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Bypassing GOP obstruction, Obama announces steps to curb gun violence (with video)

January 6, 2016 By Susan Webb

Obama said, "The gun lobby may be holding Congress hostage right now, but they cannot hold America hostage."

Spain’s elections: Establishment parties punished, road ahead uncertain

January 4, 2016 By Emile Schepers

On Dec. 20, Spaniards went to the polls for elections to the Cortes, the bicameral parliament.

Don’t get caught up in the media’s electoral name game

January 4, 2016 By Scott Hiley

Don't make the mistake of thinking that who you vote for determines what you fight for. It's not about the person. It's about the people.

Cuba celebrates triumph of its revolution

January 4, 2016 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

For Cubans, January 1, 1959, marks the "triumph of the revolution." That day revolutionaries led by Fidel Castro gained state power.

Everyone’s talking about socialism, but what is it?

January 4, 2016 By Susan Webb

Bernie Sanders may or may not win the Democratic presidential nomination, but he has already put socialism into the mainstream political debate in the U.S.