Don't expect Biden's VP pick to make or break the 2020 election
Jul 03, 2020 07:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
As presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden gets set to pick his vice presidential candidate, heres a reality check: Running mates have very little direct effect on voters. When people go to the polls, they...
Supreme Court to decide the future of the Electoral College
Jun 21, 2020 11:26 am UTC| Politics
Many Americans are surprised to learn that in U.S. presidential elections, the members of the Electoral College do not necessarily have to pick the candidate the voters in their state favored. Or do they? This month...
A field guide to Trump's dangerous rhetoric
Jun 21, 2020 03:31 am UTC| Politics
All leaders are demagogues. You may not realize this, because weve come to associate the word demagogue with only dangerous populist leaders. But in Greek, the word just means leader of the people (dēmos the people +...
US trade rep says other countries ganging up to 'screw America' over online sales tax
Jun 18, 2020 23:38 pm UTC| Economy Law
The US had abandoned negotiations overseen by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over online sales taxes due to other nations ganging up to screw America, says US Trade...
Can the president really order the military to occupy US cities and states?
Jun 04, 2020 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
After a week of both peaceful protests and violent chaos in the wake of George Floyds death, President Donald Trump announced, If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and...
COVID-19 has blown away the myth about 'First' and 'Third' world competence
May 14, 2020 10:10 am UTC| Economy Politics
One of the planets and Africas deepest prejudices is being demolished by the way countries handle COVID-19. For as long as any of us remember, everyone knew that First World countries in effect, Western Europe and...
Historic power struggle between Trump and Congress to be reviewed by Supreme Court
May 09, 2020 06:42 am UTC| Politics
On May 12, the Supreme Court will hear argument in two cases concerning congressional demands, known as subpoenas, for materials that President Donald Trump claims are intrusions into his private affairs and are not...
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