democracy
How Trump and Republicans will try to steal the election
October 30, 2020The worst case is not that he rejects the outcome. Rather, it is his intent to prevent the formation of a consensus about whether there is any outcome at all.
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New graphic book helps to ‘Unrig’ our broken election system
October 30, 2020A better articulation of the class dynamics at work in our political system would have added to Newman and O’Connor’s overall analysis of our broken democracy, but this is still a very valuable book.
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AFT warns Trump: We’ll take to the streets to defend democracy
October 27, 2020Teachers say they will take to the streets if need be to defend democracy during and after the election.
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Chilean Communists call for replacement of Pinochet constitution in Sunday vote
October 22, 2020Gen. Augusto Pinochet led a U.S.-backed military coup which overthrew socialist Salvador Allende in 1973. The Pinochet constitution is still in force today.
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Socialists win big in Bolivia; Morales expected to return from exile
October 19, 2020From Buenos Aires, where he lives in exile, former President Morales proclaimed, “We have recovered democracy.”
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