Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 14 October 2016 > In the News
How much does it cost to fund a presidential election campaign, and how do the candidates raise the money? We look at the thorny issue of election finance. There is a long history of politics and money. Back in 1757, “founding father” George Washington won an election to the Virginia State parliament after throwing a … Continue reading “Election Money Machine”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 13 October 2016 > In the News
For the first time ever, the Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded not to a novelist, playwright or poet, but to a songwriter: Bob Dylan. The 2016 Nobel was awarded to the 75-year-old folk-rock legend, “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”. The singer-songwriter was born in 1941 in … Continue reading “The Times They Are A-Changin’”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 28 September 2016 > In the News
On Tuesday 27 September, Elon Musk shared his vision of the “new frontier”: human colonisation of Mars. As CEO of SpaceX, he was speaking at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Guadalajara, Mexico. Musk said that he wants to establish a human colony on Mars in 2022. Better than Kennedy when he decided in 1961 … Continue reading “To Infinity and Beyond!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 26 September 2016 > In the News
The first of the three presidential debates will take place on Monday night 26 September*. If you are interested in the face to face Clinton/Trump, you will have to wait until 3 in the morning! Officially, there are 5 candidates racing for the White House. Then why there will be only two candidates for a … Continue reading “What a Debate!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Friday 23 September 2016 > In the News
In less than 2 decades, with Zip2, PayPal, SpaceX and Tesla Motors, the South African entrepreneur Elon Musk has become one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the world. A mix between Tony (Iron Man) Stark and Henry Ford, Elon Musk’s life story reads like a myth or maybe a comic book. Born and raised in … Continue reading “Elon Musk: a Serial Entrepreneur”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 20 September 2016 > In the News
Two international summits in New York are trying to find solutions to the worst refugee crisis since World War II. One in 113 inhabitants of our planet have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution or natural disasters. According to the UNHCR (the United Nations’ Refugee Agency), by the end of 2015, there … Continue reading “Two Summits on the Refugee Crisis”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 14 September 2016 > In the News
Just when you think you understand Britain, all your expectations get turned on their head. In a highly urbanised, high-tech obsessed country, a large proportion of the population has been on tenterhooks about a radio soap opera about a farming community. The Archers is a British institution. It has been broadcast six days a week … Continue reading “The Archers Phenomenon”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 06 September 2016 > In the News
In the U.S. presidential elections, all the candidates are chasing the youth vote. The Democrats most of all. So Barack Obama has made a short video to encourage young people to sign up to vote. It would make a great classroom activity. The youth vote is a difficult demographic. Young people are more likely than … Continue reading “Chasing the Youth Vote”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 24 August 2016 > In the News
For the last couple of years, there have been nothing but surprises in British politics. The latest is the nomination of Theresa May as Conservative Party leader, and Prime Minister, after the “vote leave” victory in the Brexit referendum. May, 59, was one of the most senior members of David Cameron’s government, in charge of … Continue reading “Theresa May: A Woman at Number 10”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Sunday 21 August 2016 > In the News
Emily White was born with Spina Bifida, a condition where the spine does not develop properly and leaving a gap in the spine. She is 10 years old now, and she uses a wheelchair to move around. Like any child she loves to play sports, spend time with friends, read comics, and watch TV. Emily … Continue reading “The Department of Ability: No Ordinary Superhero Comic”
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