The great days of the party machine are probably long gone in modern liberal democracies, but it may well become a feature of states in the process of democratic transition. A classic example of the 19th and early 20th centuries is the Democratic Party...

A political machine is an unofficial system of a political organization based on patronage, the spoils system, "behind-the-scenes" control, and longstanding political ties within the structure of a representative democracy. Machines sometimes have a...

DEVIN LEONARD, Record Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-05-1993 MACHINE POLITICS? -- ELECTIONS CHIEF GAVE OUT MOVING WORK WITHOUT BIDS By DEVIN LEONARD, Record Staff Writer Date: 01-05-1993, Tuesday Section: NEWS Edition: 2 Star P Passaic County has paid a...

The author examine the abstract art of Bill Jones and Ben Neill. Topics include representations of political rhetoric, social content, and the combining of music and art. Pulse 48 by Bill Jones and Ben Neill Sandra Gering Gallery New York,...

Democrat Barack Obama piled on the praise last month as he stood beside Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and embraced the mayor's bid for a sixth term."I don't think there's a city in America that has blossomed as much over the last couple of decades than...

One reader's reaction to the irresistable-but-glib headline on last night's Brooklyn leadership post: Same as the old boss? The old boss was an incompetent bumbler who refused to punish traitors who backed Republican and usually sat on his hands during general elections, which he...

Political machines and the turn of the 20th century