Can pirates shake up European politics?
We discuss Europe’s fastest growing political group, the Pirate Party, with founder Rick Falkvinge.
Duration : 0:34:15
Greece to hold new elections
Greek politicians have failed to form a government and will now head towards holding a new election.
Polls show the vote could favour the country’s leftists who want to renege on the terms of bailout agreed on by the government earlier in the year.
This will see the country push closer towards an exit from the eurozone, a situation which IMF chief Christine Lagarde says could get “quite messy”.
Al Jazeera’s Paul Brennan reports from Athens.
Duration : 0:2:28
Inside Story US 2012 – Minority vote: A growing force in US politics
Both Democrats and Republicans are mapping out a 2012 election victory path so how will they attract the minority vote? Inside Story US 2012 discusses with guests: Hilary Shelton, Roberto Lovato and Rich Counts.
Duration : 0:25:7
Joan of Arc divides French politics
It has been 600 years since Joan of Arc died – but this revered French figure is back in the headlines again as the country’s presidential candidates try to lay claim to her in a bid to woo voters.
France goes to the polls this year and both Nicholas Sarkozy, the current president, and Marine Le Pen, his far right opponent, have been making attempts to use the conquering teenager’s popularity to boost their own.
Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports.
Duration : 0:1:51
Battle of the US political burgers
With presidential polls due in November 2012, election fever is spreading in the US capital.
The whole city is devoted to politics, with practically everyone there either working for, or dealing directly with, the US federal government.
And now, even restaurant food is going political.
Al Jazeera’s John Terrett reports from Washington, DC.
Duration : 0:2:16
Fault Lines – Politics, Religion and the Tea Party
With a powerful Tea Party movement framing Republican policy in Washington and across the United States, Fault Lines looks into the links between the Tea Party movement, the Christian conservative movement, and Republican politics ahead of the GOP primaries.
As the race to be the Republican nominee in the 2012 Presidential election heats up, Fault lines follows the Iowa campaign trail, to understand how the far-right conservative movement is reshaping the American political debate, and to open a window onto the political landscape of the United States, its religious sensibilities, its fears, and possibly its future.
This episode of Fault Lines first aired on Al Jazeera English on December 12, 2011 at 2230 GMT.
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Duration : 0:24:48
Fault Lines – Promo: Politics, Religion and the Tea Party
Fault Lines follows the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, and the underlying forces shaping candidates’ strategies.
Duration : 0:0:31
Pakistani political satire becomes internet sensation
Previously unknown Pakistani pop band, Beygairat Brigade, and their satirical single “Aalu Anday” (egg and potatoes) have become an internet hit after skewering all aspects of Pakistani society, from politics to the military.
The single, named for an egg and potato dish served in Pakistani homes without meat, takes aim at Ajmal Qasab, the sole surviving gunman from the 2008 Mumbai attacks, as well as the equally loathed and loved Pakistani military establishment.
Al Jazeera’s Imtiaz Tyab reports from the Lahore attic where it all started.
Duration : 0:2:26
Egyptian elections surprisingly calm
Despite expectations that violence would mar Egypt’s first election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak, the vote was instead marked by high turnout and few violations.
Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports from the streets of Cairo on day two of the country’s historic election.
Duration : 0:2:0
Israel security unnerved by Egyptian politics
The Egyptian revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak had particular resonance in Israel.
The country lost one of its closest allies in the region, and a loyal partner in security and now with the Muslim Brotherhood poised to make great gains in the elections, Israel’s long-standing peace treaty with Egypt is again coming into question.
Al Jazeera’s Tony Birtley reports from Sinai.
Duration : 0:2:32