Elections
Socialist presidential candidate Lenín Moreno leads in Ecuador
February 21, 2017Socialist candidate Lenín Moreno is about to win Ecuador’s presidency. Like the famous Russian he’s named after, Moreno promises a revolution - in the rights of people with disabilities.
Read moreVenezuela: Communists slam new rule to publish party membership lists
February 15, 2017Venezuela’s National Electoral Council is forcing parties to publish a list of their members. Fearful of a return to past persecution, the Communist Party is refusing to comply.
Read moreAngela Merkel’s grip on Germany’s politics may be loosening
February 13, 2017The year ahead may become very complicated and difficult in many places on both sides of the Atlantic.
Read moreThis week in history: President Eisenhower’s Farewell Address to the nation
January 17, 2017Eisenhower’s record in retrospect has earned a warm, nostalgic glow that is not wholly undeserved.
Read moreTeachers unions try to derail DeVos, Trump’s education pick
January 12, 2017DeVos “is the most anti-public education nominee for Secretary of Education in the history of the department."
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