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Month: May 2017

Mexican Presidential Candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo by Andres Kudacki / AP

Mexico’s Leftist Resurgence: Can Andrés Manuel López Obrador Unite the Left and Win the Presidency?

Ryan Mallett-Outtrim May 31, 2017 Ryan Mallett-Outtrim

Obrador's political party is taking on neoliberalism and forging a viable alternative for Mexico. The fact that it’s now within striking distance of the presidency is a massive change of fortune for the Mexican left.

UK Prime Minister Theresa May

Damage Control: Britain Set for Tense Snap Election as Brexit Drama Escalates

Daniel Read May 31, 2017 Daniel Read

UK Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call an early election for June 8th has got Britain guessing. Is it plot to legitimize a failing government in the face of Brexit? The UK is economically frail, homelessness is rampant, the welfare state is a disaster, and foreign affairs are rocky. The upcoming vote brings this crisis into sharp focus.

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

How Palestine Disappeared from US Media Coverage of Trump’s Visit to Israel

Ramzy Baroud May 30, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

Donald Trump's 27-hour trip to Israel has left many analysts mystified. Palestinian emotions, however, were of no consequence, neither to the Trump entourage, nor, of course, to the New York Times or others in mainstream media.

Trump’s Budget Expands Global War on the Backs of the American Poor

Benjamin Dangl May 23, 2017 Benjamin Dangl

“This Budget’s defining ambition is to unleash the dreams of the American people,” President Trump writes in his budget proposal, released today. While cutting government assistance for poor Americans, the budget notably beefs up annual military spending to the tune of $639 billion. Trump’s dream for America is a nightmare for the working class.

Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia in first foreign trip [AP]

Trump Believes He Can Reshape Relations in Middle East: History Shows Us He Is Wrong

Ramzy Baroud May 23, 2017 Ramzy Baroud

For nearly 25 years, several US presidents tried to redefine American relations with the Middle East, but they rarely managed to stave off the palpable decline of the US role in shaping that strategic region. Now, Donald Trump believes he has a chance. History, however, teaches us that he is wrong.

Chadian peacekeepers serving with the UN in northern Mali, 2013. (UN Photo/Marco Dormino)

Instability Widens in Mali and the Sahel Region of Africa

Rene Wadlow May 23, 2017 Rene Wadlow

The first foreign visit of the new French President Emmanuel Macron, after a now habitual trip to Berlin, was to Gao in northern Mali as head of the French military. The visit was an attempt to be seen as paying attention to the efforts of French troops in operations in northern Mali and other states of the Sahel region of Africa.

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