The union, SINTTIA, beat three rivals by a wide margin, including Mexico's biggest labor organization that had held the contract for 25 years.

Defeating the growth of the far-right means acknowledging real grievances and countering their narrative with an inclusive left-wing populism

The demands of imperialism are what’s driving Congress, determining what gets funded and what’s put aside. Right now, the U.S. sees the confrontation with Russia as a way to cut Europe off from Russian gas–and force it to buy U.S.-controlled gas – as well as blocking the “Silk Road” overland trade with China. That’s why the Democrats can pass the biggest Pentagon budget increase ever but can’t manage to fund Build Back Better.