Ben Chacko
LATEST ARTICLES BY Ben Chacko
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British union leaders: Corbyn’s the one we’ve been waiting for
May 2, 2017From protecting the right to strike to legislating a higher minimum wage, British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is giving trade unions a lot to cheer about.
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Bolivia’s Evo Morales looks for way around term limits
December 19, 2016The socialist president is seeking a way to run again in 2019 even though Bolivia's constitution says it's not allowed.
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Dark days for Ukraine’s left
November 21, 2016Paramilitary battalions unleashed by the government openly use Nazi symbols and call for war on “Russians, communists, and Jews.”
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G8 meets in attempt to stop meltdown
May 18, 2012Leaders of the Group of 8 countries of the world's largest economies are meeting at Camp David, Maryland, to begin talks on the global financial crisis.
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Israel to release 1,000 Palestinians in swap for Hamas-held soldier, Gilad Shalit
October 12, 2011Israel approved a prisoner swap with Gaza's governing Hamas movement early this morning, prompting celebratory street parties in both Israel and Palestine.
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Cuban Five prisoner freed
October 7, 2011Rene Gonzalez Sehwerert, one of the Cuban Five, imprisoned by the U.S. on spying charges, was released from a federal prison today after 13 years behind bars.
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