• Biden and the party of 'democracy' are terrified of third-party candidates and voter choice

    The last time that the Chicago Democratic Convention was held in Chicago in 1968, the resulting riots led to one of the greatest Freudian slips in American politics. Mayor Richard Daley declared “the policeman isn’t there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder.”

  • Opposition parties to challenge ANC’s Political Party Funding Act changes

    The Electoral Matters Amendment Bill makes amendments to five electoral laws. But opposition parties say the changes have gone too far, and will impact multi-party democracy.

  • Breakaway parties threaten to disrupt South Korea's two-party system. Can they also end parliamentary gridlock?

    Contemporary South Korean politics has traditionally been dominated by just two main parties—in common with many other countries with strong presidential systems. But that could soon change.

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    ‘Nuisance party’ bylaw, court injunction in effect in Hamilton to deter St. Patrick’s Day weekend street party

    The City of Hamilton is once again enacting a nuisance party bylaw as it seeks to prevent large gatherings near the campus of McMaster University. The bylaw was last in effect in September 2024. It aims to enforce safety and respect amid popular party weekends such as homecoming and St. Patrick’s Day in the Westdale and Ainslie Wood neighbourhoods. The University District Safety Initiative is now in effect. Learn about enforcement measures to avoid a fine or potential charge....

  • What Is the Labour Party For?

    Sir Keir Starmer looks likely to become Britain’s next prime minister at a time when the democratic centre-left everywhere is facing a crisis of definition.

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    A political podcast from two smart guys providing you with up-to-date policy and politics for your next cocktail party.

  • Not your grandparents’ Democrat Party

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  • party changes convention venue

    The Labour Party has changed the venue of its national convention to Nnewi, Anambra State. The party disclosed this in a notice by the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, and its National Secretary, Umar Ibrahim. The notice was addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Yakubu Mamood, that the convention Read More

  • Donald Trump Says Republican Party Isn't His

    Former President Donald Trump on Sunday attempted to spin a recent electoral analysis in which a strategist suggested that the GOP is "Trump's party."Trump made the comment on Truth Social, his social media platform, in response to a Fox News article that was published Saturday tying into the recent primary elections in Ohio. In the GOP race, businessman Bernie Moreno handily secured the party's nomination for a U.S. Senate race that will see him face off against the long-serving incumbent...

  • Owen Jones Quits Labour Party

    Owen Jones announced today that he is leaving the Labour Party, sickened by the Labour leadership’s reheated Tory policies, support for Israeli war crimes, and attacks on the party’s last few progressive MPs. He makes the argument that, as the Tories have self-destructed, switching away from Labour will not stop them from losing power. He […]

  • The Republican Party is going through a nasty divorce

    When former Vice President Mike Pence said last Friday that he would not be endorsing his old boss Donald Trump for a second term as president, it made for a good chuckle: Pence wouldn't be backing the guy who tried to have him hanged on Jan. 6, 2021. But zoom out a bit and Pence's rejection of his former boss comes amid a potentially meaningful groundswell of opposition from many of those who worked closest with Trump—including his former top aides and Cabinet members. The Biden campaign sure...

  • Both parties are returning to their roots on Social Security

    President Biden’s budget shows that he is the heir to Franklin D. Roosevelt, while Trump’s CNBC comments show that he is the heir to Alf Landon. Americans should vote accordingly this November.