Dreams from their mothers: Hillary and Obama bending history again
Jul 26, 2016 05:30 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Hillary Clinton, the first woman presidential nominee of any major party, has a lifetime of experience in fighting for the rights of children and families. She draws on the inspiration from her mothers Dickensian...
US Election Series: Democratic convention rocked by fresh email scandal
Jul 25, 2016 07:57 am UTC| Commentary
Last week marked the end of Republican Partys national convention, which saw tumultuous protests on the first day, Melania Trumps speech controversy on the second, and Ted Cruzs non-endorsementof Donald Trump speech on the...
Why 'woman' isn't Hillary Clinton's trump card
Jul 25, 2016 06:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At a recent rally on Roosevelt Island in New York City, Hillary Clinton remarked that she wanted the United States to be a place where a father can tell his daughter yes, you can be anything you want to be, even president...
How gross inequality and crushed hopes have fed the rise of Donald Trump
Jul 22, 2016 06:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump is now the Republican nominee for president of the United States and millions of people are asking: How could this happen? There is no single answer to this question, but there are some explanations. For...
In acceptance speech, Trump embraces role as hero of the forgotten
Jul 22, 2016 06:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for the presidency in a speech destined to be remembered by history as the I am your voice speech a phrase that Trump repeated several times to tie together his themes of...
US Election Series: Trump formally secures Republican nomination
Jul 20, 2016 06:43 am UTC| Commentary
Republicans have nominated New York business tycoon Donald Trump as their Presidential nominee for this years election in the convention that has been tainted by protests against the nominee as well as many absenteeism...
US Election Series: Republicans will have to live among divisions and cracks
Jul 19, 2016 10:58 am UTC| Commentary Politics
The most awaited Republican convention for this years election has begun in Cleveland, Ohio yesterday and it is clearer than ever that the Republican Party would be heading into 2016 Presidential election as divided one...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects