Ahead of the upcoming local elections in May, the government has imposed a new ID rules in order to cast their vote. So in this video, we discuss what these rules are, why people oppose the government's move, and whether they'll have a...

Abortion is banned in Ireland in almost all circumstances, including rape and incest. On May 25th voters will have their say in a referendum that could repeal the ban.

Old divisions between right and left are breaking down, scattering voters in all directions. This will make governing the Netherlands particularly difficult.

Learn what makes the Bill of Rights so important to America! Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America That preface begins the Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the...

Could Trump or Sanders win if the US used a proportional system? The United States uses first passed the post for its electoral system, but many have argued that a proportional system would better represent the nation in the house of...

This year most Americans will cast their votes using an optical scan or e-voting machine. Sixty percent of the U.S. now uses optical scanners. Voters shade in their selections on paper ballots and then feed them into optical scan...

The demographic shifts in Texas may preview changes in all of America. More Americans being born and growing up in Texas today are people of color. These populations have experienced economic inequality and lack of opportunities. Making...

There has been a lot of talk in Britain about the need for a new centrist political party. Political commentator Janan Ganesh talks to FT editor Lionel Barber about whether this is something that could happen.

State of the Election is our new series where every week or two we look at the current environment surrounding the election. We look at the broad trends and shifts which may impact 2020. In this video, we discuss the impact of...

With many not relying on polling as we go into 2020, there's one man you might be able to trust Professor Allan Lichtman. This American University history professor (who we were lucky enough to interview for this video) has correctly...

Troy Campbell is an expert in consumer behavior, marketing social psychology, political psychology, and scientific communication. At the University of Oregon, he is an assistant professor of marketing in the Lundquist College of...

Richard Pildes is one of the nation’s leading scholars of constitutional law and a specialist in legal issues affecting democracy. A former law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall, he has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and...

In the recent New Zealand Election, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour party came away with almost a majority of the vote, but from this, they will get an absolute majority in Parliament, so how did they manage this and turn 49% into...

This video highlights the growing importance of social media in political campaigns, specifically in the context of Indonesia's upcoming elections. The video also explores the challenges and opportunities that come with this digital...

Following the election, and even a bit before it, there's been a lot of talk about voter fraud. One of the top accusations though is that dead people have been voting in the election. In this video we take a look at the idea of dead...

Trump was hoping to coast the 2020 election, but with some major issues arising for his campaign, we consider if he can win re-election. In this video put Trump through the test proposed by Professor Alan Lichtman - the Thirteen Keys to...

In 2016 a lot of people were shocked to see Trump win the US Presidential Election. This time around we wanted to be a bit more prepared, so in this video, we explain the 5 reasons we think Trump hs a good chance at getting a second term.

Learn more about suffrage, the expansion of the electorate, and the importance of voting in elections in this interview with Iona College political science professor Dr. Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.

In 2016 a lot of people were shocked to see Trump win the US Presidential Election. This time around we wanted to be a bit more prepared, so in this video, we explain the 5 reasons we think Trump hs a good chance at getting a second term.

On Super Tuesday Biden won a significant victory across the country, picking up hundreds of delegates and taking the lead from Sanders. In this video, we explain how Biden won, how the other nominees did and what it means for the race...

President Trump has changed much - from taxes to regulation to the tenor of politics to America's role in the world. Senator Tom Cotton talks about the lasting effects on business.

In Part 1 of this five-part INET "From the Director's Chair" interview, INET Executive Director Robert Johnson talks with financial commentator John Mauldin about Mauldin's new book Endgame: The End of the Debt Supercycle and How It...

I made this with my 4th period government class to encourage people to vote and remind everyone that American politics, like the classroom, will never be ideal. You have to make the best with what you have.



Although we joking...

MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Emil Verner discusses his research into credit markets, and the role of economics in the rise of populism.<br/>