Elections
Setting the record straight
January 20, 2010Some on the left say the Communist Party USA has no differences with President Obama. Just to set the record straight: we do, and we express them, but we go to great lengths to state them...
Read moreBillionaire wins Chile election
January 20, 2010Sebastian Pinera defeated Eduardo Frei, the candidate of the governing coalition (Concertacion), becoming the first candidate from the right wing to win Chile's presidency since 1958.
Read moreMass. confusion
January 19, 2010Whether or not Martha Coakley wins the Senate seat today in Massachusetts, the battle for the interpretation of what it all means is already underway.
Read moreAll hands on deck for Mass. Senate race, say Dems
January 18, 2010Democrats are saying "all hands on deck" to get out the vote to elect Martha Coakley to fill the late Ted Kennedy's seat.
Read moreChilean communists win seats for first time since Allende
January 12, 2010Seven of eight million registered voters (88%) turned out for Chile's December general elections, and the results made news worldwide.
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