
Politics & Policy
Exploring the role of the Electoral College with new elector Councilwoman Cindy Bass
After serving as a delegate at the recent Democratic National Convention, 8th District City Councilwoman Cindy Bass has now been selected ...
12 years ago
538 blog helps you keep your bearings amid election babble [UPDATE]
In Nate I trust. This last week before a close presidential election is always a maelstrom. We are bombarded with polls and ...
12 years ago
What if Hurricane Sandy causes power outages lasting through Election Day?
As I write this, residents of the Mid-Atlantic states are being warned to prepare themselves for a long-lasting power outage because of H ...
12 years ago
The candidates in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race, Bob Casey and Tom Smith, faced off in their only debate Friday, clashing on fami ...
12 years ago
In the crosshairs of a hurricane
Usually those of us in the temperate Mid-Atlantic states think of ourselves as climatically fortunate and ideally situated for year round ...
12 years ago
2012: Year of the low information voter and electoral lawsuit Armageddon?
In an exciting and issues-rich election year, polls find us evenly divided between President Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney. Swing ...
13 years ago
The best idea of this campaign — scrap the war on drugs
It’s too bad Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson hasn’t gotten any airtime during the presidential debates. He’s got one ...
13 years ago
Advocates say Pa. slow on voter ID re-education efforts
Earlier this month, a Commonwealth Court judge put a hold on Pennsylvania’s voter ID law until after the upcoming general election. ...
13 years ago
Specter remembered as ‘undaunted’ at funeral
Everyone from Vice President Joe Biden to everyday people were on hand yesterday to lay former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter to rest. Specter, ...
13 years ago