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Mexican president spells out opposition to new U.S. tariffs in letter to Trump

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday reiterated her opposition to new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, saying she wrote a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump on the “unnecessary” measure. The letter is to be sent to the…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Fires Back at U.S. Over Drug Cartel Criticism

Tensions between Mexico and the United States have escalated since Donald Trump’s return to the White House, with the two nations clashing over strategies to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, a scientist-turned-politician who assumed office…

The Humanist Moment in America: Sheinbaum’s cool head, Petro’s warm heart

In a conversation between the President of Mexico and US President Donald Trump, they reached several agreements, among them, the imposition of tariffs is canceled, when it seemed that an economic and social “catastrophe” was approaching. “It is important to…

6 of the Largest U.S. Banks Leaving Net Zero Alliance Ahead of Trump

Retreat From Climate Pledges Deemed ‘a Lily-Livered Effort to Avoid Criticism’ Six of the largest banks in the United States have bowed out of the global Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), with the inauguration of Donald Trump predicted to bring political backlash concerning climate action, reported The…

“Let’s call it Mexican America”: President Sheinbaum hits back at Trump’s comment on renaming Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America”

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday mocked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America,” referring to the United States. Sheinbaum gave her daily press conference in front of a…

Jimmy Carter Told Trump How to Put America First, But Will He Do It?

With President Jimmy Carter’s passing and Donald Trump about to return to the White House, it’s a good time to recall a phone conversation that Carter had with Trump during his first term. Carter’s advice would serve Trump well if…

In the supermarket of democracy, choice is an illusion. Is there a real alternative?

Too many decades have been lost to the myth that liberal democracies will deliver. The election of Donald Trump as president of the United States has consolidated what appears to be a swing towards citizens voting right-wing, authoritarian politicians into…

The Second Coming (The Disappearance of the Traditional Political “Left” and “Right” in the 21st Century)

The Center Did Not Hold About 100 years ago, William Butler Yeats wrote a poem called “The Second Coming” which has become one of the most well known and oft quoted poems of the 20th and 21st centuries.(1) In the…

Naturalized? Born Here? Protected Against Trump’s Immigration Policies? I Wouldn’t Be So Sure

During Trump’s first term, one word characterized his immigration policies, and it wasn’t efficiency—it was cruelty. It was cruel to yank babies from their mothers’ arms and place children in cages. It was cruel to forbid a Muslim mother, married…

This Is Why Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Work (Are You Ready For 20 Dollar Lattes?)

An Important Distinction That the Media Has Been Missing About Trump’s Current Tariffs Threat Donald Trump, in a pre-inauguration day attempt to begin slowing down what has been termed the global “de-dollarization” process, has threatened to slap a 100% tariff…

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