US Election Series: Trump raises $51 million through crowdsourcing
Jul 07, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Republican Presidential nominee, business tycoon Donald Trump has raised around $51 million in June which should give a pause to the criticism that Donald Trumps campaign doesnt have enough money to fight Hillary Clinton...
The messy history of British party politics
Jul 05, 2016 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Brexit has triggered an unprecedented scenario in British politics. Never before has a sitting prime minister been forced to resign because of a referendum defeat. Never before has a governing party in apparent meltdown...
Briferendum Aftermath Series: Conservative leadership election begins today
Jul 05, 2016 08:41 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Election to replace Prime Minister David Cameron who resigned post-U.K. referendum has officially started today and the long race is likely to end on 9th September. This leadership election is very crucial given the fact...
Ordinary Iraqis defy sectarianism after Islamic State's attacks on Baghdad
Jul 04, 2016 19:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Im happy that I graduated. Im so grateful to my parents and I dedicate my success to both of them. These were the final words written by Adnan, a victim of a deadly attack on Sundays early hours in the crowded, buzzing...
More in hope, less about immigration: why poor Brits really voted to leave
Jul 04, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A popular Brexit narrative is that those left out of rising prosperity lashed out at the establishment because they could take no more punishment. They had suffered years of recession and austerity exacerbated by a Dutch...
Despite experts' fears, Australia should be moving to electronic online voting
Jul 04, 2016 18:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Technology
Australias current election proves that there has never been a greater need for online electronic voting. The country has come to a political standstill as the laborious process of manual counting of ballot papers is...
Here's what would have happened if Brexit vote was weighted by how long voters had left to live
Jul 04, 2016 18:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Britains youngest voters will spend about 60 years living with the consequences of Brexit even though the majority of them voted Remain. Wouldnt it be fairer if their vote was worth more than the vote of someone with only...