Why politicians and television still need each other
Mar 30, 2017 04:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
We are living through a period of particularly combative media-politics relations, driven largely by the Trump presidency and the ongoing fake news debate. But, as an ABC Rear View documentary reminded us recently, tension...
Indians' 'notes ban' compliance masks a silent crisis of legitimacy
Mar 28, 2017 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
This article is part of the Democracy Futures series, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about the many challenges facing...
Is violent political protest ever justified?
Mar 28, 2017 14:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The mass protests against Donald Trumps election, inauguration, and executive actions might subside but based on the scale and intensity of whats already happened, theres probably more to come. So far, most protesters...
Class pervades the way migrants are viewed in Britain
Mar 28, 2017 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In a poll of 25 countries by Ipsos MORI published in March 2017, 33% of those interviewed in Britain said immigration was their biggest worry. Although more British people overall were worried about healthcare, only...
Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics
Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...
Study: 60 percent of rural millennials lack access to a political life
Mar 28, 2017 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Like older voters, young ones were divided by the 2016 presidential election. A recent study of millennial voters by Tufts University found that young people had starkly different opinions about politics and civic...
To better fight terrorism, Europe needs more cooperation and money
Mar 28, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Last weeks terrorist attack in London, which left four people dead, wounded dozens more and led to the temporary lockdown of Parliament, was a grim reminder of the daily threat Europe faces from extremist violence. It...
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