In February 2015, Edwin Gomes became the first candidate running solely on the Working Families Party (WFP) line to win a seat in a state legislature. Gomes beat out four
Ever since the days of the Roman republic, when Quintus Tullius Cicero wrote a brief work titled “Little Handbook on Electioneering” for his brother Marcus, then a candidate for consul
Memorial Day's roots can be informally traced back to May 1868, first known as Decoration Day. The holiday was meant to be a time for Americans to consider
ILLINOIS -- A bill that would extend a pilot program of marijuana decriminalization in Illinois cleared one more hurdle last week, but still faces at least one more.
The Illinois Senate
That our political system is dysfunctional does not need to be overstated. The latest implosion over the Trans-Pacific Partnership demonstrates that enough, and a litany of polls and statistics
The major media outlets have finally taken up addressing Chinese expansionism, with Secretary of State John Kerry's high-level talks on China's artificial reefs being built
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
This week we were treated to another oil spill that will cost millions to clean up and endanger many different species of marine wildlife. A pipe that was installed in
The Senate is still expected to act on a fast-track bill this week for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before leaving for Memorial Day. Politicos suggest that the only
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While very few media outlets are reporting on
