politics
Brazil: President Rousseff ousted by Senate, Temer names right wing Cabinet
May 13, 2016The accusation was that Rousseff's government had filled budget shortfalls in 2014 and 2015 by shifting money from the central bank to cover social welfare programs' needs.
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European activists move in for deathblow on TTIP trade deal after leak
May 13, 2016Leaked internal drafts of TTIP show that corporations are still lobbying for the right to sue governments for lost profits.
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Bucking right wingers, some states make voting easier
May 12, 2016Four states have recently passed automatic voter registration laws and at least five have repealed laws that disenfranchised ex-felons.
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“There is hope”: Asamblea Morena reaffirms its social movement roots
May 11, 2016In its May 10 assembly in Seattle, Mexican left political movement Morena came together to form a plan for unity and solidarity with the immigrants' rights movement.
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“The Americans”: Making problems disappear, vodka optional
May 11, 2016Maybe, just maybe, Philip and Elizabeth can catch a break.
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