Fareed Zakaria had GOP establishment NY Times columnist David Brooks on his CNN show Sunday to talk about Señor Trumpanzee’s role within the conservative movement. I don’t know who watches Zakaria’s show-- no one I know-- but I bet there was a lot of teeth gnashing from Republicans when Zakaria opened the segment by setting up a comparison between Saint Ronnie and Trumpanzee. “Where does conservatism go from here?
Britain’s Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn waves as he arrives at Labour party headquarters in London, Friday, June 9, 2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble in calling an early election backfired spectacularly, as her Conservative Party lost its majority in Parliament and pressure mounted on her Friday to resign. (AP/Frank Augstein)
Guest Post by SANJAY KUMAR Ramesh has been working as a daily wager in a Government of India office in Delhi for ten years. He is one of the army of peons, office assistants, security guards, gardeners, and cleaning staff which government offices, city municipalities, hospitals, schools and colleges of the metropolis employ regularly. He … Continue reading The Elephant in the Room – Silence on Class Issues in Indian Politics : Sanjay Kumar
Läs min senaste krönika hos Mårtensson:Dags för liberal populism »"En tyckande klass, som försöker pådyvla folket sina värderingar, som vill bestämma vad vi skall få säga och som vill ändra på människor. Men som är inkompetent när det gäller viktiga saker. Det känns som ett givet tema för en folklig resning."
As European conservative governments are deploying authority and ignoring the forces of economics, it is likely that the problems facing their nations will intensify rather than decrease. Yet Europe’s liberal leaders seem more concerned with punishing Britain than solving their own problems.
No matter how popular, rich, and bombastic, a populist president simply cannot rule without access to the levers of power. And that access is under the unshakable control of the Deep State. If Trump wants to play president, he has to play ball.
According to economist Roger Bootle, the EU has grown unsustainable and due to various factors, is about to burst. (AP/Francisco Seco)
LONDON– The recent triggering of Article 50 of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty by the United Kingdom has formally set into motion the process of Britain’s departure from the EU, an action that is in line with the result of last June’s referendum, where 52 percent of British voters chose to leave the union.
Läs min senaste krönika hos Mårtensson:Är väljarna upproriska eller bara uttråkade? »"Väljarna kan vara synnerligen otrogna. Den som uppskattar tacksamhet och lojalitet bör snarare köpa en hund än ägna sig åt politik."
France will see the far-right, xenophobic Front National candidate Marine Le Pen face off against Emmanuel Macron, an investment banker who hasn’t held public office, in a runoff vote on May 7, as the first round of an unusual presidential election concluded with Sunday’s vote.
Students immediately took to the streets in protest against Le Pen’s success in the first round, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
Guest post by BIJU MATHEW The BJP’s appointment of Adityanath to the post of UP CM once electoral victory was secured has left many angry, sad and frightened. Already the ominous signs of inhuman mass violence are accelerating across UP. A more brazen Sangh will pivot off UP to spread terror and hatred across the … Continue reading Stepping Back/Stepping Forward – Thinking Past the BJP Victory in UP: Biju Mathew
