by Pauline Bock | 9 Sep 2015 | Americas, Decoders, Politics, United States
This is the second in a series of articles on the U.S. presidential election. To read about the election process, click here. For more “decoders” explaining big issues, click here. The 2016 presidential election is 14 months away, but candidates are...
by Pauline Bock | 3 Sep 2015 | Americas, Decoders, Government, Politics
It’s complex and costly. A candidate can win without taking most of the popular vote. Here’s an explanation of how the U.S. presidential election works. A voter casting an election ballot in Norwalk, California, 28 October 2008. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) This...
by Pauline Bock | 22 Jul 2015 | History, Middle East, Politics
James Clad served as a senior U.S. official in Iraq after Saddam Hussein fell. He draws lessons from the occupation in an interview. A U.S. soldier stands in a convoy as smokes billows from a truck destroyed in Najaf, Iraq, 2 April 2003. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)...
by Bernd Debusmann | 8 Jul 2015 | Politics, United States
The Charleston massacre prompted shock and an emotional statement from U.S. President Obama — but guns are deeply rooted in American history. A gun owner testifying at a hearing on proposed new gun laws in St. Paul, Minnesota, Feb. 6, 2013. (AP Photo/The St....
by Gene Gibbons | 17 May 2015 | Americas, History, Politics
When Jimmy Carter ran for U.S. President, he capitalized on the fact he was little-known, adopting the campaign slogan, “Jimmy Who?” When Jimmy Carter ran for President of the United States 39 years ago, he capitalized on the fact that he was a little-known former...
by News Decoder | 9 May 2015 | Europe, History, Politics
Death and violence scarred a meeting of world leaders in Genoa, Italy in 2001, marking the height of two decades of protests against globalization. (Dylan Martinez/Reuters) By Nelson Graves Death and violence scarred a meeting of world leaders in 2001 that marked the...