Russian Candidate Akselrod Can Slow the Red Tide in Southern BrooklynThe Congressman Turner victor was the wake-up call. The Fidler results is the panic button. Southern Brooklyn is turning GOP red. The Democrats only chance to try slow this tide is ... »
Bodega owners fear 7-11′s conquest of New York City (Daily News). Three men arrested after melee in and around St. Mark’s Place, Tompkins Square Park (NYT, EV Grieve). Some people close to Sheldon Silver worry that the governor is going to interfere wi... »
The 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards is this Sunday, April 1st, so we thought it was time to pull together a country music knowledge challenge. Compiled by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Michael McCall, John Rumble and Paul Kings... »
Romney Wins Florida, Regaining Momentum(NYT) * A Distant Second, Gingrich Pledges to Stay in Fight(NYT) * Romney Wins Florida Primary to Reclaim Lead in Race(Bloomberg) * Even in Defeat, All Eyes Are On Gingrich (Forbes) * Delegate Count: Romney 84, Gi... »
In what is now a standard for political struggles on the continent, the Nigerian diaspora — with a more direct stake in what happens back home — have been key to keeping attention on the political crises back home. One of these has been the novelist Ch... »
One of the powers that the Governor of New York has is the ability to grant clemency or outright pardons to prisoners. Over the years, many people have seen their sentences reduced, most of them victims of the stiff Rockefeller Drug Laws. One of them w... »
