Elections
Voter ID laws tossing hundreds of thousands off rolls
October 9, 2014Exclusion from the voting rolls this fall may affect countless close and key political races, such as the neck-and-neck Wisconsin gubernatorial battle.
Read moreIt’s the GOP’s turn to ask, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”
October 9, 2014With less than a month to go before the Nov. 4 election, "What's the matter with Kansas?" is a question Republicans are asking.
Read moreTrumka: “Raising wages will be a driving force at the polls”
October 9, 2014"Labor is perfectly positioned to unite a massive movement, to raise wages and to lift up our communities."
Read moreLabor, aiming to oust McConnell, campaigns hard for Grimes in Kentucky
October 8, 2014"A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one," legendary former U.S. House Speaker Sam Rayburn famously once observed.
Read moreFirst round election results in Brazil leave left hopeful
October 8, 2014On Sunday October. 5, Brazil held its general elections, after a campaign that was anything but boring.
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