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The big winners from the Prohibition era became America’s gangsters. Large bootlegging operations led by tough Irish, Italian and Jewish mobsters arose to service the thirsty. Income from the bootlegging industry ran into hundreds of millions of dollars. From the beginning of the era of prohibition through World War II, Jewish mobsters ruled New York […]

Oct 9 - The History and Impact of Filibusters in the US Senate: US Senate Appointments and Legislation. A filibuster is a tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending. The Senate's rules place few restrictions on debate. This tactic […]