So political campaigns are a pretty big deal in the United States. For instance the 2012 presidential election clocked in at the most expensive ever - at around $6 billion dollars! Needless to say, money plays a very big role in...

Text messages from political campaigns have gotten... unhinged... right?Compared to traditional forms of political messaging, such a mailers or email, a text feels urgent, meaning campaign teams are favoring them more and more.This is...

You don't need political power to make real change, says activist Katie Fahey. She tells the story of how she led a successful movement in Michigan to end gerrymandering — the practice of drawing district lines to favor one political...

MOT 1946: PHILIPPINE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VS Various political campaign banners & posters hanging in town, including 'Roxas & Quiring' & 'Osmena & Rodriguez.' VS Unidentified male speaker (no SOT), people voting at electoral precinct,...

The FT's political columnist Janan Ganesh and editor Lionel Barber discuss a campaign that turned out to be something quite different from what people expected.

Negative campaigns—or campaigns that work by painting opposing candidates in a negative light—have been used for decades. But today, thanks to information that can be gained from social media, these campaigns may be even more effective...

What drives someone to commit politically motivated violence? The unsettling answer lies in daily habits. Behavioral historian Christiane-Marie Abu Sarah shares startling insights into how seemingly mundane choices can breed polarization...

In episode 10 of Supreme Court Briefs, a corporation argues it has the right to spend as much money as it wants on a political campaign because of the First Amendment.

Today, FINALLY, Craig is going to talk about Free Speech! Now, free speech is so important because it not only allows you to critique the government, but it also protects you from the government. But it's essential to remember that not...

The FT's Jamie Smyth says internal party wrangling, the political system and a growing culture of negative campaigning are behind Australia's poisonous politics.

MOT 1952: KEFAUVER CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS PRESS ROOM: Senator Estes Kefauver sitting talking w/ LIFE Washington correspondent Frank McNaughton, SOT saying has more coming to support, will not be dictated to, party should be instrument of...

Facebook has uncovered a complex disinformation campaign that may have been aimed at influencing the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg is one of the Conservatives most prominent politicians to be facing the very real threat of losing their seat at the general election in July 2024. Alex Ross spent the morning with the Tory member for North east...

In this video we discuss the three groups who contribute to UK election campaigns. We talk about how much parties, candidates and third parties are allowed to spend as well as the increasingly broken system which tracks campaign spending.

Russian agents interfered in the last major U.S. election in many ways, including planting “disinformation” or false information intended to mislead voters about the voting process. A new state office in California has been established...

Howcast - To get into politics, you will need to network, hustle, and get active in your community.

Seven years ago, Internet activist Aaron Swartz convinced Lawrence Lessig to take up the fight for political reform. A year after Swartz's tragic death, Lessig continues his campaign to free US politics from the stranglehold of...

Washington, D.C. 2007 A self-described conservative non-profit corporation called Citizens United wants to release a documentary. The film, called Hillary: The Movie, (hey that's a pretty catchy title) talks a bunch of trash about...

How can we effectively regulate political spending on the internet? Lori Ringhand discusses how UK and US officials have approached this problem. A lecture by Lori Ringhand, University of Georgia and University of Aberdeen 2 April