Elections

Bolivians vote to keep Morales

December 7, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

The stakes were high for President Evo Morales going into presidential and legislative elections on December 6.

NYC council elections: some defeats, some historic victories

November 12, 2009 By Dan Margolis

New Yorkers elected a new city council November 3, with some remarkable, and contradictory, results.

Threats mount against populist Paraguay president

November 5, 2009 By W. T. Whitney Jr.

Former bishop Fernando Lugo gained Paraguay's presidency in 2008 supported by a multifaceted coalition of popular forces.

Mixed results in off-year election

November 5, 2009 By PW Editorial Board

The bad news for Democrats early on election night, the loss of the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, was offset by the news in special congressional races.

Some folks are starting to panic

November 4, 2009 By John Case

Democratic defeats in Virginia and New Jersey reveal the destruction that the extended downturn is wreaking on workers' employment, and income, and stability.