Comparative Politics

explains first past the post, plurality, two-round voting. . .

over $1 million of laptops given by US taxpayers to Iraqi children fail to reach their destination. . .

England Politics--Conservatives celebrate as more left-leaning Miliband brother wins leadership of Labour Party

Goodluck Jonathan has been President (head of state and head of govt) since 2010, rising to that position from Vice President, which he was elected to be in 2007. Mr. Jonathan's predecessor, Pres. Umaru Yar'Adua, died after a long illness in 2010.

"Dmitry Medvedev is president (head of govt) as of May 2008, with Vladimir Putin PM (officially head of state) and really holding the reigns of power

Want to compare voter turnout in different countries? Check this out!

Note the difference in headlines!

Not exactly CoPo, but cool!

Brussels wants to delve deep into the running of national economies. It should beware of digging too far

Why do people automatically assume that the nations with the most geographic proximity to one's own country are the best ones to form an international organization with? The EU appears to be suffering from a crisis of difference...In economic policy, political/cultural policy etc... Maybe it would have made more sense if like-minded countries teamed up rather than putting everyone close to each other together despite economy and political policy differences. Seems like that would make for a much more cohesive and eventually successful union.

Constantly changing--this is the channel home page for stories on European nations and the EU

This article claims that one of the plotters in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, David Headley, was a) a double agent for the US and b) a member of a militant group created and sponsored by Pakistan's intelligence agency. And that the Mumbai attack was intended to provoke conflict between Pakistan and India, both of which are nuclear armed.

YouTube -

Jeremy Rivkin

David Harvey--look for the critique of this one as well

Posted as a Critique to the David Harvey Piece--the author is anonymous (why?); identifies himself as "How the World Works"; in videos where he is talking, he looks like a college-age person.