Global-related Jun 19, 2016
What Hillary must do to win over Bernie voters
by Ted Rall
Hillary Clinton faces an uphill battle to convince Sanders supporters to help her defeat Donald Trump.
Global-related Jun 14, 2016
Media gamed Democratic primary
by Ted Rall
The vast majority of U.S. corporate media outlets appear to have had their thumbs on the scale for Hillary Clinton throughout the Democratic primaries.
Global-related Jun 14, 2016
Hillary Clinton has a foreign policy problem
by Amir Handjani
Hillary Clinton needs to win the support of Bernie Sanders' liberal supporters if she is to defeat Trump, but they distrust her hawkish foreign policy record.
Politics & Diplomacy Apr 11, 2016
Keiko Fujimori heads to Peru runoff presidential poll after bagging most first-round votes
Keiko Fujimori won the first round of Peru’s presidential election on Sunday, though the race to be her opponent in the June runoff was locked in a virtual tie between two contenders, three exit polls showed. Ipsos gave Fujimori 37.8 percent of valid votes, ...
Global-related Mar 20, 2016
Political violence is an American tradition
by Leonid Bershidsky
This election may not be a showcase for the intelligence and statesmanship of the U.S. elite, but the passion and engagement it has infused into U.S. politics could have a silver lining.
Global-related Feb 23, 2016
Donald Trump relishes wrecking Republicans
by George Will
It's time to change the topic to Donald Trump's tax records.
Global-related Feb 18, 2016
For Sanders and Clinton, politics is personal
by Ted Rall
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders represent two worldviews: one for whom wealth and privilege have long been assumed as her due, the other whose sympathies lie with those who are less fortunate because he once was.
Global-related Feb 18, 2016
How Scalia's death reshapes the 2016 election
by Bill Schneider
The Supreme Court vacancy caused by the death of Antonin Scalia puts social issues at the heart of the U.S. presidential campaign.
Global-related Feb 16, 2016
Military cuts can fund Sanders' social programs
by Ted Rall
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders could fund his ambitious social programs by slashing America's bloated military budget.
Editorial Feb 15, 2016
A tumultuous campaign in the U.S.
Anger and insecurity threaten to shape, if not determine, the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Global-related Nov 24, 2015
Sanders is a socialist and so are you
by Ted Rall
By global standards, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sander's campaign platform is mainstream policy, but in America it's viewed with deep suspicion bred of ignorance.
Global-related Nov 24, 2015
Clinton's weaknesses hidden by GOP disarray
by Albert R. Hunt
Hillary Clinton doesn't excite important constituencies — young people, independents, possibly even minority voters — and that could sink her bid for the White House.