US presidential election series: Donald Trump closes in with three consecutive wins
Feb 24, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Commentary
Many a Republican liberals nightmares are closing in to become true, as Donald Trump, known for his harsh comments and controversies secured a massive win in Nevada, his third consecutive so far. So far elections have...
Pope versus Trump: Catholics in the US are politically homeless
Feb 22, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump is still leading the Republican presidential field of candidates. Observers on all sides are continually baffled and appalled by his campaigns rhetoric. Enter Pope Francis, who made a surprise contribution by...
The Road to the White House: Corporate Power vs. Networked Citizens
Feb 22, 2016 15:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The first two stops in the travelling show called the Next American President did not lack entertainment. There were four different winners and plenty to talk about: some of the candidates cried foul, while others seemed...
Trump's South Carolina victory could make him unstoppable in GOP race
Feb 22, 2016 15:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
The Republican establishments nightmare scenario got one step closer to fruition in South Carolina on Saturday night. Donald Trump won the South Carolina GOP primary in decisive fashion, carrying one-third of the vote...
Trump wins easily in South Carolina, Clinton in Nevada
Feb 22, 2016 15:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump has won the South Carolina (SC) primary with 32.5% of the vote, followed by Marco Rubio at 22.5% and Ted Cruz at 22.3%. Jeb Bush, John Kasich and Ben Carson were a long way behind with less than 8% each, and...
Ted Cruz's linguistic chutzpah
Feb 13, 2016 01:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Chutzpah is making headlines again. This time its not because someone mispronounced it (as former congresswoman Michele Bachmann did a few years ago); its because Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz called it a New...
Trump's rhetoric may topple adage that there's no such thing as bad publicity
Jan 26, 2016 11:23 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Is there such a thing as bad publicity? Donald Trumps campaign appears to be a test case in whether this old adage is true or not. His business interests are intricately linked to the Trump brand, which has been taking...
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