US Elections 2025: A Glimpse

-
Image
Today, the US states of New Jersey and Virginia elected their new governors. New York City also elected a new mayor. That's it? No, there were several state-level and city-level races as well. We will be covering all of this here like no one else.  This was the biggest election in the country since the 2024 Presidential Elections.  Trump's victory and the year that followed shook the entire world by surprise. It was extremely overwhelming for many. Trump today has become extremely unpopular, with a low 37% approval rating. This is a record low rating for any President in US history. Thus, this election was considered a referendum on Trump 2.0's first year. Let us examine each of the races, what the outcome was, and what the implications will be.  Newscapsule of the month Commonwealth of Virginia  Virginia is a swing state when it comes to the gubernatorial races. It has always voted for the party opposite to that of White House in recent years. In 2021, Virginia elec...
Post a Comment

Politics in Everyday Life- A Podcast

-

Greetings to all listeners and readers!!

In the podcast episode, we have tried to create a unique initiative ie. have a discussion on clubhouse with the esteemed audience and later on turn it into a useful podcast for the general public.

About the Guests

Special thanks to the speakers of the day who actively participated in the discussion and made it a grand success. 

1. Aswin Shanil

2. Libin Mathew

3. Karthik Uday

4. Noel Thomas Bejoy

5. Ayush Pal 

Summary of the podcast

Politics affects our daily lives in big and small ways. It is all about you being aware of it. This discussion isn't a well researched one or even for that matter an intellectual one but it is an eye-opener for everyone and will surely make you think. 

Check our previous episode here. 

This episode closely looks into the genric scenario, specific issues, concerns, examples and scenarios. All the speakers kept a high standard of points and high-quality discussion. Everyone had done some quality research and it was evident with the issues we had covered. 

This is just a brief summary do check out the full podcast episode. 

The mic that used for recording. 

Where can you find the podcast?

If you are a regular consumer of a podcast you will be very well aware of various platforms used to hear them. Some platforms allow you to listen without logging in while some others require compulsory logging in. 

As you know the most popular app is Spotify. Here is the Spotify frame. 


Also, feel free to listen to previous episodes and follow us there as well.

If you have any preference on where to listen to the podcast, then chose any platform from those given below and listen at your convenience. 

Your Feedback 


Links to the podcast- (Just click on the link to your preferred platform)

Anchor|Spotify| Google | Radio Republic |Overcast| Apple podcasts| Breaker Audio | Pocketcasts |Amazon Audible|Jio Saavn |Listening Notes|Amazon Music

Check out this book on Amazon (Purchase directly)


---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Link to Newscapsule

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Political Events to Watch for In 2024

-
Image
2023 ended with a hope for another year of normalcy. Everyone expects 2024 to be as good as 2023. Politically speaking, 2024 will be one of the most important years for world politics. Hence, this year is something that you should be surely watching this year. 2024 will have more elections than any year to date. Over 7 out of 10 most populous countries in the world are heading for polls this year. India, the most populous one, will have a two-month-long election process in the summer. Elections in India are like festivals.  CREDITS- WIKI More than 3 Billion voters will select their leaders which will affect the population of more than 4 Billion people. This is more than half the world that is heading for polls. It is not just full democracies electing but even semi-democracies, hybrid regimes and much more. Besides elections, there are two major conflicts happening- the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas conflict. There are other minor issues affecting people’s lives as well s...
Read more

How and Why did Zohran Mamdani win?

-
Image
On 1st July, the results of the New York City Mayoral Democratic Party Primary were out. Whoever wins the democratic primary is likely to be the mayor of NYC. Zohran Mamdani has won the Democratic Party Primary. The City follows a ranked choice system where votes are transferred to a higher candidate until someone achieves at least 50% of the vote. Mamdani was leading in the first round before the transfer of votes. He defeated the long-time veteran of New York Politics, Andrew Cuomo, 56-44 in the second round. Hence, now Mamdani will head towards the final New York Mayoral election in November.  This article is not about him, his ideology or whether that will help New York City; rather, it is about how he managed to win the election and what both parties of the USA, as well as any political enthusiast, can learn from that.  Founded by the Dutch in 1624, New York City is the largest city in the USA and is the heart of Wall Street, the symbol of free market capitalism...
Read more

What is your Politics? What is your Political ideology?

-
Image
Politics! Politics! Politics!  By now, you will be tired of my rants on Politics! Fear not, I can give you some relief. This article may not be that long or boring; also, this is not an issue-based article.  Every time you might have a conversation with a politically aware person, it is likely that you will be asked about your ideology, which is indirectly asking you, What are your politics? It doesn't mean which party you support; rather, it is about your ideology. Of course, politics is much more than ideology, but your ideology itself is one of the biggest determinants of your politics.  This article is designed to help you understand what are the various ideologies and help you understand more about your political ideology. So stick around till the end to understand this topic in a much better way.  Please note- This article is not an article meant for experts in Political Science rather for people who want to understand these topics better. No ideology is being ...
Read more