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Why So Many Latin Americans Are Rooting Against Argentina in the World Cup

Patrick J. McDonnell, Kate Linthicum, Jad El Reda, Cecilia Sánchez Vidal Yahoo
Argentina may be the last Latin American team standing in the World Cup, but don't expect many fans in Mexico to be cheering for La Albiceleste — the lads sporting the classic white and blue stripes. Deeper cultural resentments are also a factor.

Pedro Sánchez Isn’t Waiting for a Savior

Nomiki Konst The Nation
At a recent summit, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez gathered leftist leaders and warned of a new authoritarian world order. Sánchez has positioned himself as a leader of the left who recognizes the need for strong alliances.

Starmer Crashes While Socialist Sánchez Soars

Robert Kuttner The American Prospect
Britain’s centrist Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer crashes while Spain’s Socialist Pedro Sánchez shows how to lead from the left. Could there be a lesson here?

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In Spain, Amazon Workers Win With Quick-Hit Walkouts

Alfonso Martínez Valero Labor Notes
Building from below, workers can organize a well-planned strike—over the objections of more conservative unions—draw on their knowledge of the production process, hit the company where it hurts the most, and wrest real gains.

Spain Shows Another Immigration Policy Is Possible

Pablo Castaño Jacobin
Spanish political leaders know that the economy relies on undocumented migrants and their labor. Rather than step up expulsions, Pedro Sánchez’s government has announced plans to regularize over 500,000 migrants’ status.
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