Category — Politics

Democrats’ Dashboard

Obama’s team of tech gurus to unleash ‘Holy Grail’ of digital campaigning.

May 16, 2012 Comments

Partisan Psychology

Why do people choose political loyalties over facts?

May 14, 2012 Comments

Drug Discoveries

U.S. to partner with Big Pharma for drug discovery.

May 8, 2012 Comments

Occupy Art

There has been so much art centred around the Occupy protests that it is beginning to feel like a new artistic movement.

May 1, 2012 Comments

Fantasy Election

MTV turning 2012 election into game.

April 30, 2012 Comments

Walmart Protest

Anti-Wal-Mart groups use bribery charges to their benefit.

April 27, 2012 Comments

Iraqi Shakespeare

Romeo is Shiite, Juliet Sunni … this is the story of “Romeo and Juliet in Baghdad”.

April 24, 2012 Comments

Twitter Politics

On Twitter, campaigns dog each other with insults.

April 23, 2012 Comments

Fat Tax

A fat tax could raise money and help get people eating more healthily, says a director at the University of Oxford.

April 20, 2012 Comments

Nixon Opera

‘Nixon in China’ opera gets Chinese facelift.

April 18, 2012 Comments

Starbucking

A group that opposes same-sex marriage is taking its boycott of Starbucks to the other side of the world.

April 16, 2012 Comments

Texts from Hillary

Hillary Clinton shocked the creators of a website of parodies of her sending text messages – by giving them her backing.

April 12, 2012 Comments

Anonymous vs. Netflix

If it were a movie, it would definitely be one worth waiting to see on Netflix.

April 11, 2012 Comments

Votes & Vowels

A changing accent shows how language parallels politics.

April 9, 2012 Comments

T*rd Reich

A cheeky artist has been torn off a strip in Germany – after creating a loo roll with Adolf Hitler’s face on each sheet.

March 30, 2012 Comments

Hoodie Evolution

Hoodie’s evolution from fashion mainstay to symbol of injustice.

March 29, 2012 Comments

Red States

Why do communists love the color red?

March 26, 2012 Comments

Politics & Prayer

In U.S., a growing unease at mixing politics with prayer.

March 26, 2012 Comments

Facebookistan

Facebook’s effects in a world of political turmoil.

March 23, 2012 Comments

Stoned Driving

New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving.

March 19, 2012 Comments

Crossed Out

Christians have no right to wear cross at work, says Government.

March 15, 2012 Comments

Occupy Democracy

Al Gore urges the techie crowd at South By Southwest to use digital tools to improve government.

March 14, 2012 Comments

Social Elections

Can social media predict election outcomes?

March 7, 2012 Comments

Chinese Netizens

Chinese ‘netizens’ inundate Obama’s Google+ page.

February 29, 2012 Comments

Bollywod Muse

Bollywood finds new muse in anti-graft protests.

February 27, 2012 Comments

Toy Demonstrators

The mayor of Barnaul in Siberia ruled that toys could not be participants in a demonstration.

February 21, 2012 Comments

Bush’s Socks

George H.W. Bush makes an off-the-cuff fashion choice.

February 15, 2012 Comments

Winning Ways

U.S. campaign style at frontline of winning votes.

February 10, 2012 Comments

Assange Spot

Julian Assange to guest star on “The Simpsons”.

February 1, 2012 Comments

Slime Tsunami

How Super-PACs, vulnerable candidates, and armies of mercenaries will converge to create the ugliest campaign ever.

January 27, 2012 Comments