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Why Does New Jersey Have a Corruption Problem?
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Why Does New Jersey Have a Corruption Problem?

Gold bars, a Mercedes-Benz C-300 convertible, and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash. The bribery charges surrounding Senator Bob Menendez and his wife make for entertaining reading — if…

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November 14, 2023
Care About the Economy? Vote Democrat.
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Care About the Economy? Vote Democrat.

  In less than a month, Americans will be heading to the polls to decide the composition of the 118th Congress. Current polling favors the Republicans to win control of…

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October 19, 2022
The Latin-American Vote: A Warning
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The Latin-American Vote: A Warning

Since the 1990s, when large-scale Hispanic immigration began to gain recognition as a growing political group in America, the Republican/Grand Old Party (GOP) have been labelled as on a steep…

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April 11, 2022
Kyrsten Sinema: An Unusual Obstacle
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Kyrsten Sinema: An Unusual Obstacle

In March of 2003, as Senator Joe Lieberman — the controversial, independent-minded, pro-Iraq war, moderate Democrat from Connecticut — toured Tucson, Arizona, during his recently-announced presidential campaign, he encountered anti-war…

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October 14, 2021
Moderate and Progressive Democrats Need to Make Peace
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Moderate and Progressive Democrats Need to Make Peace

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) critiques the Democratic Party. PHOTO: Reuters. Photo courtesy of The Guardian. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently said she wanted to quit politics. Frustrated by the accusations from…

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November 21, 2020