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Spain: crushing right-wing victory as economy teeters at brink

November 23, 2011 By Emile Schepers

As expected, the Nov. 20 election to the the Spanish parliament was a massive defeat for the ruling Socialist Workers' Party

Sandinista landslide in Nicaragua elections

November 22, 2011 By Pedro Conceicao

Nicaraguans lined up last weekend to cast their ballot in the nation's first presidential election since the Supreme Court abolished term limits in 2009.

Colombia’s students defend public education, join worldwide movement

November 16, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Colombian students are rejecting a government proposal aimed at privatizing public higher education. Students are demanding an alternative education that's democratic, free, and serves the great majority.

Guatemala once more under “hard hand” after election runoff?

November 10, 2011 By Emile Schepers

The Patriotic Party's General Otto Perez Molina, the one with the hard hand, won with 53.7 percent over the execution-happy businessman.

New Honduran political party weighs in against chaos and crime

November 9, 2011 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Killings and crime make present day Honduras look like the former U.S. "wild west." Yet the "sheriffs" - read police and armed forces - are in cahoots with the bad guys.