Opinion
Chavez’s legacy
March 7, 2013He was repeatedly re-elected by wide margins, and will be mourned not only by Venezuelans but by many Latin Americans who appreciate what he did for the region.
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Anti-communism: More than one kind of smear
March 1, 2013There is an increase in right-wing efforts to smear liberal opponents as Communists, as supporters of terrorism, as un-American.
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Obama, coalition politics, and the struggle for reforms
February 14, 2013Coalition politics and reform struggles are anything but pure; they are, by nature, a polyglot; an uneasy amalgamation of disparate forces.
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U.S. shootings: Rockers, metal artists decry gun violence
February 11, 2013You can't sweep issues under the rug, not in a country that goes to the rest of the world and claims to be an exceptional example.
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U.S. shootings: Musicians, too, have been the victims
February 8, 2013"Twenty-four years to the day when John Lennon was shot and killed in front of his New York City apartment building, emerged from behind a seven-foot-high stack of amplifiers."
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