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As Israel continues striking targets in Gaza, pro-Palestinian protests have cropped up on college campuses across the nation. Some of these protests have led to the arrest of student activists, sparking conversation about whether students have the right to protest on campus. 

No matter what Trump says or does, abortion will be his greatest political weakness in this campaign. But the former president is making clear efforts to mitigate that weakness, which is considerably more than Biden has done to reach out to the political center on immigration.

As AllSides continues to track the 2024 elections, this blog is tracking major news, updates, poll data and examples of media bias.

We often say that true leaders are those who are willing to give up their position in order to achieve important victories, and here we are actually seeing such leadership in action.

Over a three year period (2020-2023), Braver Angels—the largest grassroots group working to bridge the political divide—convened a group of Democrats and Republicans in equal numbers to create a report of bipartisan solutions for elections.

If Biden is re-elected, how ironic it will be that he will have Trump’s three Supreme Court appointees to thank. Without them, Roe vs. Wade would still be in place, and the 2024 election would be decided on immigration, inflation and Gaza.

No other organization worth less than a billion dollars has had a greater positive impact and the ability to radically increase the balance and trustworthiness of news and information than AllSides.

Voters like to complain, especially when they are asked if they are content with the existing candidates and parties. But most of us are creatures of habit and tend to revert to the familiar. It’s one thing to gripe about the existing options, but it’s a much different thing to abandon the...

We are tracking media coverage of the Israeli-Hamas conflict and noting misinformation, developments, and more.

When AllSides hired me in January 2023, I had a basic level of interest in “politics” and “the news,” but that was it. I didn’t realize that keeping up with the news and seeing a full picture of what’s actually happening in the world was nearly a full-time job. 

For most of this country’s post-Civil War history, the most reliable indicator of partisan voting behavior was financial status. That is no longer the case.

It might come as a surprise, but in 2024, the road to the White House runs through the LGBTQ+ community.

Simply making voters dislike Trump is no longer enough for Biden to win reelection.

Throughout the week of April 15-21, 2024, as part of the seventh annual National Week of Conversation - community spaces across the country can invite local audiences to participate in the Better Together Film Festival. The festival aims to shift the culture of the country away from divisi...

U.S. policy allows the President to decide upon the use of nuclear weapons on his own. Isn’t it time for that to end?

This is one of the few instances in his political career where Trump’s instincts are encouraging a more cautious approach.

Here are the thoughts of key national leaders speaking to the importance of the Building Civic Bridges Act as part of the solution to threats impacting national security, business and the economy, education and academia, faith and family, interpersonal relationships, and the institution of...

Although we tend to blame politicians for this hyper-partisanship, much of the polarization is actually of our own doing, as American society as a whole also becomes more fractious and more divided.

AllSides engages students in civic learning through experience. Students can use the AllSides app, balanced news feed, media bias chart, and newsletter to cultivate an understanding that all media is biased — and that’s okay.

If the language is already this heightened in early March, it’s reasonable to assume that the debate will become even angrier and even more divisive as November draws closer.