How the legacies of the Tea Party and Occupy are shaping the 2016 race
Mar 25, 2016 01:33 am UTC| Politics
As they continue to tear up their respective parties, Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are tapping into rich veins of anti-establishment fury. And while theyve managed to create movements of a force not seen at the ballot...
US Election Series: All candidates except Kasich win some, lose some in Tuesday’s primaries
Mar 23, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Politics
Tuesday primaries saw mixed outcome in US presidential election race, where every candidate gains some ground. Democratic side Hilary Clinton has won big in Arizona, and grabbed 41 delegates, while Bernie Sanders...
How to inoculate people against Donald Trump's fact bending claims
Mar 23, 2016 02:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
A potential Donald Trump presidency terrifies people worldwide. His racism, bullying, and enthusiasm for violence are a great concern for onlookers. But we see a positive in Trumps candidacy: We can improve our critical...
President Trump's foreign policy dystopia
Mar 22, 2016 16:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After over three decades of living in the United States, one thing that I have learned is never to assume that I understand American domestic politics. Every time I think I grasp where it is going, I am eventually...
Ted Cruz, not Donald Trump, is the scariest candidate standing
Mar 22, 2016 16:32 pm UTC| Politics
The 2016 Republican primary is now essentially a two-man race. Donald Trump has tallied an astonishing 678 delegates, while Ted Cruz, the dogmatic, far-right Texas Republican, who apparently gets along with no one in his...
Do protectionist policies like Trump's lead to trade wars?
Mar 22, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trumps protectionist prescriptions have led to renewed speculation about whether trade wars are on the horizon. In other words, if, under a Trump presidency, the United States were...
American elections ranked worst among Western democracies. Here’s why.
Mar 22, 2016 10:21 am UTC| Politics
The world is currently transfixed by the spectacle of American elections. From New York, London and Paris to Beijing, Moscow, and Sydney there is endless heated debate in the news media and across dinner tables about...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects