With the death of Pope Francis, the world loses not only a church leader but also a moral compass
Latest editorial
Mexico’s transformation advances
The left has established deep roots in Mexico, but with President Amlo stepping down and an election later this year, what does the future hold for the country’s ‘Fourth Transformation,’ asks DAVID RABY
SPEAKING AS EQUALS: Mexican Foreign Secretary Alicia Barcena makes a point during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken to discuss US Mexican migration, in Washington last week
LYNNE WALSH previews the Bristol Radical History Conference this weekend
Keir Starmer’s £120 million to Sudan cannot cover the government’s complicity in the RSF genocide or atone for the long shadow of British colonialism and imperialism, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
Join the traditional march from Clerkenwell Green, which will bring together countless international workers’ organisations in a statement against the far right
Ecuador’s election wasn’t free — and its people will pay the price under President Noboa
Mountains of research show that hardcore material harms children, yet there are still no simple measures in place
We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
DESPITE the alarming advance of the far right in Argentina and Ecuador and its continued stranglehold on Peru, Mexico’s progressive stance grows stronger as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Amlo) approaches the end of his six-year term and left presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum opens up a 30-point lead in the polls for the June 2 elections.
The right is divided and disorientated: there is no shortage of would-be Javier Mileis in Mexico, spouting extremist rhetoric, lies and insults, but their appeal is limited to the hard-core conservative vote. Their candidate, Xochitl Galvez, although a woman of popular origin, is hampered by her long career in the right-wing PAN (National Action Party; Partido Accion Nacional) and her repeated inconsistencies, alternating between radicalism and conciliation.
Denunciations of Amlo for “dictatorship” and “corruption” just arouse bemused contempt in most people who see the first honest and competent government in generations. With just over four months to the elections and eight months till the architect of this extraordinary positive transformation of national life retires from politics for good (Amlo insists that on October 1 he will retire to his home in Palenque and avoid political life completely), the idea of a return to the avarice, arrogance and hypocrisy of the old regime is inconceivable.
More from this author
By taking a firm stance against the ‘Monroe Doctrine Mk II’ President Sheinbaum has won plaudits from across Mexican society, says DAVID RABY
Mexico’s unflinching stand has earned praise from across Latin America and the world, writes DAVID RABY
DAVID RABY explains the implications of the judicial reforms under way in Mexico, arguing they cement Morena’s transformation of politics and society — which is why they have met US disapproval and a violent right-wing backlash
Since the election of Claudia Sheinbaum, who is soon to take office, the path ahead is clear for the constitutional and judicial reforms that will help secure the country’s 4T revolution. DAVID RABY reports
