Donald Trump’s ticket to the White House was a coarse version of populism. Will his successors in the GOP be different – or simply present a more polished version of his antagonistic rhetoric?
If Cuban exiles can sue businesses operating in Cuba, it could affect flights to the country, like this JetBlue landing in Havana.
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Cuban exiles in the US may soon be able to sue companies that use property seized from them in the Cuban revolution. If Trump moves to allow that, it could slow economic development in Cuba.
For the first time in decades, there is now a real possibility that some gun controls might be implemented.
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Student activists are presenting important, emotionally powerful counter-narratives to those of the gun lobby. Their success will depend on whether they can sustain these efforts.
Hillary Clinton takes a selfie – not her first or last.
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Scholars studied every tweet sent and Facebook post made by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump since before the primaries. Here’s what they learned about issues and negativity.
Hackles raised at a Rubio rally.
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Democratic candidates support access to contraception, while candidates from the Republican Party favor policies that could severely restrict access to contraception.
Trump versus Clinton – who would win?
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Using a new model that considers state-by-state polling, statisticians from Oklahoma State look at who would win the presidential election if it were held today.
Presidential candidates such as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have proposed a debt-free or a free college education. Is this feasible? Should wealthier students get such subsidies?
The Ivanpah Concentrating Solar Electric Generating System, built on public land in California’s Mojave Desert.
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The U.S. energy system is gradually transitioning away from fossil fuels and toward renewables. Will the next president speed up America’s shift to renewable energy or step on the brakes?
Donald Trump speaks out against the Iran nuclear deal.
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The candidates differ on Middle East policy sometimes a lot; other times not so much. But whoever becomes president, there is no way that America will stop obsessing about the region.
Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University