Political Movements
Chile's Driving Force
Once imprisoned by Pinochet, the new Socialist president Michelle Bachelet wants to spread the wealth initiated by the dictator's wrenching economic policies
November 2006 |
By Jonathan Kandell
Venezuela Steers a New Course
As oil profits fund a socialist revolution, President Hugo Chávez picks a fight with his country's biggest customer the United States
January 2006 |
By Katherine Ellison
People's Choice
With the advent of mechanized vote counting in the 1890s, a ballot could be tallied in minutes not hours or days
November 2004 |
By Owen Edwards
The Vote That Failed
Old style ballots cast illegally in Indiana helped topple a president then he helped topple them
November 1998 |
By S.J. Ackerman
