The 2022 midterm election could spell disaster for the Democrats

Wednesday, 05 May 2021 / Published in Explained, Opinion
2022 Midterm election
2020 was a historic year for the Democratic Party. Not only were they able to control both houses of Congress for the first time in 10 years, Joe Biden, the Democratic Presidential nominee, was able to beat the incumbent president for the first time in 28 years (the last incumbent president to have lost the

Opinion: What India can expect from a Joe Biden Presidency?

Friday, 03 July 2020 / Published in Opinion, Stuff I Should Know
Joe Biden India
May you live in interesting times. It is an old Chinese saying that couldn’t ring any truer in 2020, especially with this COVID pandemic. But for the US, and in a way to the world, 2020 has still more interesting stuff to offer. 2020 is a Presidential election year in the United States, and Joe

Explained: How do Presidential elections in US work?

Friday, 01 May 2020 / Published in Explained
US Elections
Elections are the backbone of any democracy. For any republic to truly function, it is important that the power that is is held to account. Any democratic government is a government of the people, for the people, and by the people. How can a government be by the people if the people don’t have a say