In the primary elections, a number of candidates did not gain 50% of the vote. As a result, runoff elections were held on May 24, 2022 for the first and second place candidates to compete. The winner of each runoff race will face the other major party’s nominee, as well as possible Libertarian and Green contestants.Â
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In the primaries,...
Soon after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24th of this year, the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol has been surrounded and besieged by Russian forces for nearly 70 days. The city, once home to nearly 400,000 people, has been virtually destroyed in months of heavy street combat, as Russian and Ukrainian troops desperately fought, block by block, for...
On March 1st, many registered voters in Texas casted their ballots for a multitude of public offices across the state. These voters chose party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, and other positions. Based on past debates and arguments by contesting candidates, many continued to vote for their parties like in 2018. Many incumbent and strong challenges of...
Sweden’s history of neutrality started after the Napoleonic Wars. Following Napoleon’s downfall and the Congress of Vienna in 1815, Sweden never engaged in armed warfare ever since (except for peacekeeping).
During WWI and WWII, Swedes maintained strong cultural ties with Germany and economic relationships with Britain and France. At the same time, after gaining independence from Russia in 1917,...
Class tensions have always been at the forefront of controversy in American politics throughout American history. It has been a centuries-long battle between rich and poor. Yet, people always forget how hard the rich have it. It's time to change that by forgiving student loan debt!
Medical School and Law School are expensive! Those student debts are the only things...
Over the past two years, the COVID Pandemic has changed the lives of many people all over the world. Even seeing people smile has only recently been allowed as mask mandates disappear.
In the United States, the actions taken by our government seemed to be pretty relaxed. Former President Trump chalked it up to some common cold and refused to...
On April 7th, Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed as the 116h Supreme Court Justice. She was confirmed to replace Stephen Breyer, a justice who announced his retirement at the end of January this year and will step down from the high court in the summer. Now, Jackson is the first African-American woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme...
Enduring many questions from dozens of senators, Ketanji Jackson described herself as an impartial and transparent jurist, while taking on a calm but forceful tone against Republican accusations about her law records. As a result, Jackson's nomination received one of the highest percentage of support at 58% according to the Gallup Poll. Other polls such as The Economist and...
