Mark Cuban slams Donald Trump: Not paying taxes is greedy, not ‘smart’

A fellow billionaire criticizes Republican nominee Donald Trump for not paying taxes. Telling him you can not just, "Take take take." Do you believe the upper class should be paying taxes just like everyone else? Does Trump's statement change your opinion of him, for better or for worse? Why?

Hillary Is Not the First Politician to Delete Their Emails

During George W. Bush's presidency he had "lost" 22 million emails. These emails were on private servers owned by the Republican National comittee, similar to how Hillary Clinton's emails were on private servers. Should George W. Bush be criticized as much as Hillary Clinton is now? Do you think we should ignore or not criticize Clinton as much because it is commonplace in Politics? Why or why not?

The Economics of Politics

This article discusses the relationship between Presidential terms and the market. The article argues that how the stock market is doing at any given time relies more on the overall economic trends than it does on who is in power. Does this change your view of past presidents who happened to be in power during times of prosperity or recession, such as Bill Clinton or Obama? Does it change your current view on the presidential debate- if who's in power doesn't matter to the economy as much as previously thought, would you change your preferred candidate? (Ex: Many people quote Trump's business acumen as a reason to vote for him).

The First Presedential Debate of the 2016 Election - Who Won?

After the first Presedential debate of the electoral season, most national news outlets view Hillary Clinton as the overwhelming winner in their post-debate polls. However, other news outlets used Internet polls and found the complete opposite results. Who do you think won the debate? Why?

The big fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline, explained

Although this article is a week old I found it very interesting and necessary to mention due to the lack of continuous mainstream news coverage on the Dakota Access Pipeline. It was late August/early September when I first heard about the pipeline and I was only reminded of it recently because I heard that things weren't going well for the environmentalists and the tribal groups who have been protesting the installation of the pipeline. This article touches on the efforts of the tribal groups and the environmentalist groups specifically concerned with the DAPL and moves on to the broader concern of pipelines in general and their access to large amounts of fossil fuels. Environmentalists don't want the fossil fuels tapped because they will obviously keep adding to the effects of global warming. How would you settle the diputes over projects like the DAPL? What do you think about the amount of fossil fuels that are consumed in America?

Here's where Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on education

We are less than two months away from the election and have yet to hear a satisfactory amount about either candidate's plan for education. Both candidates share a support for charter schools although Clinton must tread lightly on this subject as not to offend the teachers' unions who are currently backing her. Clinton also supports the Common Core and wants "debt-free" college for all students from low-income families. However she opposes Trump's ideas on vouchers and school choice, fearing the damage it would do to public schools. Trump believes his voucher plan and removal of the Common Core will provide a more effective education to more students.
As a public school student does any part of either candidate's stance leave you feeling dissatisfied or uneasy? Do you want the candidates to elaborate on their stances on education in the upcoming debates?

Hillary has mastered being a "Woman in Politics"

It seems that the best way for Hillary to use her gender card is to not mention it at all. During the debate, at no point did she try to use if to her advantage, and that made it so her opponent couldn't use it to her disadvantage. I know we are long past using appearances as a judge of someone's character, but she presented herself as a strong yet feminine figure. She didn't even mention Trump's lack of respect of women until close to the end. All in all, Hillary seems to be doing well in the gender department.  When you look at this article, you'll read more about how gender is playing a big role in this election and how it affects the voters/candidates.

Lester Holt held back in his moderation

During the presidential debate on Monday night, it appeared as though Lester Holt refrained from asking the hard questions. He had a lot of room to control the course of the evening but oftentimes the candidates spoke over him or didn't answer his questions. Some are saying that him holding back helped us see the candidates characteristics since they were able to talk freely. Holt guided the discussion but seemed to be more lax of time restrictions and the direction that the debate headed. He asked direct questions to both candidates, though, and the questions seemed generally fair. Moderating a presidential debate is considered a very big deal for a journalist and it is up to (some more) debate to see whether Lester Holt did well or not.

Scary Story About Hacking

Hackers got access to emails detailing important security information about top officials including VP Biden, Hillary Clinton, and FLOTUS Michelle Obama.

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Prepare Differently for the Debate

Both candidates have a lot at stake in the first presidential debate, upcoming on Monday night.  However, they are going about their preparations for the event quite differently.