There isn't one solution to galvanizing the electorate; it's more of a suite of reforms, says Editorials Editor Ginnie Graham ...

For a troubling answer, a new book looks at the aftermath of the 1872 Louisiana governor's election between William Pitt ...

Origins Samuel J. TildenThe origins of this remarkable institution date back to the time when New York was emerging as one of the world's ...

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Obverse: Bust of Samuel J. Tilden facing forward. Legend: FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA/CENTENNIAL 1876 SAMUEL J TILDEN. Reverse: Bust of Thomas Hendricks facing forward. Legend: FOR ...

Until the chad-alicious scandal of 2000, this was perhaps America's most contested election --ending with a special Congressional committee declaring Hayes the winner over Samuel J. Tilden by one ...

Local and national politics seem to be sucking up all the energy in the room. Unity seems to be a bit short and everyone is ...

Turnout matters. In 1876, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes beat Democrat Samuel J. Tilden by one electoral college vote, but ...

This playground honors Brooklyn native David A. Fox (1951-1971). Fox grew up in the Glenwood Houses of the Flatbush neighborhood and was educated at Public School 251 and Samuel J. Tilden High School, ...

For a troubling answer, a new book looks at the aftermath of the 1872 Louisiana governor's election between William Pitt ...