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Jun 22 2020
Opinion
Trump Is Promising Four More Years of Strife
He can’t run on accomplishments. So he’s running on violence and fear.
On Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, President Donald Trump tried to relaunch his reelection campaign. This was his chance, after the onslaught of the novel coronavirus and three months without a campaign rally, to tell Americans what he would do in a second term. The election, he argued, was about defeating an
SlateJun 08 2020
News
First Thing: can cities live without police? Minneapolis may find out
The largely peaceful protests prompted by the police killing of George Floyd went on across the US and around the world over the weekend, as it emerged that more than 10,000 US protesters have been arrested during the weeks of unrest – many for non-violent offences. In Minneapolis, where Floyd died, the city council has taken a dramatic step towards reform, by declaring their intent to disband
The GuardianDec 20 2021
Perspectives Blog
Inside AllSides: “War on Christmas” or Mindless Arson? The Burning of Fox News’s Christmas Tree
When a man allegedly lit fire to Fox News’s 50-foot Christmas Tree, did that represent an attack on the news outlet? An attack on Christmas? Both? Neither? The man charged with the crime, who was released without bail last week and is due back in court Jan. 4, is reportedly homeless and told investigators he was thinking of burning the tree down “all day long.” But why? No motive is known,
AllSides StaffJun 26 2020
Analysis
These protests feel different because they’re shifting public opinion
To sustain the current anti-racism movement, look to the past, says professor Megan Ming Francis.
When protests for black lives erupted across the country in May, the images were inspiring if not surprising: In big cities like Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, DC, protesters filled massive boulevards for miles in the middle of a pandemic. Meanwhile, in small, mostly white towns
VoxMay 31 2019
News
Mexico Hits Trump Tariff Threat: Can't Solve Social Issues 'With Coercive Measures'
In a surprise announcement that could derail a major trade deal, President Donald Trump says he is placing a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports, effective June 10, to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border.
Trump said the percentage will gradually increase — up to 25% — "until the Illegal Immigration problem
Newsmax (News)Aug 15 2019
News
With Trump’s new immigration rule, a deep bow toward ‘America First’
Who is most deserving of a foothold in America: those in need of help or those who help themselves? The Trump administration’s new immigration rule represents a hard shift toward the latter.
It is perhaps the starkest example yet in the Trump presidency of “America First.”
Foreigners in the United States, legally present, could find themselves on a flight back to their native
Christian Science MonitorMar 19 2019
News
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Ending Electoral College
Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat who has based her presidential bid on trying to outpace rivals with robust policy proposals, added more ideas to her liberal agenda on Monday night: getting rid of the Electoral College, removing Confederate statues, and creating a national commission to study reparations for black Americans.
Ms. Warren’s remarks came during an
New York Times (News)Jul 05 2019
News
Donald Trump highlights US military strength in 4 July speech
All men are created equal. But one is created more equal than others. And his name is Donald Trump.
The US president’s unique interpretation of the declaration of independence was on full display on Thursday when he staged a militaristic, jingoistic and untraditional jamboree at the Lincoln memorial in Washington to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Trump did not fulfil his critics’
The GuardianSep 21 2020
Opinion
President Trump’s ‘1776 Commission’ on Patriotic Education Is an Overdue Effort
America’s proud history is worth defending, and it is worth defending through government and politics. There are fair arguments about how best to go about that task consistently with a duly conservative skepticism about the proper powers of federal and local government, but conservatives should not shy away from conserving the core of our national history, ideals, and culture — a goal that not
National Review (News)Jun 10 2020
Headline Roundup
Trump Denies Calls to Rename Military Bases Memorializing Confederates
Calls to rename military bases commemorating Confederate leaders were met with a resounding no from President Donald Trump Wednesday. The debate and ensuing decision have seemingly pitted social and racial justice causes against those who advocate for the societal value of historical preservation. Statues of Confederates and other controversial historical figures have been the focus of similar
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