Elections
Conservatives lose, communists advance in Portugal elections
October 2, 2013The people of Portugal had a chance to respond to the austerity policies carried out by the right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
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Sandinistas, de Blasio, and American democracy
September 25, 2013Two of the candidates running for mayor of New York have become alarmed about the worldview of Bill de Blasio.
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Sept. 10 primaries a turning point in New York
September 23, 2013In the primary elections, hundreds of thousands of Democratic voters selected candidates who advocated a different, more progressive direction for New York City.
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Labor to “play heavily” in state elections next year
September 18, 2013Organized labor, with its community allies, will "play heavily" in state gubernatorial and legislative races next year, its top two political operatives say.
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Forty years after fascist coup, Chile may elect socialist, again
September 11, 2013Forty years ago today Chilean President Salvador Allende was overthrown in a U.S.-abetted coup because he was a socialist; in two months Chileans may elect Michelle Bachelet, another socialist.
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