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“The Legacy of Hugo Chavez Lives On:” A Conversation with Venezuela’s Ambassador to the UN
On Sunday, April 14 (just a few days away) the people of Venezuela will vote for a new president to succeed the late Hugo Chavez. This election will be …
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Chavez Succeeded Where Obama Failed
When President Obama campaigned in 2008 in Portland, Oregon over 70,000 people came to hear his speech. And although I missed the event, I was intrigued by the raw …
The GOP Knows Power
Todayu2019s Republican Party doesnu2019t believe in democracy, at least not when an election is decided by the votes of blacks, Hispanics, Asian-Americans and young urban whites comfortable with multiculturalism.
The Man Behind the 47 Percent Video
Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC's
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In Death as in Life, Chávez Target of Media Scorn
Venezuela's left-wing populist president Hugo Chávez died on Tuesday, March 5, after a two-year battle with cancer. If world leaders were judged by the sheer volume of corporate media …
Lifting the Veil of Mirage Democracy in the United States
Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers trace the history and institutions of a not-so-robust US democracy.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Another Republican Election-Rigging Scheme Bites the Dust, and More
In today's On the News segment: Republicans are pushing their latest austerity plan; new poll shows people trust Fox less than ever before; another Republican election-rigging scheme bites the …
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Gov. Rick Scott Calls for ‘Restoring Confidence’ in a System He Helped Destroy
Florida's discredited 'Tea Party' Republican Gov. Rick Scott issued a statement today endorsing election reforms in the Sunshine State.
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The GOP’s Boldest Election-Rigging Move Yet
The Republican Party wants to change the way presidential Electoral Votes are counted.
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