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Despite improvements in recent years, the average Congressperson remains vastly different from the average American. In fact, the current Congress is the oldest Congress in history.…
As part of the coalition negotiations over Netanyahu’s new government, there have been discussions and news reports about closing the news division of the public broadcasting…
The 20th Chinese Communist Party’s Congress, held from Oct. 16 to 22, will likely go down as a major turning point in Chinese modern history and…
In March 2021, marijuana was legalized for recreational use in New York State. Many retailers popped up on streets around New York City, as there was…
The phrase “there are more vacant homes than homeless people” is a common talking point in housing policy discussions, especially from progressive politicians and advocates as…
Hockey was always my escape from politics. In recent years, however, there have been a number of incidents that merge hockey with the political sphere.…
I woke up on the morning of October 29, tired from a long week. I had a headache, I was sweating, and I honestly wished I…
Local and regional politics have returned to the forefront in this year’s midterm elections. While the results are not final, the races of 2022 clearly show…
For the 27th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), world leaders convened in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt last week to discuss the world’s progress in the…
The midterm elections were, overall, a poor performance for the Republican Party. According to FiveThirtyEight’s forecast, the most commonly predicted outcome was a 51-49 split in…