Tag Archives: Opinion

Analysis. Colombia’s shift to the left: A new ‘pink tide’ in Latin America?

The sun is rising on a new day for Colombians, especially for those who Vice President-elect Francia Marquez calls the “nobodies”: women, Indigenous communities, Afro-Colombians, LGBTQ+, working class, disabled people and all the others who have been disproportionately impacted by poverty, state violence, discrimination and environmental destruction in the country.

Read More | Lire La Suite

View on Macron’s bad night: a rocky road ahead

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation for the first time on Wednesday since his centrist coalition lost control of parliament in Sunday elections. "We must learn to govern and legislate differently," Macron acknowledged in his first public comments following the election setback.

Read More | Lire La Suite

Tunisie : le principal syndicat durcit le ton face à Kaïs Saïed

Vols annulés, transports publics immobilisés et bureaux de poste fermés : en Tunisie, l'appel à la grève générale de vingt-quatre heures lancé par la puissante centrale syndicale Union générale tunisienne du travail (UGTT) a, semble-t-il, été largement suivi jeudi 16 juin par le secteur public, accentuant la pression sur le président Kaïs Saïed, déjà confronté à de graves crises politique et financière.

Read More | Lire La Suite

Mélenchon’s lesson to the left: less socialism, more social democracy

In 2017, Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise (Unsubmissive France) sat alongside Spain’s Podemos, Greece’s Syriza, the Bernie Sanders campaign in the US and Labour under Jeremy Corbyn as part of a worldwide “left populist wave” that combined charismatic leadership with radical policies.

Read More | Lire La Suite