Electorally Illiterate: Poll Finds Troubling Lack of Knowledge about Elections and the Economy
Oct 28, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Politics Commentary
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2016 --Days before Americans cast their ballots, a new survey released by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) reveals a troubling lack of knowledge about basic aspects of elections and...
US Election Series: Clinton camp in panic
Oct 28, 2016 08:17 am UTC| Commentary Politics
In the recent past, campaign people at Hillary Clinton have been acting as if they have won. Liberal news media like CNN, MSNBC which have been accused of acting as an extension of the Clinton campaign have counted out...
How latest US electoral map looks like
Oct 27, 2016 12:56 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
Latest electoral map from realclearpolitics.com doesnt look so good for Donald Trump. Well, he has repeatedly said that he is going to win, no matter what the polls say. But rest of the America may not share his optimism....
US Election Series: Expect S&P 500 to lose quarter of its value with no clear victor
Oct 27, 2016 08:57 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump hasnt given up his constitutional rights to take legal steps if he believes that there are considerable doubts over the election outcome. There has been amedia frenzy over...
What's at risk if scientists don't think strategically before talking politics
Oct 26, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Earlier this fall, the nonpartisan nonprofit ScienceDebate.org released Donald Trumps and Hillary Clintons responses to a set of questions about science policy. Shortly after, a group of 375 scientists wrote an open letter...
Australia's coal politics are undermining democratic and Indigenous rights
Oct 26, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Can Australia achieve fair and open decision-making when big coal players are involved? The case of Adanis proposed Carmichael coal mine suggests the answer is no, and Indigenous land owners are bearing the brunt. The...
Press regulation in Britain: a step forward – and a step back
Oct 26, 2016 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Anyone reading recent editorials in the British press will know that the industry is worried. Following the discovery in 2011 that journalists on a number of newspapers had been hacking peoples phones to get stories, the...