Elections
“Fired up” Obama begins 2012 campaign
April 6, 2011President Barack Obama formally announced his reelection bid Monday, April 4, and followed that up with his first stump speeches of the season.
Read moreMartelly, friend of Duvalier, named winner in Haiti vote
April 6, 2011In spite of possible fraud Haiti's Provisional Elections Council recently announced Michel Martelly has apparently won the runoff elections by a landslide over former First Lady Mirlande Manigat.
Read moreWisconsin voters reject Walker-linked candidate
April 6, 2011Riding the wave of anti-Scott Walker sentiment, political newcomer, Democrat Chris Abele handily beat his Republican opponent for Milwaukee County Executive April 5, the position held by Walker before elected governor.
Read moreWisconsin: beachhead in the fight for democracy
April 6, 2011The battle in Wisconsin, the epicenter of a labor-led popular nationwide uprising, is stoking the fires of a people's counteroffensive.
Read moreIt’s not just Wisconsin: a nationwide counteroffensive is emerging
April 4, 2011It is fair to say a new phase of a struggle is afoot, in which labor and its allies could turn the tables decisively in their favor.
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