facebook and Twitter fixed the election for Biden over Trump
While President Trump’s attorneys continue to challenge the validity of bizarre tallying, anyone interested in free and fair elections should consider the role of Big Tech.
Regardless of the extent of vote fraud, Google, Facebook and Twitter fixed the election for Joe Biden over President Trump. There should be no doubt in any honest observer’s mind.
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Washington TimesNov 30 2020
News
Joe Biden names members of presidential inaugural committee
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris unveiled the members of their inauguration committee and a new website Monday.
The presidential inaugural committee will be led by Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University and a longtime aide to Biden. By Allen’s side will be Maju Varghese, who served as chief operating officer and senior adviser to the Biden
New York Post (News)Aug 20 2020
Fact Check
What’s happening with mailboxes and mail-sorting machines?
One Twitter user claimed that it was "cheating 101." Another used the hashtag "#TRUMPSTEALINGELECTION." Social media posts are populating feeds with images of the blue mailboxes being loaded into trucks.
Why is the removal of mailboxes across the country provoking such controversy? Many fear that the operation is related to President Donald Trump’s efforts to restrict voting by mail at
PolitiFactJul 25 2022
Perspectives Blog
Modernization Committee Advances 29 More Proposals for Fixing Congress
This piece originally appeared on The Fulcrum, which AllSides rates as Center. It was written by Kristin Shiuey, a student at Tufts University and a contributor to The Fulcrum.
The bipartisan committee tasked with recommending how to make Congress more efficient, effective and collegial issued its latest round of unanimous recommendations Tuesday, focusing on oversight, facilities,
Kristin ShiueyJun 22 2022
Opinion
Why Watergate-era campaign finance laws haven’t stopped corruption
Ellen L. Weintraub is a commissioner on the Federal Election Commission.
The burglars who broke into the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters at the Watergate office complex 50 years ago sparked coverups, investigations, constitutional crises, a presidential resignation, deep damage to Americans’ faith in government and a raft of bipartisan legislation aimed at restoring that
Washington PostJul 09 2021
Opinion
There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory
The United States is not in the midst of a “culture war” over race and racism. The animating force of our current conflict is not our differing values, beliefs, moral codes, or practices. The American people aren’t divided. The American people are being divided.
Republican operatives have buried the actual definition of critical race theory: “a way of looking at law’s role platforming
The AtlanticMay 06 2021
News
F.E.C. Asks Congress to Ban Prechecked Recurring Donation Boxes
The Federal Election Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that Congress ban political campaigns from guiding donors by default into recurring contributions through prechecked boxes, a month after a New York Times investigation showed that former President Donald J. Trump’s political operation had steered huge numbers of unwitting supporters into repeated donations through that
New York Times (News)