Trump Turns To Facebook Live To Fight ‘Biased’ Mainstream Media
Oct 25, 2016 06:52 am UTC| Technology Politics
Donald Trump has been cursing and casting blame at the mainstream media for defaming him since he announced that he would be running for president. It would seem he finally had enough because his campaign is launching its...
US Election Series: Why you shouldn’t count Trump out?
Oct 25, 2016 06:07 am UTC| Commentary Politics
If you look at the recent polls and electoral map from the majority of the news media websites, it would tell you that Hillary Clinton is going to win the Presidency of the United States and Republican nominee Donald Trump...
US Election Series: Bet on IBD/TIPP poll
Oct 24, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Commentary Politics
Except for few pollsters, most are predicting a decisive victory for Clinton and even the Clinton campaign is acting as if they have won the game. The pollsters, who have been predicting decisive victory for Clinton, have...
Facebook Internal Upheaval, Zuckerberg Faced Mass Resignation Over Hate Speech
Oct 24, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Technology
This election season seems to be giving Mark Zuckerberg a lot of headaches, largely because of his steadfast commitment to not censor anyone. One of his biggest problems stem from Donald Trumps many acid-ridden tirades,...
Fact-checking Clinton and Trump is not enough
Oct 24, 2016 04:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
During the debates, fact-checkers like CNN and Politifact focus on evaluating the truthfulness of what each candidate said. While it is important to get the facts straight, focusing on the truth of the candidates...
The 'legitimation' crisis in the US: Why have Americans lost trust in government?
Oct 21, 2016 18:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Elections normally decide who is to govern. This upcoming election is about the very legitimacy of the system. At the final presidential debate, Republican candidate Donald Trump made the remarkable statement that he...
Trump claims the election is rigged – is it?
Oct 20, 2016 10:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Donald Trump has repeatedly said the presidential election is rigged, and the only way he will lose will be if it is stolen from him. Trump is not known for his measured temperament, nor for rational thinking or...
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