(2019-11-16). Record number of women to stand in general election. thecanary.co 
A record number of women are set to stand in next month's general election.Provisional analysis by the PA news agency shows that 1,120 female candidates have registered — 34% of the total.This is the highest proportion of women candidates in a general election in history, up from 29% in 2017 and 26% in 2015.More than half of all Labour's candidates are women — a first for a major political party in the UK.(PA Graphics)By contrast, about three in 10 of those standing for the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are women.The overall number of candidates in December's poll is currently 3,322.This is a…
(2019-11-14). ALBA-TCP Debates Coup in Bolivia. telesurenglish.net The political council of the Bolivarian Alliance of the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) is debating Thursday in Nicaragua about the coup against President Evo Morales in Bolivia. | RELATED: | Bolivia: United Nations Sends Mediator to Help Overcome Crisis | "The issue of electoral fraud, the run-off vote, the next elections were all a pretext invented by the Bolivian right in order to carry out the coup," Bolivia's Foreign Minister Diego Pary said. | He a…
(2019-11-11). Mitch McConnell Faces Threat From Populist Challenger Charles Booker in Kentucky Senate Race. theintercept.com Sen. Mitch McConnell faces a new 2020 threat, as Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker announced the formation of an exploratory committee on Monday. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, is already being challenged by Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, who ran and lost a winnable race for a Lexington-area House seat in 2018. | In the Democratic primary, Booker, who backs progressive policies like a Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and a living wage, plans to run as a contrast to McGrath, who is running more to the center or the center-right. | In a 2018 run for Congress, her opponent, Rep. Andy Barr, made devastat…
(2019-10-16). Peter Santenello Interview — The Truth About Iran & Its Sharp Contrast With The MSM Narrative. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today is a guest that I have been greatly looking forward to speaking with, an individual that continually takes on some of the most contentious topics in one of the most politically chaotic times in living memory, braves the unavoidable criticism that will always follow, and as I see it, seeks out the …
(2019-10-09). Guaido Signs USAID Agreement as Adobe Suspends Venezuela Service. venezuelanalysis.com Financial company TransferWise likewise stopped servicing Venezuelan clients.