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Egyptians cast votes for first president since Mubarak
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
After forcing President Hosni Mubarak from office in the Arab Spring uprising last year, Egyptians are lining up today to vote for their next President. Local businesses hope the election will boost tourism to Eygpt.
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Conservative party suffers losses in U.K. elections
Friday, May 4, 2012
This weekend, voters in both France and Greece will go to the polls, and the expectation is that they'll be in a bit of an anti-austerity mood. One clue came yesterday in the U.K. where voters delivered big losses to the ruling Conservative party.
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The economy and elections: Ghosts of the past
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
We look back at three big economic issues that have swayed elections in recent memory.
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Play the Super PAC Name Game!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Is that a Super PAC or a Britney Spears movie? Marvel over this list of the most obscure Super PAC names and create your own with the Super PAC Name Generator from WNYC
Let's play PAC Name Fever!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
It's our first (and probably last) edition of PAC Name Fever, the super PAC name game where you decide whether they're real or fake.
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Nebraska and Nevada, ahead of the election
Friday, January 27, 2012
Marketplace reporters Sarah Gardner and David Gura discuss their recent reporting trips to Nevada and Nebraska as they take the pulse of the nation ahead of the presidential election.
Taiwanese re-elect President Ma Ying-jeou
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Voters in Taiwan re-elected President Ma Ying-jeou on Saturday. Ma pursues a conciliatory policy toward China, which has welcomed his victory.
Mid-day Extra: MTV's Choose or Lose gets lost
Monday, December 19, 2011
After 20 years, MTV's long running campaign to get youth voters to the poles is getting revamped -- starting with the name
Russian billionaire to challenge Putin
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Vladimir Putin has a new opponent for the March presidential elections, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov, owner of the New Jersey Nets.
Economy weighs on Egyptians' minds as they vote for a new parliament.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Many plan to vote for a the party associated with the Muslim Brotherhood, whose charity efforts are well known to Egypt's poor. But some worry the Brotherhood may not make the economy a priority if it's chosen to form the next government.
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