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, by FONTES Leandro
Brazil’s political landscape has shifted dramatically in recent weeks. As the Attorney General seeks ex-President Bolsonaro’s conviction for leading a criminal organisation and attempting a coup, the Lula government has momentarily seized the initiative from the far-right. Yet this apparent (…)
, par LA BOTZ Dan
A few months ago, President Donald Trump’s Make America Great Again or MAGA movement seemed to be a solid monolith from Republican Party legislators at the top to rank-and-file activists at its base. Today MAGA is riven with fissures caused by personal rivalries, and the increasingly visible (…)
, by MES-PSOL
The recent tariff war action declared by Donald Trump against Brazil—raising U.S. import tariffs on Brazilian goods to 50%—represents a new and serious attack on our country. Using the excuse of what he calls the “persecution” of Bolsonaro and his allies, Trump escalated the trade war with his (…)
, by LA BOTZ Dan
UBy just a few votes in both houses, the Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s 940-page “Big Beautiful Bill,” a $3.4 trillion package, cutting taxes for the rich and slashing social programs for the working class and the poor, while at the same time increasing the national debts by $3 (…)
, by STEIN Chris
The Republican fantasy of lower taxes and hard-to-access social safety net programs will now be a reality
Donald Trump boards Air Force One in Maryland as he departs for Iowa on 3 July 2025. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters
For decades, Republicans have argued that the US would be better (…)
, by Insurgência, Resistência
As Brazil approaches the 2026 presidential election, President Lula finds himself caught between a hostile Congress dominated by the pragmatic centrão alliance and a resurgent Bolsonarist movement. This joint editorial from the Résistência and Insurgência currents of the PSOL party argues that (…)
Brazil’s political crisis has reached a breaking point. When Congress rejects even modest financial transaction taxes, it reveals its true nature: a corrupt institution serving banks, agribusiness, and billionaires whilst ordinary Brazilians struggle with rising costs and stagnant wages. The (…)
, by LA BOTZ Dan
The election campaign and stunning victory of Zohran Mamdani in New York City’s Democratic Party mayoral primary election on June 24 is having an enormous impact on American politics. Mamdani, a 33-year-old Muslim immigrant, state representative, and a member of the Democratic Socialists of (…)
, by BISWAS Sankha Subhra
The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic mayoral primary election in New York City could mark a significant political shift, especially given the growing influence of hardcore right-wing politics in the United States and worldwide. Although this electoral contest is confined to the five (…)
, by GENRO Luciana
Twenty years ago, Brazil’s Party of Socialism and Freedom (PSOL) achieved legal recognition, marking a decisive break with the reformist politics of Lula’s Workers’ Party. Founded by expelled parliamentarians and social movement militants who refused to support pension cuts and neoliberal (…)
, by Against the Current
A BIG, BEAUTIFUL popular resistance is trickling up to some of the sites of political power, including the federal courts — although not fast or far enough, by a long shot. That’s been the important takeaway from the first 100-plus days of the Trump administration. But we’re barely at the (…)
, by Movimento
Brazil’s contradictory environmental politics reached a new low this week as President Lula’s government auctioned off 172 oil exploration blocks, including 34 in ecologically sensitive areas near the Amazon River mouth. Despite campaigning on environmental protection, Lula has approved (…)
, by SEPEHR Houshang
While the skies over the Middle East are once again ablaze with smoke and flames, and the media are inundated with talk of ‘Israeli precision strikes’ and the ‘promise of token vengeance of the Islamic Republic’, what is once again left out is the fate of those who do not take decisions in (…)
, by M. N.
The Argentine political field is (again) in turmoil. A few months before the mid-term legislative elections, and only a few days after the announcement of her candidacy as a regional deputy, the Supreme Court has just confirmed former president Cristina Kirchner’s conviction for corruption: 6 (…)
, by LA BOTZ Dan
At least five million people participated in 2,000 “No Kings Day” protests in big cities and small towns in all 50 states, the largest yet in a series of national demonstrations. In a festive but defiant spirit, with bands and drummers, the marchers chanted, sang songs, and waved their signs (…)
, by GUMBEL Andrew, HELLMANN Melissa , LEINGANG Rachel
Protesters demonstrate at about 2,000 sites nationwide on day US president holds military parade in Washington
Tens of thousands rally against Trump across the US - video
As tanks and soldiers paraded through the streets of Washington on Saturday, several million people around the country (…)
, par The Guardian
Strongmen love inventing or exploiting crises to justify extreme measures and extended power. The US is taking another step towards authoritarianism
Donald Trump will celebrate his birthday with a North Korean-style military parade costing tens of millions of dollars this weekend. He has (…)
, by HELMORE Edward, LEVIN Sam
California leaders decry mobilization of 700 marines and 4,000 national guard members as tensions escalate
LA protests – live updates
Bubbles float past a police officer in riot gear during a protest following federal immigration operations in Los Angeles on 9 June. Photograph: Ringo (…)
, by REICH Robert
The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results
Now that Donald Trump’s tariffs have been halted, his big, beautiful bill has been stymied, and his multi-billionaire tech bro has turned on him, how does he demonstrate (…)
, by HINSLIFF Gaby
The protests in LA are what everyone feared, and a warning to countries that flirt with populism
Los Angeles police department officers shoot rubber bullets at protesters in front of City Hall, Los Angeles, 8 June 2025. Photograph: Apu Gomes/Getty Images
She was live on air to viewers back (…)
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