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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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Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images

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.