politics
Corbyn poised to shift UK’s Labor Party to the left
September 9, 2015One of the parties that led international social democracy's turn toward the centrist 'third way' in the 1990s is now poised to elect a new leader from the left.
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“Lincoln for Beginners”: illustrated biography of a gradualist radical
September 8, 2015Whole libraries are dedicated to the study of Lincoln; Buhle's synopsis, reflecting all the warts and charm of his subject, might a good place to begin.
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Guatemalan president arrested, trouble looms as election goes to runoff
September 8, 2015Otto Perez Molina resigned and was arrested on charges of corruption and accepting bribes; the elections that followed sent a confused message.
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The United States of No
August 26, 2015Sad that our democracy is so cluttered by checks and balances that it stymies justice.
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Amid scandal, U.S. lawmakers oppose funding Honduran government
August 24, 2015A group of Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have called for the suspension of projected U.S. aid to Honduran police.
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