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julianp22

Opinion | What Happened to America's Political Center of Gravity? - The New York Times - 3 views

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fire sequoias threat

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  • The resulting scores capture how the groups represent themselves, not necessarily their actual policies.
  • The Republican Party leans much farther right than most traditional conservative parties in Western Europe and Canada, according to an analysis of their election manifestos. It is more extreme than Britain’s Independence Party and France’s National Rally (formerly the National Front), which some consider far-right populist parties. The Democratic Party, in contrast, is positioned closer to mainstream liberal parties.
  • the United States’ political center of gravity is to the right of other countries’, partly because of the lack of a serious left-wing party.
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  • The Republican Party leans much
  • If we could put every political party on the same continuum from left to right, where would the American parties fall?
  • Conservative Party in Britain and the Christian Democratic Union in Germany — mainstream right-leaning parties
  • The difference is that in Europe, far-right populist parties are often an alternative to the mainstream. In the United States, the Republican Party is the mainstream.
  • Marine Le Pen
  • The Democrats fall closer to mainstream left and center-left parties in other countries, like the Social Democratic Party in Germany and Britain’s Labour Party,
  • Note: Circles sized by the percentage of the vote won by the party in the latest election in this data. Only parties that won more than 1 percent of the vote and are still in existence are shown. We analyzed parties in a selection of Western European countries, Canada and the United States.
  • agnesg22 on 27 Sep 21
     
    The visual accompanying this article was very useful! I found it helpful to compare the American political parties to European political parties. I always knew that American politics were very right-leaning, but I had no idea of the extent.
Kay Bradley

Methodology 2019 | Freedom House - 0 views

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freedom research ranking world rank democracy

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  • three-tiered system consisting of scores, ratings, and status.
  • tables for converting scores to ratings and ratings to status, appear at the end of this essay.
  • 0 to 4 points for each of 10 political rights
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  • 15 civil liberties indicators
  • 4 the greatest degree of freedom
  • The political rights questions are grouped into three subcategories: Electoral Process (3 questions), Political Pluralism and Participation (4), and Functioning of Government (3).
  • The civil liberties questions are grouped into four subcategories: Freedom of Expression and Belief (4 questions), Associational and Organizational Rights (3), Rule of Law (4), and Personal Autonomy and Individual Rights (4).
  • For the discretionary question, a score of 1 to 4 may be subtracted, as applicable (the worse the situation, the more points may be subtracted).
  • The highest overall score that can be awarded for political rights is 40 (or a score of 4 for each of the 10 questions). T
  • highest overall score that can be awarded for civil liberties is 60 (or a score of 4 for each of the 15 questions).
  • ach rating of 1 to 7, with 1 representing the greatest degree of freedom and 7 the smallest degree of freedom, corresponds to a specific range of total scores (see tables 1 and 2).
  • A country or territory is assigned two ratings
  • The average of a country or territory’s political rights and civil liberties ratings is called the Freedom Rating
  • upward or downward trend arrow
  • A trend arrow must be linked to a specific change or changes in score, and cannot be assigned if the country had no net change in score
  • Most score changes do not warrant trend arrows.
  • Electoral Democracy
  • designation “electoral democracy” to countries that have met certain minimum standards for political rights and civil liberties;
  • an electoral democracy designation requires a score of 7 or better in the Electoral Process subcategory, an overall political rights score of 20 or better, and an overall civil liberties score of 30 or better.
  • Countries and territories with a rating of 6 have very restricted political rights. They are ruled by authoritarian regimes, often with leaders or parties that originally took power by force and have been in office for decades.
  • hey may hold tightly controlled elections and grant a few political rights, such as some representation or autonomy for minority groups.
  • few or no political rights because of severe government oppression
  • While some are draconian police states, others may lack an authoritative and functioning central government and suffer from extreme violence or rule by regional warlords.
  • limits on media independence
  • estrictions on trade union activities
  • discrimination against minority groups and women.
  • strongly limit the rights of expression
  • frequently hold political prisoners
  • virtually no freedom of expression or association, do not protect the rights of detainees and prisoners, and often control most economic activity.
  • The gap between a country or territory’s political rights and civil liberties ratings is rarely more than two points. Politically oppressive states typically do not allow a well-developed civil society, for example, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to maintain political freedoms in the absence of civil liberties like press freedom and the rule of law.
Kay Bradley

apcomparative - Mexico includes examples of corporatism - 1 views

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  • PRI's close connection (corporatism) with Confederation of Workers)
  • For years under the PRI the Mexican government had corporatism and sponsored the only interest groups including the present interest group and the worker interest group.
  • Civil society in Mexico has grown considerably. At first, the PRI used corporatism to cut off any opposition. By forming specific interest groups and basically requiring one to be a part of the PRI party in order to speak out, the PRI party was more successful in gaining membership and support.
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  • Corporatism - A system of representing citizen's interests in the government that contrasts sharply with pluralism. A system of interest representation in which the government allows certain groups privileged access to the policy-making decisions in exchange for loyalty.
  • Confederacion Nacional de Campesinois/National Peasant Confederation (CNC) - One of the main corporatist groups that made up the PRI.
  • (CTM) Confederacion de Trabajadores Mexicanos - One of the main corporatist groups that made up the PRI.
  • The PRI party is an inclusive party that is in the center of the Mexico political line. It has no clear ideology and there are many different ideological positions because of the many factions within the PRI. It was the backbone of the Mexican corporatist system. Also, the PRI provided opportunities for the peasants and workers to enter the political system.
  • In the 1980s, the PRI changed course and adopted neo-liberal economic policies.
  • The Mexican bureaucracy is also heavily entrenched in corporatism in which few interest groups (commonly funded by the federal government to continue to exist) cooperate with policy makers.
  • Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) which was in power from 1927-2000. The PRI is an inclusive party that is in the middle of Mexico's political spectrum. The PRI used corporatism to help perpetuate its rule by providing patronage to groups who were loyal and repressing groups who were not loyal
  • The PRI party did not lose a single presidential election, until Vicente Fox, and only lost a few congressional and gubernatorial races. Some of the elections were honest but overall their intricate system of patron-client relations helped the PRI party decide who would run for office and then mobilize a loyal electorate in order for that person to win.
ellie davis

Notes pages 10-13 - 1 views

Proportional representation (PR)=Multimember districts (MMD) Single-member districts (SMD)=1 representative for each constituency personal dictatorship=based on power of an individual military regi...

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Sam Anderson Moxley

Plan for Change in Schools Stirs Protest in Hong Kong - 0 views

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China Hong Kong Education National Education Democracy Communist Party Protest Hunger Strike Teaching Manual

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  • Sam Anderson Moxley on 04 Sep 12
     
    This article addresses China's view of education and how it should be implemented. The main political party, the Chinese Communist Party, is attempting to implement a mandatory teachers manual by 2015. The manual gives specific instruction on how and what to teach Chinese students. However, the manual did not experience the same support it did in the Communist party. Heavy criticism of the manual arose from the education Bureau and the students themselves. A hunger strike arose on Friday and a march of 32-90 thousand protesting the manual. The article is important because is it address a nation's view of education and how education should be controlled by politics. The Article also shows how a major political party can not always be the most popular with the people.
  • Kay Bradley on 04 Sep 12
     
    Interesting. Of course, China is a communist country, so it is also interesting that citizens feel empowered to protest. Among democratic regimes, France also has a very scripted education program: my understanding is that the daily curriculum for the whole country is set by the Education ministry, so no matter where you are in France on September 4, you will be doing the same thing as all students in your grade everywhere else in the country. Why does this fly there? Why is it much less likely to fly here in the US?
ershai

Norwegians go to polls in election centred on oil and equality - 1 views

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Norway Elections Oil Climate

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  • ershai on 12 Sep 21
     
    Norwegians voted in a parliamentary election on September 12th-13th, with growing economic inequality, climate change, and oil dominating the political issues. The Labour Party candidate, Jonas Gahr Stoere, is leading in polls, expected to beat incumbent conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg. Climate change has surfaced as a key issue among voters, leading an increasing number of seats to go to members of parties that would curtail Norway's oil and gas drilling, a major source of jobs for the country. Though Stoere may become reliant on left-leaning parties to claim a majority in parliament, the Labour Party candidate has rejected ultimatums over oil, citing major job loss, and instead promised to cut the countries carbon emissions.
  • anonymous on 13 Sep 21
     
    Interesting to see Norway's political shift and hopeful class shift with new parliament leaders.
  • Kay Bradley on 29 Sep 21
     
    Good job finding a non-American source, Ershai. . .the Irish Times! "the Labour Party candidate has rejected ultimatums over oil, citing major job loss, and instead promised to cut the countries carbon emissions." , , , how? Too bad that in this case, labor and environmentalism seem to be political opponents.
samueld2022

Bolsonaro Joins a Centrist Party in Brazil Ahead of 2022 Re-election Bid - The New York... - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...l-bolsonaro-liberal-party.html

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  • samueld2022 on 11 Nov 21
     
    Kinda interesting to see the lengths Bolsonaro will go to in order to remain in power. Aligning himself to a political party that does not reflect his views
  • Kay Bradley on 15 Nov 21
     
    I wonder if it will work. And if Lula will run after all. Is there a third option?
  • ershai on 16 Nov 21
     
    For someone nicknamed the "Trump of Brazil" I found this interesting. I see why Bolsonaro would join a political party ahead of next year's re-election, it would be difficult to win without being aligned with someone, but I wonder why the Liberals would allow a right-wing populist to join their centralist party, especially a politician that seems to be unpopular (?). Agree with Dr. Bradley, that given Lula is leading in the polls as of now, it'd be interesting if he would choose to run, and if Bolsonaro's change in party could be enough to win over Lula.
Thomas Peterson

Russia Legislators Use Inquiries Into Wealth to Settle Scores - 1 views

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Russia corruption

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  • Thomas Peterson on 02 Sep 12
     
    MOSCOW - When the Russian authorities began a series of investigations this spring into the business affairs of a prominent opposition lawmaker, it was widely viewed as thinly veiled political retribution. But in a sign of how quickly the tables can now be flipped in such disputes, allies of the politician, Gennady V.
  • Thomas Peterson on 02 Sep 12
     
    This article concerns attempts by Russian lawmakers to target opposition party members who they believe have violated Duma policy by "engaging in business or other paid activities". The controversy over the hypocrisy present in the aforementioned investigations sheds light on a question that interests me greatly: will Russia's corrupt and billionaire-driven government be sustainable in the long term? This particular case also raises questions about the mechanisms used by the ruling party, United Russia, in maintaining control over the Russian government.
  • Kay Bradley on 03 Sep 12
     
    This article also speaks to political culture, a key part of comparative politics analysis. Russia's transition to democracy has been halting, and many CoPo scholars say this is because Russia has a civic (and by extension political) culture that is used to authoritarianism of one sort or another. The notion of rule by democratic law is taking a long time to take hold. Is this explanation adequate? Compared to other countries?
Stuart Suplick

Chinese Leader's Economic Plan Tests Goal to Fortify Party Power - 0 views

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political economy commanding heights economic liberalization

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  • Stuart Suplick on 07 Nov 13
     
    All eyes are on China as its president and prime minister, Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, plan to implement economic liberalization while increasing the power of the state political party. This has drawn criticism from political scientists, as discussed in the article, because of its apparent contradiction: how can you encourage markets and the private sector to open up more if you don't want to decrease the eminence of the state (and state control over sectors)? The reforms proposed by the state and government heads will try to make Chinese economic growth more sustainable in more ways than one, a task the previous president Hu Jintao shirked away from. Some political scientists also believe the problems arising from the reforms won't originate from "ideological conservatism", but rather from state-owned, controlled, or subsidized industries that do not want the increased market competition. Protectionism, anyone?
aaron_godinez

When Middle East Conflicts Become One - 5 views

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  • aaron_godinez on 02 Sep 14
     
    I chose this article about the Israel-Palestine conflict because it talks about how this conflict is not an isolated battle between Israel and Palestine. The Op-Ed columnist David Brooks writes that because of all the conflict in the Middle East each country, group, or "political contour" that is striving for power influences the actions of either the Palestinian or Israeli parties. For example, Brooks mentions how Egypt blocked 95% of the tunnels that connected Egypt to Gaza, which costed Hamas $460 million a year. Hamas could not attack Egypt, so they attacked Israel instead. The public dissatisfaction caused Egypt to end the blockade. Thus, the external parties in the Middle East have a large effect on the Israel-Palestine conflict, and Brooks says that the conflict should therefore be analyzed from a different perspective: "It, like every conflict in the region, has to be seen as a piece of the larger 30 Years' War" (Brooks). This article shows us that we need to think a little more broadly when analyzing certain conflicts.
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  • maxdewit on 04 Sep 14
     
    Dude. Best. Article. I. Have. Read. About. The. Conflict. Wow. In all seriousness though, this article really opens my eyes to the true reasons why Hamas is attacking Israel. Also never thought I'd see Egypt rooting for Israel but that cool!
  • maxdewit on 04 Sep 14
     
    I also liked this article so much I shared it on fahssbuk!
  • Katie Despain on 04 Sep 14
     
    What negative affects, if any, does the loss of $460 million a year have on citizens? How exactly do firing shots at Israel give Middle Eastern powers over each other? Perhaps the recent ceasefires have failed because of the lawmakers' outdated strategies. Maybe the "deft negotiators" themselves do not realize that the conflict is no longer self-contained.
  • miriambachman on 04 Sep 14
     
    It's interesting how this article helps to rid the reader of past notions and assumptions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It touches upon just how global the conflict and its effects are. The violence and chaos that has risen to an all time high is not solely isolated to the region (in geographic and cultural terms). Its interesting to think that Arab nations could/would play "games" with one another, involving the abuse Israel for financial or political gain.
  • janh97 on 04 Sep 14
     
    I think it's interesting that these outside countries are involving themselves by using all the deaths of the Israelis and Palestinians as leverage to get what they want. The violence in Gaza negatively influences all of its surrounding regions. Violence only brings more violence.
  • dredd15 on 04 Sep 14
     
    This article was a great way to clear the air on many misconceptions that have been floating around that make the Israel-Palestine conflict seem like a very straightforward conflict. This makes it clear that many of the warfare between Israel and Palestine isn't related to conflict between these two nations, rather in some cases it is attempts by Palestinian states and Muslim rebels to show dominance to other Middle Eastern countries and sects in order to make political and economic moves. With so much intertwining of conflict with the Egypt and the Islamists at the Arab Spring and the closing of the 95% of the tunnels being closed between Egypt and Gaza. The Brotherhood, ISIS, and other militant groups are vying for power throughout the Middle East and flexing their muscle on anybody and everybody to establish political dominance.
Kay Bradley

As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe - NYTimes.com - 12 views

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NYTimes.com wealth inequality WTO globalization protests vote surge

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  • income inequality
  • these protesters share something else: wariness, even contempt, toward traditional politicians and the democratic political process they preside over.
  • they have little faith in the ballot box.
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  • high unemployment
  • social spending
  • cuts in social spendin
  • protesters say they so distrust their country’s political class and its pandering to established interest groups
  • their political leaders, regardless of party, had been so thoroughly captured by security concerns, ultra-Orthodox groups and other special interests
  • could no longer respond to the country’s middle class.
  • anticorruption measure
  • less hierarchical, more participatory
  • the political system has abandoned its citizens.”
  • That consensus, championed by scholars like Francis Fukuyama in his book “The End of History and the Last Man,” has been shaken if not broken by a seemingly endless succession of crises
  • continuing European and American debt crisis —
janh97

LETTER FROM THE AMERICAS; Why Mexico's Political Machine Keeps Chugging - 0 views

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  • janh97 on 14 Nov 14
     
    This article is about the main political party in Mexico
julianp22

In Germany, global warming is changing more than just the climate. It's changing politi... - 0 views

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Climate Germany Politics

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  • “I have to admit that in the past, I did not always vote for the Greens,” he said. “With the elections looming this year, I felt compelled to do something. The conventional parties play hide and seek, they say one thing, but mean another. They did not take the implementation of the climate goals seriously.”
  • The flood’s damage to the region’s wine industry alone is estimated at $175 million,
Kay Bradley

BBC News - Pakistan country profile - 5 views

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Pakistan

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  • The disputed northern territory of Kashmir has been the flashpoint for two of the three India-Pakistan wars
  • There was a further brief but bitter armed conflict after Islamic militants infiltrated Indian-administered Kashmir in 1999
  • tarnished by corruption, inefficiency and confrontations between various institutions
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  • military rule
  • coup leader, General Pervez Musharraf
  • economic challenges
  • increasing polarisation between Islamist militancy and the modernising secular wing of Pakistani politics
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      Kay Bradley on 08 Sep 10
       
      factions!
  • Mr Musharraf relinquished his army post in November 2007
  • his supporters were defeated by the opposition Pakistan People's Party and former PM Nawaz Sharif's Muslim League.
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      Kay Bradley on 08 Sep 10
       
      Political parties: PPP, Muslim League (now in power)
  • Pakistan's place on the world stage shifted after the 11 September 2001 attacks in the US. It dropped its support for the Taliban
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      Kay Bradley on 08 Sep 10
       
      Impact of 9/11 on Pakistan's world role
  • was propelled into the frontline in the fight against terrorism
  • estive tribal regions along the Afghan border
  • forces
  • linked
  • Page last updated at 13:55 GMT, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 14:55 UK E-mail this to a friend Printable version Pakistan country profile
  • ince 2009, the government has been waging a rolling military campaign to flush the militants out of the tribal areas.
  • by Pakistan's legislators
  • "Mr 10%" following allegations of corruption.
  • 2001, two years after Pervez Musharraf seized power in a military coup
  • The broadcasting regulator can order a halt to the carriage of foreign TV channels via cable, particularly Indian or Afghan ones.
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      Kay Bradley on 08 Sep 10
       
      media censorship
Kay Bradley

Brother Beats Brother in Labour Vote - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Industrialized Democracies England

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  • Kay Bradley on 26 Sep 10
     
    England Politics--Conservatives celebrate as more left-leaning Miliband brother wins leadership of Labour Party
Brandon Callender

A Lasting Solution to the Crisis? German Politicians Call for Changes to EU Treaties - ... - 0 views

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trade EU german crisis debt Economy france greece ireland maastricht

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  • So far, the most concrete plans have been put forward by the CDU, and Westerwelle has adopted a few of their ideas for himself. The CDU's proposal suggests the following, among other things: The right to take violations of the Stability and Growth Pact to the European Court of Justice; Tougher sanctions against notorious debt limit violators, which would range from removing their voting rights to the appointment of an EU "austerity commissioner;" A multi-level restructuring process for countries with debt problems: In the event that a country faces insolvency, the EU austerity commissioner would have far-reaching rights to intervene in the country's financial policies; A greater capacity to take action: In those areas in the Council of Ministers, the powerful body comperised of leaders of the 27 EU member states, where decisions currently need to be unanimous, a qualified majority would be sufficient; A separate chamber within the European Parliament which would only be for the European parliamentarians from the euro-zone countries; The transformation of the planned European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a European Monetary Fund.
  • Brandon Callender on 17 Oct 11
     
    As EU tension around debt problems mounts, many political parties in Germany, including Merkel's advocate amending the Masstricht and Lisbon treaties to give the EU more power to punish those who disobey rules regarding deficit and debt. 
samueld2022

Russia goes to the polls amid crackdown on political dissent - CNN - 0 views

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Russia

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  • samueld2022 on 18 Sep 21
     
    Russians head to the polls in what is expected to be an easy victory for the ruling United Russia Party. The power of the opposition parties has been significantly reduced thanks to crackdowns on political dissent by Putin and his government. It is interesting to watch Russia fall into authoritarianism while many lesser developed countries are moving towards democracy.
  • samuelws on 18 Sep 21
     
    I wonder what it will take for Eastern European "democracies" to hold relatively fair elections (thinking of Belarus here as an example). Based on the corruption detailed in the article, it seems that dictator presidents kind of filled the vacuum left by the fall of the USSR and people haven't been able to break their iron hold since.
  • Kay Bradley on 27 Sep 21
     
    Yes, lots of corruption. Yet the 2004-05 orange revolution in Ukraine led to a time of high participation democracy. It's a mixed bag of mostly corrupt regimes, some more so than others, Russia the worst.
alecstein

What a Comedian's Poll Performance Says About Mexican Politics - 1 views

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  • alecstein on 20 Oct 22
     
    Say's something about the unpopularity of Mexican politicians that Eugenio Derbez, a movie actor, outperformed most of Mexico's traditional opposition parties (PRI, PAN, PRD). However, the current president, Lopez Obrador, still rides on historically high approval ratings and is intent on framing himself and his party (Morena) as disruptors to the status quo.
  • Kay Bradley on 25 Oct 22
     
    Good find, Alec. It's weird - maybe not - that similar things have happened in Brazil (where one former president ostentatiously watched a Soap Opera after refusing to participate in a candidate debate); and Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a lead role in a popular TV show in Ukraine. Not to mention former president Trump, who came to fame as a result of his 14 years hosting the fake shark tank show "The Apprentice."
Sam Anderson Moxley

Biden brings momentum back - 1 views

www.arabnews.com/biden-brings-momentum-back

United States Presidential Race Vice President Debate

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  • Sam Anderson Moxley on 14 Oct 12
     
    This article gives an Arab perspective on the vice presidential debate. There are some interesting choices in words to describe Biden's apparent victory over Ryan Thursday night: "feisty vice president Joe Biden came out swinging" "clashed sharply" "savaged surging" "crackling showdown" "Passionate and adamant". This type of language demonstrates the writers bias toward The democratic party. They also illustrate their bias through their explanation of the mixed post-debate polls. They explain that Ryan's good looks distracted viewers from Biden's stellar points.
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  • Jasper Arasteh on 15 Oct 12
     
    I think this is a very interesting viewpoint to read about the debate from. Its interesting how the writer seems much more biased towards the democratic party despite the democratic party's promises regarding Israel at the DNC. It appears that this site is Saudi Arabian. Since the Saudi government is such a big ally of the united states, it makes me wonder how reporters in a country thats not on so good terms with the US like Iran views the current election. Also I think they were saying that Biden's facial expressions were distracting, not Ryan's looks, but I could be wrong.
  • Michelle Ito on 15 Oct 12
     
    I agree with Sam and Jasper, I thought that the reporter seemed very biased towards the democratic party. And I understand how some reporters cannot help themselves because he or she believes so much in the candidate's beliefs and agenda. But this article is not an example of this type of bias. Instead, the reporter focused a lot on the candidates personality and appearance. I think this is wrong; it is more important to talk about what Biden and Ryan said and stand for than how they said it even if they are just running for vice president. This makes me question the effects readers (who did not watch or listen to the debate) will have. And if this does greatly affect readers, how well informed these readers are, and why this article affected them?
  • Robert Giesler on 15 Oct 12
     
    I think this site posts very biased articles in general on this election. After the last debate, the report on that seemed incredibly biased towards Republicans, so I think maybe they just go with whoever "won" the debate. It's interesting how the only evidence used in the debate shown in this article is about foreign policy and terrorism, and I agree that it would be interesting to look at something from Iran or the likes.
  • Kay Bradley on 15 Oct 12
     
    Good find, Sam! Even if the source shows overt bias, it's good to know what's out there being said about US politics!
samueld2022

Yoshihide Suga, Japan's Prime Minister, Plans to Resign Sept. 30 - The New York Times - 1 views

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NYTimes Japan

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  • samueld2022 on 04 Sep 21
     
    While Japan's domestic and foreign policies likely will not be affected much by a new leader (as they will most likely be from the same party), the prime minister of the world's third-largest economy forced out over the handling of Covid-19 might send ideas to other countries struggling with the coronavirus that their leaders can be forced out as well.
  • ershai on 05 Sep 21
     
    Interesting to see the shifting of the highest leadership in other highly developed countries. A leader being unpopular and poorly managing the pandemic is something the U.S. and other countries are quite familiar with, but the idea that a leader would be forced to step aside because of it is certainly surprising. Given that the next PM is likely to be from the same party, Japan's situation may be unlike others, if for other countries their leader being forced out would also mean a shift in the political party in control.
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