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Amid New Allegations and Disclosures, Hillary Clinton Faces Scrutiny Over Donors' Influence

Since the release of the book, Clinton Cash, by Peter Schweizer, a conservative scholar and Republican consultant, Hillary Clinton has faced scrutiny over whether contributions to the Clintons and their

By Andrew Gripp

/ May 22, 2015

Amid New Allegations and Disclosures, Hillary Clinton Faces Scrutiny Over Donors' Influence

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Heath Regs in N.C. (Part 2)

Art Pope and the Republican Revolution In 2010, Art Pope, the CEO of Variety Wholesalers – a discount store chain – began pouring money into statewide races in North Carolina. One of

By Andrew Gripp

/ May 15, 2015

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Heath Regs in N.C. (Part 2)

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Health Regs in N.C. (Part 1)

Hog Country In 1993, when Elsie Herring returned to the property that her grandfather – a former slave – purchased back in 1891, she discovered she had a rather odorous neighbor. In

By Andrew Gripp

/ May 14, 2015

Hog-Tied: How Both Parties and Big Ag Have Thwarted Public Health Regs in N.C. (Part 1)

Why Bernie Sanders Could Make The 'S' Word Cool Again

Since U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I - Vt.) announced his campaign for the presidency, considerable attention has been paid to his avowed socialism. On the Sunday after his announcement,

By Andrew Gripp

/ May 11, 2015

Why Bernie Sanders Could Make The 'S' Word Cool Again

Charlie Hebdo Deserves the PEN American Freedom of Expression Courage Award

In circulation is a petition in which members of PEN are disassociating themselves from the decision of the PEN American Center to honor the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, with

By Andrew Gripp

/ May 5, 2015

Charlie Hebdo Deserves the PEN American Freedom of Expression Courage Award

Independent Bernie Sanders Enters Presidential Race; Challenges Hillary's Claim over Democratic Party

On Thursday, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will officially announce his presidential candidacy, becoming the first candidate to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s nomination. Cognizant of

By Andrew Gripp

/ April 30, 2015

Independent Bernie Sanders Enters Presidential Race; Challenges Hillary's Claim over Democratic Party

This is What Inevitability Looks Like: How Hillary Clinton Won the Invisible Primary (Part 2)

As discussed in the first part of this story, Hillary Clinton has spent the last few years repairing her image for the 2016 presidential election. An important aspect of this

By Andrew Gripp

/ April 9, 2015

This is What Inevitability Looks Like: How Hillary Clinton Won the Invisible Primary (Part 2)

This is What Inevitability Looks Like: How Hillary Clinton Won the Invisible Primary (Part 1)

Any doubts about whether Hillary Clinton intends to run for president in 2016 were dispelled in early April when Politico reported that some entity or individual -- the details are

By Andrew Gripp

/ April 8, 2015

This is What Inevitability Looks Like: How Hillary Clinton Won the Invisible Primary (Part 1)

Why We Need Political Parties, and More of Them

The number of political independents has certainly ballooned. Indeed, the dissatisfaction with political parties has reached unprecedented levels, and it is not uncommon to read jeremiads decrying the abuses of

By Andrew Gripp

/ March 18, 2015

Why We Need Political Parties, and More of Them

Autocracy, Democracy, Theocracy: Reclaiming the Middle Ground in Syria

In London, to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Syrian Revolution, activists will march from Hyde Park to Downing Street on Saturday, March 14. This protest is intended not only

By Andrew Gripp

/ March 13, 2015

Autocracy, Democracy, Theocracy: Reclaiming the Middle Ground in Syria

But Not When It Counts: A Critique of Calif.'s Top-Two Primary

Let's imagine there are three voters all in the same district: Mr. Blue, Mrs. White, and Mrs. Green. * Mr. Blue is a registered Democrat, and his favorite candidate

By Andrew Gripp

/ February 12, 2015

But Not When It Counts: A Critique of Calif.'s Top-Two Primary

Amid Major Expansion, ISIS Suffers Defeat in Kobani

After more than 130 days of intense combat with Islamic State (IS) forces, Kurdish fighters, including members of Syrian Popular Protection Units (YPG) and Iraqi pesh merga militias have largely

By Andrew Gripp

/ January 29, 2015

Amid Major Expansion, ISIS Suffers Defeat in Kobani