US Election Series

Sounds presidential: 2016's candidates are struggling with campaign songs

Mar 17, 2016 23:06 pm UTC| Politics

Amid the increasingly surreal scramble for the Republican Partys presidential nomination, one of the most bizarre promises of the primary season appears to have gone relatively unnoticed. During the dispiriting slog he...

'The 30-minute city': how do we put the political rhetoric into practice?

Mar 17, 2016 22:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promoted the benefits of a 30-minute city in explaining his approach to cities and urban transport. The opposition infrastructure spokesman, Anthony Albanese, notes he talked about this...

High-stakes drama as South African president and finance minister square off

Mar 17, 2016 08:36 am UTC| Politics

South Africas political landscape is shifting almost by the hour. The gloves are off in a power struggle that pits President Jacob Zuma against a group of reformers, led by Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. It is a...

What kind of judge is Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland?

Mar 17, 2016 05:16 am UTC| Law Politics

On March 16, President Obama announced his pick for the Supreme Court vacancy left by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia: Merrick Garland, chief judge of the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. The President described...

US Election Series

Trump smells victory as Republicans hurtle into the Ides of March

Mar 17, 2016 02:02 am UTC| Politics

The Ides of March, or March 15, has long been associated with doom and destruction. In 44BC, confident populist Julius Caesar ignored a soothsayers warning and met his demise at the height of his adulation by an adoring...

US Election Series

How Bernie Sanders made the Democratic Party safe for liberals

Mar 17, 2016 00:33 am UTC| Politics

Bernie Sanders is not going to be the Democratic presidential nominee. Whatever slim chance Sanders had to capture the nomination ended when Hillary Clinton won convincing victories in the key March 15 primaries....

Fiery budget response from Corbyn – but what's his alternative?

Mar 17, 2016 00:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

It is a difficult job for any opposition leader to respond to the governments budget statement. Because of secrecy rules, the opposition is never entirely sure what will be in the budget. As the chancellor delivers his...