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Monday April 29, 2019

Socialists Win In Spanish Election; Far-Right Party Gains Seats For First Time

Pedro Sánchez, Spain's prime minister and Socialist Party leader, gestures to supporters outside the party headquarters following the general election in Madrid on Sunday. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption

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Europe

Socialists Win In Spanish Election; Far-Right Party Gains Seats For First Time

April 29, 2019 • Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's party took 123 seats Sunday, short of the 176 needed to form a government. It's uncertain what a coalition government will look like.

Thursday April 11, 2019

McConnell's 2020 Plan: Cast GOP As 'Firewall' Against Socialism

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the Capitol Tuesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Politics

McConnell's 2020 Plan: Cast GOP As 'Firewall' Against Socialism

April 11, 2019 • Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledged that Republicans need to regain support with women and college graduates in the suburbs — which he said led to loss of the House in 2018.

Monday February 18, 2019

Trump Warns Venezuela's Maduro Supporters: 'You Will Lose Everything'

President Trump speaks to Venezuelan Americans in Miami Monday, denouncing the Maduro government and military members who support it. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Andrew Harnik/AP

National

Trump Warns Venezuela's Maduro Supporters: 'You Will Lose Everything'

February 18, 2019 • The U.S. president urged military leaders to stop blocking food aid from entering the country, and said those who refuse to accept the opposition leader "will find no safe harbor ... no way out."

Tuesday February 12, 2019

Trump's 'Socialism' Attack On Democrats Has Its Roots In Cold War Fear

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign rally at the University of Iowa on Sunday. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption

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Analysis

Trump's 'Socialism' Attack On Democrats Has Its Roots In Cold War Fear

February 12, 2019 • President Trump is starting to give signs of how he will run for re-election, attempting to invert the attack on him as an extremist by painting Democrats as "radical" and socialist.

Thursday October 19, 2017

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

Former President George W. Bush speaks at a forum in New York, where he criticized the kind of politics that gave rise to Trump. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption

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Politics

George W. Bush Slams 'Bigotry,' Politics Of Populism That Led To Trump, Sanders

October 19, 2017 • The former president made the remarks at a forum put on by his namesake center. "To renew our country, we only need to remember our values," the 43rd president said.

Friday August 26, 2016

Bolivian Miners Reportedly Kidnap, Kill High-Level Official Amid Strike

Smoke wafts over the highway linking the Bolivian capital of La Paz with the Chilean border during an ongoing clash between striking miners, who are blockading the road, and police. Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Americas

Bolivian Miners Reportedly Kidnap, Kill High-Level Official Amid Strike

August 26, 2016 • The miners, who want to be able to work with private corporations, have blockaded a highway in the country. Rodolfo Illanes was negotiating with them, but an official says he was beaten to death.

Saturday November 21, 2015

Why Do Young People Like Socialism More Than Older People Do?

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders speaks about the meaning of "democratic socialism" Nov. 19 at Georgetown University in Washington. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption

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Politics

Why Do Young People Like Socialism More Than Older People Do?

November 21, 2015 • There are two big reasons why millennials are embracing the political philosophy that presidential candidate Bernie Sanders preaches: the economy and history.