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The Geopolitics of Election Approval: The US Response to Honduras and Venezuela
US National Lawyers Guild election overseers compare and contrast presidential elections in Honduras and Venezuela and describe the United States' embrace of the results of the more problematic of …
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Thousands in Honduras Decry “Fraudulent” Election and Call for Recount
Activists and some election observers in Honduras vow to call for free and fair recount in election they say as rigged in favor of the ruling conservative party.
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“Banana Republic” Honduras Open for Business After Tainted Election
Allegations of widespread fraud and intimidation taint Honduras' election results of last month as economic neoliberalism and police thuggery threaten the poor and indigenous.
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How Big Money and Big Media Undermine Democracy
This past Tuesday, special interests pumped big money into promoting or tearing down candidates and ballot initiatives in elections across the country.
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Marijuana Legalization Wins Big in Elections, Is Federal Decriminalization Next?
The push for reform of marijuana laws sweeps the nation as Gallup poll shows 58 percent of Americans support legalization.
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William Rivers Pitt | Decisions Are Made by Those Who Show Up
All you need to see in order to understand just how poorly our level of voter turnout has been working out for each and every one of us is …
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US Chamber Contributors Almost Completely Secret, Public Citizen Study Finds
A new Public Citizen report shows the vast majority of the U.S. Chamber's annual expenditures comes from undisclosed sources.
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At the Crossroads: Another Maldives Is Possible
An election confronts Maldivians with an important choice about their leadership and with implications for global climate justice.
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Threats of Violence and Hopes for Votes
With the new problem of joblessness (currently at 11.7 percent in Berlin), more and more people left to hunt work in other parts of Germany or elsewhere.
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Decay and Repair: Government Corruption Can Be Fixed
The current level of corruption in Congress can be remedied.