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Jul 21 2015
Opinion
The Only Realistic Way to Fix Campaign Finance
FOR the first time in modern history, the leading issue concerning voters in the upcoming presidential election, according to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, is that “wealthy individuals and corporations will have too much influence over who wins.” Five years after the Supreme Court gave corporations and unions the right to spend unlimited amounts in political campaigns, voters
Guest WriterJan 27 2014
News
Frustrated progressives start to look beyond Obama
"I am not a member of any organized political party," Will Rogers once joked. "I am a Democrat." Plenty has been written on the current fight for the soul of the Republican Party. But as President Barack Obama unofficially rings in the sixth year of his administration with Tuesday's State of the Union address, another intriguing struggle may be emerging -- between moderates and progressives on
CNN (Online News)May 24 2019
News
Brexit has finally brought down Theresa May
Prime Minister May was supposed to deliver Brexit for the UK. Now she’s leaving it up to somebody else.
Brexit has finally brought down Theresa May.
The British prime minister announced Friday that she plans to resign, after trying — and failing — to steer the United Kingdom through its divorce with the European Union. While this brings a close to her beleaguered premiership, it
VoxDec 02 2021
Perspectives Blog
Project Veritas and the mainstream media: Strange allies in the fight to protect press freedom
This piece originally appeared on The Conversation, which AllSides rates as Lean Left. It was written by Jane E Kirtley, the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota. The writer's bias has not been rated.
An FBI raid on Project Veritas leader James O'Keefe’s home in early November 2021 has sparked an unusual demonstration of support from
"The Conversation" ContributorAug 20 2012
News
Campaigns both claim advantage on Medicare battle
The political battle over Medicare, brewing since Mitt Romney named Paul Ryan as his running mate, showed no signs of easing Sunday, with operatives from each campaign claiming their side had an advantage with senior citizens concerned about their government-funded health benefits.
Romney senior adviser Eric Fehrnstrom, speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," said his campaign wasn't
CNN (Online News)Mar 29 2017
Headline Roundup
Brexit Begins
Prime Minister Theresa May filed formal Brexit divorce papers on Wednesday, pitching the United Kingdom into the unknown and triggering years of uncertain negotiations that will test the cohesion of the European Union.
Daily Mail BBC News New York Times (News)Nov 19 2020
Perspectives Blog
Tools to Help You Bridge Divides This Thanksgiving
Amid a global pandemic, Thanksgiving celebrations may look a bit different this year. For us at AllSides and our partner organizations, that makes our goals of promoting civility and unity across divides even more prevalent!
Here are resources provided by us and several of our friends in the divide-bridging sphere:
Friends and Family Conversation Tip Sheet: Holiday family
AllSides StaffAug 05 2021
Perspectives Blog
The Bipartisan Fight for Mental Health
From the CenterThis view is from an author rated as Center.
“Too many Americans who suffer from mental health illnesses are still suffering in silence,” declared Barack Obama during a 2013 White House conference. “You see commercials on TV about a whole array of physical health problems, some very personal,” he quipped. “And yet we whisper about mental health issues… we need to get
Jackson LanzerJan 12 2015
News
Obama to Focus on Cybersecurity Issues Next Week
Continuing the break with State of the Union tradition, President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in the address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy, and cybersecurity, the White House announced Saturday.
Obama will use a Monday event at the Federal Trade Commission to lay out the next steps of a plan to
Newsmax (News)Jul 15 2018
Headline Roundup
British PM Theresa May Says Trump Advised Her to Sue EU Over Brexit
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that President Trump advised her to sue the European Union over Brexit, revealing the secret suggestion that she had previously said was "too brutal."
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