In 19th century New York, William “Boss” Tweed built a political empire so powerful it controlled judges, police, elections, and millions in taxpayer money. Through a network known as the Tweed Ring, ...
On December 12, 1870, the New York Sun, a newspaper that had been hostile to Boss Tweed, suddenly proposed that a monument be raised in his honor. Whether the suggestion represented a change of heart ...
For more than 125 years, the name of William “Boss” Tweed, Grand Sachem of Tammany Hall, has epitomized rampant and unvarnished political greed and corruption. Tweed and his cohorts stole untold ...