Despite the rhetoric, this election fails the feminist test
Jun 27, 2016 23:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The idea that there are policies of particular interest to women goes back to the suffrage era at the turn of the 20th century. Among the key arguments for women gaining the vote was that it would allow them to address...
Why the GM food labeling debate is not over
Jun 26, 2016 19:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
The U.S. Senate this week reached a compromise to require food manufacturers to label foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, a bill that would preempt state-level laws. The deal comes only one week...
Why did older voters choose Brexit? It's a matter of identity
Jun 26, 2016 19:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Just a few days before the EU referendum on June 19 and 20 we carried out an internet survey of the electorate in Britain and asked more than 2,100 people how they were planning to vote. Some 49% of respondents...
EU referendum – how the polls got it wrong again
Jun 26, 2016 19:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Estimating the likely outcome of the referendum on the UKs membership of the EU was always going to be a challenge for the opinion polls. In a general election they have years of experience as to what does and does not...
How the 2016 presidential election will shape American identity
Jun 23, 2016 18:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The 2016 American presidential election will boil down to one simple question: Who do we want to be as Americans? The language used by the leading presidential candidates reveals that both candidates want to appeal...
Q+A: Everything you need to know about referendum night
Jun 23, 2016 07:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Once the polls close on June 23, the real action begins in Britains big decision on whether to leave or remain in the European Union. Heres everything you need to know. When might we expect a result? If the vote is...
Briferendum Series: Bookmaker William Hill sees success for the ‘Remain’
Jun 23, 2016 07:30 am UTC| Commentary Politics
UKs largest bookmaker William Hill has published its latest offering odds at 2/9 on the UK referendum on membership in the European Union. This basically means that bookmaker is pricing 81 percent chance that theUK will...