Three Myths About Electoral Politics That Inhibit the Left
By Ethan Young Another presidential election cycle is underway and familiar debates are breaking out on the Left about…
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Bernie Sanders Endorses Chuy Garcia, Calls Chicago Election a ‘Political Revolution’
Underscoring the extent to which Chicago’s April 7 election has taken on national symbolism, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) visited…
Syriza Succeeds in Greece by Mainstreaming the Anti-Austerity Movement
On Monday, Syriza — a previously marginal, left-leaning coalition party in Greece — made history by winning the country’s…
Facing Election Defeat, El Salvador’s Right Wing Party Says ‘Prepared for War’
Dancing to the festive sounds of cumbia and ska music, thousands of Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) supporters…
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro won election as the country's new president April 14 in a close election against…
Nicolás Maduro is Venezuela’s Vote for Chávismo
After a short but bitterly fought, insult-laden campaign, Chávista standard-bearer Nicolás Maduro defeated challenger Henrique Capriles, thus assuring continuity…
It was beautiful, the hurricane. On the website, it was a white spiral as if someone unplugged a drain…
What to Watch for on Election Day
It's Election Day, and the presidential race has come down to a virtual dead heat between Barack Obama…
Mitt Romney Is Just Not That Into Federal Disaster Relief
Who would have thought that a late-season hurricane would sweep up the East Coast of the United States on…
It's election time, so we'll be hearing plenty of pious tributes to the wonders of the U.S. political…