The Political Studies Association in Britain has published a long list of politically themed songs from which it will eventually compile a top 20 listing.
Choosing the top song will be a tricky task though… Sex Pistols and “God Save the Queen”, anyone?

From 1987 to 1989 episodes of Doctor Who were laced with anti government sentiment in an attempt to bring about the downfall of conservative British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, according to the then doctor, played by Sylvester McCoy.
McCoy, now 66, who took over as the Doctor three months after Thatcher’s third election victory in 1987, [...]

A new game, “MP for a Week”, is designed to give young people a taste of life as a Member of Parliament (MP) in Britain’s House of Commons. Possibly currently serving (adult) MPs – and not just those in the UK – could learn something from this game also…
Those taking part can [...]

Even Twitter has been caught up in the fallout of the ongoing political turmoil in New South Wales (NSW), with the erasure of over 330 tweets from the @premierofnsw’s Twitter page, coinciding with the NSW Labor government’s leadership change last week.
Prior to the leadership tussle, former Premier Nathan Rees, or his staffers, had notched up [...]

It may be possible to deduce a person’s political ideology – or voting intentions – by looking at the sort of meals they eat.
Although there are plenty of food-related differences that skew by political ideology, there’s still plenty of common ground for the dinner table. So there’s no need to let a little political [...]

The fascinatingly morbid Soviet doomsday machine, or ultimate weapon, which was designed to ensure there would be a Soviet response to a US nuclear attack even if government and military leaders had already been killed or incapacitated.
The point of the system, he explains, was to guarantee an automatic Soviet response to an American nuclear [...]

The Australian Sex Party has been given the go ahead to operate as a political party, and not before time according to its founders:
“The fact that the AEC spent so much time considering the word ’sex’ further exhibits our need for honest and open discussion about sexual matters – be they censorship, education, health or [...]

Food for thought, Josh Levin’s week long thought experiment speculating on how the (possible) demise of the United States may come about.
It’s possible that the end of America will be good for Americans – perhaps the United States and every other nation will melt away as the global community comes together to build worldwide peace [...]

Titles covering politics, shooting stars, and Einstein’s E=MC2 equation, are among suggestions on Seed Magazine’s August “Books to Read Now” list.
And as an aside, yes, it’s August already.

Brazilian graphic designer Felipe Kaizer’s thoughts on design responsibility, and design in politics:
To be political is then to righteously serve a worthwhile cause. We can see here how politics is understood: purely as mankind’s way to organize itself in order to face ever new problems. Hence politics is merely a collective form of solving problems [...]