Are U.S. politics beyond a joke?
Aug 16, 2016 15:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
I really do respect the press, President Barack Obama joked at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner in 2013, shortly after his second successful election campaign. I recognize that the press and I have...
Is the US electoral system really 'rigged'?
Aug 13, 2016 10:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Many have speculated how a Trump victory would affect the U.S., but few have thought about the consequences of a Trump loss. After falling behind Hillary Clinton in the polls, Donald Trump has already developed a narrative...
US Presidential Election Series: Forget August, race will be tight
Aug 12, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Commentary Politics
Many of the political pundits are calling that the end for Donald Trump has begun. After August feud, in which Mr. Trump got into acontroversy with the parents of a Muslim soldier who was slain in Iraq. The parents called...
US Presidential Election Series: Trump is right on Russia
Aug 12, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Commentary
People of the United States is faced with stark choices this year, at one hand they have Democratic Partys nominee Hillary Clinton, a well-known former first lady and secretary of the state, who has tried to stay away from...
US Election Series: Betting odds are shifting sharply against Trump
Aug 11, 2016 11:49 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Donald Trump, the U.S. Presidential candidate of the Republican Party just cant shift the odds and polls that are moving against him. Over the past week, Mr. Trump put a tremendous effort to swing the public mood by...
How labor's decline opened door to billionaire Trump as 'savior' of American workers
Aug 08, 2016 04:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Economy
Out of the economic maelstrom of the last decade, Donald Trump has emerged as the improbable, and self-proclaimed, champion of American workers. And thats despite the fact that Trump has failed to articulate substantive...
Will the vice presidential candidates matter this year? Maybe, but not the way you think.
Aug 06, 2016 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Veepstakes speculation is rampant as we approach the national conventions for both major political parties. Media reports have detailed the wide array of options available to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as they...
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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
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