The Conservatives face a conundrum that admits of no easy ideological solution. The post Badenoch Keeps Her Options Open in Tory Reshuffle appeared first on The American Conservative .
UK Special Coverage UK Special Coverage Badenoch Keeps Her Options Open in Tory Reshuffle The Conservatives face a conundrum that admits of no easy ideological solution. UK Special Coverage Photo by Alishia Abodunde/Getty Images Kemi Badenoch’s first genuinely consequential reshuffle as Conservative leader, completed today, can easily be described as a move to the right. Andrew Griffith has replaced Mel Stride as shadow chancellor; Claire Coutinho has been elevated to an unusually powerful position as shadow business secretary and Griffith’s deputy across economic…Open
In his national address on July 19, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega stated that when the country’s next elections take place in 2027, none who promoted a violent anti-government insurrection in 2018 will be allowed to stand for office.
The pledge was universally interpreted by Western media outlets as a total ban on voting, prompting hysterical interventions from the US State Dept and throughout South Florida. By John Perry July 19 is a key date in Nicaragua’s calendar – the anniversary of the victory of its Sandinista revolution in 1979 and the overthrow of the vicious US-backed Somoza dictatorship which terrorized Nicaraguans for 43 years prior. Every year, huge crowds gather in celebrations across the country, culminating in a nationally-broadcast speech by President Daniel Ortega. In recent years, Ortega has used the moment to discuss the country’s successes in the year prior, and lay out the agenda for the following year, while lauding not just the Sandinista…Open
Intelligence documents that the White House released to back up President Trump’s claims about China highlight Russian efforts to influence U.S. elections.
The administration can’t play both sides forever. The post The Trump Admin’s Slow Breakup with María Corina Machado appeared first on The American Conservative .
Latin America The Trump Admin’s Slow Breakup with María Corina Machado The administration can’t play both sides forever. María Corina Machado is having a bad year. The exiled leader of Venezuela’s opposition has pinned her hopes of returning to lead the country on President Donald Trump, who overturned the hostile government of Nicolas Maduro after a raid to capture the former Venezuelan president. After Maduro’s removal in January, Machado attempted to position herself as the natural leader of a new government in Caracas, and travelled to Washington to personally present Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize—a distinction…Open
A new Israeli-Palestinian political party, A Place For Us All, was born out of joint activism and organizing focused on the daily realities on the ground, not grandiose policies.
