elections

Human Rights Activist Deported from Colombia in Run-up to High Stakes Election

While enroute to observe the presidential elections in Colombia, Teri Mattson was denied entry by Colombian authorities and had her passport seized. After arriving at 6:55 am on May 22, she was forced to spend the day and the night at the Bogotá Airport before being deported the following morning and flown out of the […]

The Great Teal Tsunami: Arise Australia’s Independents

Rarely in Australian history has a governing party suffered such loss in the face of an opponent unable to claim complete victory.  It said much about the disillusionment, and plain disgust, from that nebulous centre of the country’s politics.  That centre roared on May 21, consuming sitting government members and inflicting a bloody reckoning. That […]

Australian Disinformation Wonderland: The Federal Election 2022

All elections are filled with the half-truths, mistruths and full-fledged lies.  Victory is rarely bought on a platform of complete honesty.  But the road to the current Australian federal election has been potholed by more deception than most.  This is bound to happen when policy platforms are weak and rickety, leaving the opponents large scope […]

Why Are Colombian Election Candidates Auditioning in Washington?

Staging a vice-presidential candidates debate in the run-up to Colombia’s May 29th national elections was entirely appropriate.  Nevertheless, the location of the event in Washington and its promotion by US-state functionaries requires some explanation. Because of its venue and sponsors, the affair had elements of an audition or a vetting process overseen by the US […]

COVID Brain Fade at the Australian Elections

It’s the last week of an election between the uninspiring and the unspeakable.  Australia’s conservative incumbents – the unspeakable ones – are even desperate enough to concede to a lack of popularity.  Dislike us, but for heaven’s sake, vote us in.  The times are wretched, the cost of living is rising, and we are going […]
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Emmanuel Todd analyse la situation politique et sociologique du pays

Emmanuel Macron réélu, Blast a invité Olivier Berruyer du site Elucid (https://elucid.media/) et Emmanuel Todd pour analyser la situation politique et sociologique du pays. Le statisticien et l'anthropologue dressent le tableau d'un système politique à bout de souffle où les inactifs de plus de 65 ans font l'élection. Le résultat de ce système est absurde, une majorité de Français ne souhaite pas que le président tout juste élu puise avoir une majorité et gouverner alors que les (...)

Emmanuel Todd analyse la situation politique et sociologique du pays

Emmanuel Macron réélu, Blast a invité Olivier Berruyer du site Elucid (https://elucid.media/) et Emmanuel Todd pour analyser la situation politique et sociologique du pays. Le statisticien et l'anthropologue dressent le tableau d'un système politique à bout de souffle où les inactifs de plus de 65 ans font l'élection. Le résultat de ce système est absurde, une majorité de Français ne souhaite pas que le président tout juste élu puise avoir une majorité et gouverner alors que les (...)