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How Will AMLO’s Presidency Be Remembered?

Nicolas Allen, Edwin Ackerman, Jacques Coste, Viridiana Rios The Nation
To understand the outgoing president’s popularity—and why not all leftists love him—Nicolas Allen spoke to three Mexican analysts from across the progressive political spectrum.

Enabling Dictatorship and Destroying Democracy

Muhammad Hidayat Greenfield The Bullet
External and internal threats to the nation – real or perceived – always played a crucial role in the enabling of dictators and the establishment of authoritarian regimes.

Georgia, Center of Election Disputes

Carl Smith Governing
Election skeptics haven’t taken their eyes off Georgia since the last presidential election. Officials there are working to make sure 2024 outcomes are as bulletproof as its 2020 results have proved to be.

Dark Clouds and a Gentle Red Dawn

Josef Lakatos Transform!Europe
The big question in this election will be to what extent the KPÖ will actually succeed in convincing enough left-wing voters, segments of previous non-voters and also sympathisers with the extreme right-wing FPÖ.

Forced Labor vs. Forced Idleness

Tyler Bowman Dollars & Sense
One of the most important battles of criminal justice today should be changing incarcerated laborers’ classification to legal workers. This would provide the same rights and benefits as non-inmate labor and allow prisoners to earn a “livable wage."