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U.S.-backed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó launched an attempted coup. Dozens of people were injured in the bedlam that ensued. Guadió was hoping enough military leaders would defect, toppling the government of Nicolás Maduro. It flopped.

The Administration may not dictate the terms of a hearing...Every member of this Committee—Democrat and Republican alike—should understand the consequences when the executive branch tells us that they will simply ignore a lawful subpoena...

Opposing rallies in Venezuela, May Day in Europe, unions send a message to Spanish Socialist Party, reports from all over.

In this new book, Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo is concerned with the relationship between democracy and economic growth. Reviewer Donohoe considers whether the author sees any intrinsic value in democracy.

Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts connected all the dots to point to the both all-encompassing and systemic nature of the issues facing American workers at the National Forum on Wages and Working People.

Ilhan Omar calls Islamophobia and anti-Jewish hatred 'two sides of the same coin of bigotry'

Sanders’s socialism is scary for a Democratic establishment that worries a lot about electability. Cue the media hit pieces.

Today there are just 45,000 African American farmers. This man is fighting to save them.

A teacher sets the record straight for his students.

Workers are demanding paid maternity leave, minimum wage hikes, and shorter shifts.