US Election Series: Anger would persist even if Trump loses
Oct 27, 2016 06:54 am UTC| Commentary
Why wasBernie Sanders so successful in his campaign? Clinton won but when it comes to passionate followers, Bernie is clearly ahead of Clinton. He was successful because he was able to tap into the anger of the people,...
Social Media Revolution Series
Facebook’s Influence On 2M Votes, Still Refuses ‘Media’ Label
Oct 27, 2016 04:56 am UTC| Technology
Facebook is claiming to have pushed 2 million of its users to register as voters, thus highlighting the social media sites growing influence on directly impacting election results. The social network also refuses to be...
Oct 26, 2016 12:11 pm UTC| Commentary
Speaking to Reuters news agency at Trump National Doral golf resort in Miami, Florida, the Republican candidate Donald Trump said that foreign policies of his presidential rival Hillary Clinton in Syria would trigger the...
What's at risk if scientists don't think strategically before talking politics
Oct 26, 2016 09:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Earlier this fall, the nonpartisan nonprofit ScienceDebate.org released Donald Trumps and Hillary Clintons responses to a set of questions about science policy. Shortly after, a group of 375 scientists wrote an open letter...
US Presidential Election Series: President Obama dragged into Clinton email scandal
Oct 26, 2016 08:25 am UTC| Commentary Politics
President Barrack Obama got dragged into the scandal of Hillary Clintons use of private email server. Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump said at a rally that the President knew all about her email server...
How is the American President elected?
Oct 25, 2016 18:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Just how democratic is the election for an American president? You might think that the person who receives the most votes wins, right? Wrong. Just ask Al Gore, who in 2000 won more than half-a-million votes more...
The election of Hillary Clinton promises a more dangerous world
Oct 25, 2016 17:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
In a long and often exasperating presidential campaign, Americans and the world have been subjected to Donald Trumps odious and often incoherent rhetoric, and from both sides much vitriol and endless accusations of deceit,...
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