What really happened in election US2020
What the votes and the polls tell us really happened in the US election.
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Class and voter suppression in American politics
There are two major components of this undemocratic democracy. Firstly there is voter suppression either formal or informal which is aimed primarily at black and Latinx communities. Secondly there is the over representation of rural and suburban areas compared to urban areas.
Trump puts Black Lives Matter in the crosshairs in nakedly racist campaign
The Black Lives Matter movement has become the focus of attacks for Trump’s election campaign. He cannot campaign on the economy, nor on his own handling of the coronavirus crisis and he might attempt some international provocation before polling day.
The Black Lives Matter movement has remained resilient and its protests continue.
Bernie takes on the billionaires
Following an unprecedented string of victories where Bernie Sanders effectively won the first three Democratic party primaries he is now the clear frontrunner to win the nomination. As a result, someone who describes himself as a socialist is already up against the wrath of the billionaire class who dominate US politics, including the Democratic party itself.
Macron may have won, but he will fail
By Jane West
The French presidential elections ended with Macron sweeping into the Élysée Palace on 66 per cent of the vote, and Le Pen roundly defeated. But this is the beginning, not the end. Macron has no alternative to the politics of austerity that have destroyed the Socialist Party, and therefore he will fail. His popularity will be short-lived and the fight between the left and the far right as to which will succeed in hegemonising the increasing alienated French electorate will break out with renewed force.