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Apr 16 2019
News
In major shift, Trump to allow lawsuits against foreign firms in Cuba
The Trump administration will allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against foreign companies that use properties confiscated by Communist-ruled Cuba since Fidel Castro’s revolution six decades ago, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
The major policy shift, which will be announced on Wednesday, could expose U.S., European and Canadian companies to legal action and deal a
ReutersMar 14 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Rooting for Ukraine Gets Harder
From the CenterAmericans are now wearing pins with the colors of the Ukraine flag. Like good patriots, we’ve poured out our bottles of Russian vodka. And we grit our teeth without complaining when we’re filling our gas tanks. For the first few weeks of the war, rooting for those plucky Ukrainians as they stand up to Voldemort Vladimir Putin has been fairly painless for most Americans. But
Dan SchnurMar 26 2021
News
Fox News sued by Dominion Voting for $1.6 billion over election fraud claims
Dominion Voting Systems on Friday filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News, alleging that the network purposefully aired false claims about the the company’s role in the 2020 presidential election in order to boost ratings.
In the suit, filed in a Delaware court, Dominion argued that the Fox and several of its on-air personalities elevated conspiracy theories about the
Washington PostJun 24 2022
News
America Is Growing Apart, Possibly for Good
It may be time to stop talking about “red” and “blue” America. That’s the provocative conclusion of Michael Podhorzer, a longtime political strategist for labor unions and the chair of the Analyst Institute, a collaborative of progressive groups that studies elections. In a private newsletter that he writes for a small group of activists, Podhorzer recently laid out a detailed case for
The AtlanticMar 26 2021
News
Dominion Voting Files $1.6B Lawsuit against Fox News
Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday, accusing the cable news outlet of falsely claiming that the voting company had rigged the 2020 election in order to bolster the station’s ratings.
The suit, which is the first the voting company has filed against a media company over pervasive false claims that arose after the election, including
National Review (News)Feb 13 2020
Opinion
Bernie Sanders Isn’t a Socialist
Republicans have a long, disreputable history of conflating any attempt to improve American lives with the evils of “socialism.” When Medicare was first proposed, Ronald Reagan called it “socialized medicine,” and he declared that it would destroy our freedom. These days, if you call for something like universal child care, conservatives accuse you of wanting to turn America into the Soviet
Paul KrugmanMar 10 2022
Perspectives Blog
High U.S. Energy Costs Worsen Amid Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Already-high energy costs in the U.S. are rising more as the global economy responds to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal. The import ban had already gained bipartisan support before Biden's announcement. Roughly 3% of the oil barrels the U.S. imported in 2021 came from Russia, ranking
AllSides StaffSep 21 2023
Headline Roundup
US Offers Legal Status to Nearly 500,000 Venezuelan Migrants
Amid a continued surge in southern border crossings, the Biden administration is granting temporary legal status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans who are already in the country, making them eligible to work.
The Details: The program will maintain a temporary protection designation for 242,700 Venezuelans already in the U.S., including people here illegally. Roughly 472,000 more
Associated Press BBC News Fox News (Online News)Jun 13 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Latin America Doesn’t Want Us Anymore
From the CenterWe talked last week about how a resurgent American isolationism could be harmful to our interests in Ukraine and in China. This week, voters’ growing disinterest in events beyond our borders is causing problems closer to home. When the three-day Summit of the Americas gathering of Western Hemisphere leaders concluded on Friday, the sense that the United States was rapidly
Dan SchnurSep 23 2022
Perspectives Blog
Migrant Busing Adds New Dimension to Border Crisis
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As the number of migrants arriving at the southern border hits all-time highs, Republican governors are making waves by sending groups of unauthorized migrants to liberal sanctuary cities in the north.
Florida Gov. Ron
AllSides Staff