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A planet haunted by democratic upheavals

A long-time Republican operative has come forward to spill the beans about the extensive plotting by Reagan allies to force the hostages to endure captivity for months so that voters would deny Carter a second term.

An in-depth analysis of the Peru uprising, and updates from Europe, Myanmar and more

The first UN General Assembly's first resolution set up a commission to bring back proposals to eliminate atomic weapons and all other weapons of mass destruction and to control atomic energy. That was seventy-seven years ago.

How authentic protest movements like the one in Iran can be hijacked by a funded opposition that builds momentum for war and military intervention.

There is a global left — and it's challenging a global system

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Bahareh Hedayati, an Iranian women’s rights and human rights activist who has been arrested and imprisoned several times, was last arrested on October 11 amid the protests that started after the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of morality police