Tagged: elections

FSRN Weekly Edition – November 7, 2014

Liberal ballot initiatives pass across country even as conservative candidates prevail Republicans win majority in U.S. Congress Q&A: Is the fracking boom a bubble that’s about to pop? San Francisco becomes latest city to...

Republicans win majority in U.S. Congress

As the dust settles from Tuesday’s Republican takeover of Congress, thoughts on how the 114th Congress will handle some of the country’s most pressing issues are beginning to emerge. But as Ashley Westerman reports...

FSRN Weekly Edition – October 24, 2014

Canada honors soldier; PM calls for swift action on ramped up security powers Election 2014: Wisconsin battle for Governor’s mansion Los Angeles seeks to renegotiate multimillion dollar fees owed to Wall Street banks Bedouin...

FSRN Weekly Edition for May 30, 2014

Violence escalates in eastern Ukraine as fears of civil war grow U.S. Supreme Court rules IQ is not enough to determine mental fitness for execution Residents of southern Appalachia regard coal slurry dams as...

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Photo Essay: El Salvador election

Click on any image to launch the slideshow. Credit & Copyright – CISPES. Listen to Alice Ollstein’s interview with Alexis Stoumbelis, the Executive Director of the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El...

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Analysis: El Salvador’s close election

On March 9th, the people of El Salvador went to the polls and elected former guerrilla Salvador Sanchez Ceren as President by a razor-thin margin. International observers declared the election “free and fair”, but...