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On eve of local elections, U.S. undermines Venezuela

November 21, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

Nicolas Maduro won Venezuela's presidential election in April by a slim margin, a result still unrecognized by the U.S. government.

Landmark presidential election approaches in Honduras

November 20, 2013 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The upcoming elections "will test whether Latin America's transition to democracy and social justice will be permitted to advance."

Sen. Davis registers candidacy for governor

November 15, 2013 By Douglas Matus

State Senator Wendy Davis of Fort Worth filed her official candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Texas governor on Nov. 9.

“Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” to be shown in Baltimore

November 7, 2013 By Tim Wheeler

MICA keeps the focus on the crisis of mass incarceration in the United States with a showing Nov. 14 of the film "Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners."

Nowadays it doesn’t take tanks to overrun Europe

November 5, 2013 By Conn Hallinan

Because Germany has the biggest economy in the EU, and is at the center of a "core" of wealthy nations that also use the Euro - France, Austria, and the Netherlands - Berlin largely calls the...