In the 2012 Presidential Election, 80 percent of minority voters cast their ballot for President Obama. America's changing demographics, and how the major parties responded to them, had major consequences in 2012. What will these shifts mean for election outcomes in 2016 and beyond? Demographer William Frey, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, explains.

In the lead up to Tuesday's election, public policy experts worried that redistricting efforts would greatly change the course of races for the House of Representatives. Nate Persily, a professor of law and political science at Columbia University who works closely on redistricting issues, explains how redistricting impacted the 2012 election.

Syrian opposition leaders have been meeting this week to tap new leadership after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton pronounced the Syrian National Council a failure last month. Amr Al-Azm, member of the Syrian opposition and a professor at Shawnee State University, explains what's at stake for the opposition at this juncture.

In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the availability of gas in New York and New Jersey went down while the demand for it went up. Governor Mike Bloomberg’s rationing plan goes into effect today in New York. Christopher Knittel, a professor of energy economics at MIT, says the solution is simpler than you'd think.

There are two big movie releases to talk about this week: Steven Spielberg’s historic epic, “Lincoln” and “Skyfall,” which is the latest James Bond flick, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of 007’s first film. Talking about these new movies are The Takeaway's Movie Date team: Rafer Guzman and Kristen Meinzer.

With the new Steven Spielberg biopic "Lincoln," Louis CK’s Abe Lincoln parody for Saturday Night Live, the big budget summer release "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter," lots of new Lincoln books, and the 150th anniversary of the civil war, it seems the 16th president is hotter than ever. Is he? Or has he always been on fire? James Cornelius, a museum curator, and Maira Kalman, an author, explain.

As Daniel Craig storms the screen as James Bond in "Skyfall" this weekend, MI6, the British Secret Service, is once again on America's mind. Gordon Corera reveals the secret history of MI6 from World War II to the present in his new book, "The Art of Betrayal: The Secret History of MI6."