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A people’s agenda: Reflections of a progressive’s first year in office
October 26, 2015At City Hall the voice of the people, and the engagement of the public, is often an afterthought: We need to get our priorities straight.
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Venezuela’s experiment with socialism under siege from the right
October 26, 2015President Maduro's socialist government is under siege from business-oriented right-wingers; voting on December 6 for National Assembly delegates will be a test of strength.
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Guatemala: Comedian Jimmy Morales is elected president
October 26, 2015What this means politically is very much up in the air, but one thing that is certain is that Guatemala's political nightmares are not over.
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Liberal election victory in Canada holds lessons for Americans
October 26, 2015Liberals campaigned on making investments in infrastructure to create jobs, raise income taxes on the richest Canadians to fund services for those at the bottom, and democratize the political system.
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Today in labor history: The Erie Canal unites Midwest to East Coast
October 26, 2015Increased immigration filled the need for labor: many of those working on the canal had recently come to the States from Ireland.
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