Elaine Chen

Republicans may be more confident going into the midterms. But Democrats still think they have a chance - even in a few traditionally red states in the South. 

Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, a producer with Studio 360 and host of the Sideshow podcast, rounds up the week in internet phenomena.

Over 100 Alaskan villages aren't connected to the road system, and 75 have no law enforcement at all, leaving a culture prone to accepting violence. This election, that could change. 

A new site billed as the Match.com of politics is designed to give regular people the information that big donors like the Koch brothers might have.

The Watergate scandal was more than a botched burglary—it uncovered stacks of cash flowing to the Nixon campaign from unnamed donors. 40 years later, secret money's making a comeback.

Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, producer with Studio 360 and host of the podcast Sideshow, rounds up the week in internet phenomena. 

Yes, Ebola is scary. But despite the concerns and media coverage, it is still highly unlikely that the average person will be infected with Ebola.

In Florida, the 2014 race for governor is starting to look more and more like a referendum on the big political issues facing the United States.

Ten years ago, a private space aircraft left the Earth’s atmosphere and stirred up dreams of an age of commercial space travel. Yet a decade later, no paying passengers have flown.

Ukraine is set to hold its first elections since the ouster of former president Viktor Yanukovych. Separatist in eastern Ukraine say they will hold their own elections in November. 

Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told an audience of women in the tech industry that women who don't ask for a raise have "good karma" that will help them get ahead. 

The Nobel Peace Prize announcement got us thinking: What is the meaning of peace? Steven Pinker, author of "The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined," shares his view. 

Putin got a weird birthday gift, the BBC celebrated itself with a bunch of famous people singing, and one site is using incredible drawings to cover the Hong Kong protests.

The United States spends more money on healthcare than any other nation in the world, yet we also have one of the highest rates of infant deaths.

A Liberian-American immigrant explains how his community both in the United States and abroad has been affected by the deadly Ebola virus.

The first legal challenge to the U.S. practice of forced feeding Guantanamo detainees will be heard in federal court today. And despite the government's efforts - it will be open.

Every Friday, Sean Rameswaram, producer with Studio 360 and and host of the podcast Sideshow, rounds up the week in internet phenomena.

There is some good news in the fight against Ebola: A promising Ebola-treatment drug made with the help of genetically engineered tobacco plants. 

"Captain Phillips" brought the issue of Somali piracy into Hollywood; the new film "Fishing Without Nets" tells the story from the pirates' perspective.

Science and technology writer Steven Johnson explores the unintended, widespread consequences of gadgets and ideas developed to correct small problems.