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US could stand to dial down democracy, says economist

When it comes to democracy, less may be more.

US could stand to dial down democracy, says economist
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American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don't want to be part of the 'evangelical movement.'

American evangelicals are more diverse than ever. But some don't want to be part of the 'evangelical movement.'
Supporters of Austrian far right Freedom Party (FPOe) presidential candidate Norbert Hofer hold images of his face in Vienna, Austria.

The European Union may be fragile, but it's not cracking up just yet

The European Union may be fragile, but it's not cracking up just yet
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Global observers are watching the US elections — literally, at polling places

Global observers are watching the US elections — literally, at polling places
A Naturalization Ceremony in Seattle, Washington

Need some inspiration to get to the polls on Tuesday? Meet six first-time voters.

Need some inspiration to get to the polls on Tuesday? Meet six first-time voters.
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'When I vote next week, I will be saying loud and clear, this is also my country.'

More than ever before, Luis Mancheno feels the heavy burdens of the color of his skin and his national origin. Come November 8, he’s looking for some relief.

'When I vote next week, I will be saying loud and clear, this is also my country.'
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Is the US making it too hard to vote?

Potentially millions of Americans will be shut out by onerous voter registration laws, many of them new and deliberately discriminatory.

Is the US making it too hard to vote?
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Callie Crossley: Will young people take their strength in numbers to the voting booth next year?

Now that millennials outnumber Baby Boomers, they could be a significant voting block — if they vote.

Callie Crossley: Will young people take their strength in numbers to the voting booth next year?
A man holds a voter registration sign while a couple has a souvenir photograph taken following a US Citizenship and Immigration Services ceremony in Oakland, Californiam on August 13, 2014.

How Oregon may have sparked a voter registration revolution

Now that Oregon will automatically register anyone with a driver's license to vote, Pennsylvania is looking at taking the move even further. It could add as many as 2 millions Pennsylvanians to the voter rolls, and President Barack Obama also is now recommending action to increase turnout.

How Oregon may have sparked a voter registration revolution
Voters cast their ballots in US midterm elections in Ferguson, Missouri, on November 4, 2014.

Think our voting system is colorblind? Think again

Minority voters once faced poll taxes, tests and other blatant methods of keeping them away from the polls. But while those methods are gone, political science says voter discrimination is now simply more subtle — and possibly more widespread.

Think our voting system is colorblind? Think again
A voter enters the polling place on Election Day at Stuart-Hobson Middle School in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2014.

In 2014, Americans still vote like it's 1776

This month's midterm elections saw the lowest voter turnout in 70 years. That may be because in an era of smartphones and on-demand everything, American voting procedures are still the ones that best fit the agricultural rhythm of the country's early years.

In 2014, Americans still vote like it's 1776
An immigrant ID card from the 1920s and 30s for Rosaura Piñera, who later became a US citizen at age 100.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 granted amnesty to some three million illegal immigrants already in the country. One of those who benefited was Rosaura Piñera, the great-grandmother of Fronteras reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe.

How amnesty gave a 100-year-old woman a new life in the US