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Pro-democracy demonstrators wearing Anonymous masks hold placards during a protest march demanding universal suffrage for Macau on May 1, 2012. The placard reads "Vote for Chief Executive."

First Hong Kong, now Macau — China’s former Western colonies demand democracy and face crackdowns

Justice

Just like in Hong Kong, pro-democracy activists in Macau have set up a referendum demanding the right to directly elect their leader. And just like in Hong Kong, the Chinese government isn’t pleased.

The World

Frustrated with politicians, impatient voters mount recall campaigns

Global Politics

Republicans survive recall elections in Wisconsin

Global Politics

British Prime Minister Pledges Referendum on E.U. Membership

What Does Walker’s Fate Mean for America?

Audio Essay: A History of Recall Elections

If Tuesday’s vote doesn’t lean in his favor, Scott Walker will join the ranks of only a handful of politicians who’ve been ousted in recall elections. The Wisconsin vote has grabbed headlines for months, but it turns out that booting a governor from office is a fairly rare event.  Kenneth C. Davis  takes a historical perspective in […]

The World

Campaign 2012: International Issues Explored

The 2012 presidential and congressional elections will largely be a referendum on which party can better steer the economy back to health. But other topics matter too: immigration reform, foreign relations, trade issues, and climate change, to name but a few. The World’s Jason Margolis is spending the year looking at a range of international […]

Top of the Hour: Wisconsin Recall, Morning Headlines

Signed petitions arrived by the truckload in Madison to trigger a recall election for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. The president of the state’s AFL CIO union says more than a million people came on board for the recall effort.

Republicans Survive Recall Elections in Wisconsin

Republicans in Wisconsin will hold onto their control of the State Senate after winning four out of six recall elections last night. Democrats and union groups poured millions of dollars into the recall election, which stemmed from bitterness over Republican Governor Scott Walker’s “budget repair bill.” The legislation passed in February after Democratic lawmakers fled […]

Wisconsin Recall Elections Under Way

Six seats in the Wisconsin State Senate are up for grabs today. The elections are being viewed as a referendum on the collective bargaining restrictions signed into law this year by Republican Governor Scott Walker and his GOP allies in the state legislature.   After today’s recall elections of Republican state senators will be the recall […]