When the Sh*t Hit the Fan: Recalling the 1970s - CounterPunch.org

Jul 21, 2021 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    -70% Very Liberal

  • Reliability
  • Policy Leaning

    6% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    94% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"In '71, Nixon declared a war on drugs, dramatically increasing the size and presence of federal drug control agencies as well as securing mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants."
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-2% Liberal
"His landslide victory over Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) -- who had been labeled the candidate of acid, amnesty, and abortion -- was driven by a Southern strategy that reconfigured national politics."
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-8% Liberal
This was the time when the young Trump started his lustful life at Le Club, a Manhattan nightspot for the rich, famous and those on the make -
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18% Conservative
A half-century later, Trump was elected president.
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4% Conservative
Often forgotten, during the early-70s, a 20-something Donald Trump became the man who would be, five decades later, president.
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-4% Liberal
The Republicans are attempted to reenact their anti-Obama campaign in their effort to undermine Biden and the Democrats.
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-38% Liberal
First, Biden has contained the Covid pandemic and begun to redress the recession; second, Trump's ultra-reactionary polities might be too much for mainstream white Republicans, especially women voters.nn
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0% Conservative
First, Biden has contained the Covid pandemic and begun to redress the recession; second, Trump's ultra-reactionary polities might be too much for mainstream white Republicans, especially women voters.nn
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0% Conservative
The Biden presidency, following in the well-worn footsteps of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, seeks to contain the deepening socio-economic crisis but not honestly address it.
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-78% Liberal
The Biden presidency, following in the well-worn footsteps of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, seeks to contain the deepening socio-economic crisis but not honestly address it.
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-78% Liberal
The Biden presidency, following in the well-worn footsteps of Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, seeks to contain the deepening socio-economic crisis but not honestly address it.
Negative
-78% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : In '71, Nixon declared a "war on drugs," dramatically increasing the size and presence of federal drug control agencies as well as securing mandatory sentencing and no-knock warrants.
46% : His landslide victory over Sen. George McGovern (D-SD) -- who had been labeled the candidate of "acid, amnesty, and abortion" -- was driven by a "Southern strategy" that reconfigured national politics.

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