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Trump’s 7 Most Dangerous Campaign Promises
Donald Trump made hundreds of promises on the campaign trail, usually vague, often changing, but nonetheless terrifying. As the United States and the world wake up to the reality of a Trump presidency we review some of his most dangerous pledges. READ MORE
Cornel West: Donald Trump Will Unleash 'Neofascism' in US
“And what I mean by that is that in an emerging neofascist moment, you have the rule of big business, which is big banks and big corporations." READ MORE
From Obama to Trump: The Failure of Passive Revolution
There is a near-straight line here from Obama to Trump. It was the Obama government and the liberal elite that more fully opened the Pandora’s box of Trumpism and 21st century fascism. As the 2016 elections approached, the question was how renewed mass discontent would be expressed ... By once again quashing a left-wing response to the crisis the liberal elite fed the turn to the far right. READ MORE
Pilger: The Issue Is Not Trump, It's Us
That the menace of rapacious power — rampant long before the rise of Trump — has been accepted by writers, many of them privileged and celebrated, and by those who guard the gates of literary criticism and culture, including popular culture, is uncontroversial. Not for them, the possibility of writing and promoting literature filled with politics. Not for them, the responsibility of speaking out, regardless of who occupies the White House. READ MORE
The People Fight Back
Resisting the Trump Administration: Tasks for the Left
The first task of the left is to engage in massive resistance against Trump’s likely initial onslaught against basic civil and political liberties. Swing voters may have voted for Trump hoping for an improvement in their economic lot, but only a minority of the population supports mass deportation of immigrants or immediate repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). READ MORE
The Inauguration of the Resistance
Almost two months after a wave of spontaneous protests greeted the election of Donald J. Trump as the 45th president of the United States, another nationwide round of protests begins on Friday to coincide with his inauguration. READ MORE
5 Social Movements That Have Galvanized in the Age of Trump
In the days running up to Trump’s inauguration, much of this momentum is gathering steam and new initiatives continue to crop up. teleSUR examines five of the key movements in the United States that have been re-energized — or have been reinvented — over the last two months. READ MORE
Donald Trump Inauguration Protests Expose Labor Movement Split
Some workers have been forced to join or help organize non-labor contingents, given that their unions are not officially endorsing the protests. Others, especially those in worker organizations independent from the Democratic Party establishment, are actively endorsing and participating in the demonstrations. This division exposes a growing split in the labor movement between union leaders who are reluctant to protest Trump and those who are ready to hit the streets. teleSUR spoke to four members of labor organizations across the country about this split. Here’s what they had to say. READ MORE
Pundits Expect Media Blackout of Trump Inauguration Protests
Donald Trump’s inauguration will surely be interrupted by throngs of protesters denouncing his presidency and what he represents, but the media will show only a fraction of those demonstrations, if that, according to one prominent pundit. READ MORE
Will Historic Women's March on Washington Unite All Women?
As Donald Trump's presidential inauguration inches closer, movements across the United States are unifying and looking for combative strategies. One such movement, the Women's March on Washington, has gained tremendous momentum since Trump's election in November 2016. READ MORE
Muslims and LGBTQ Turn to Self-Defense amid Trump Climate of Fear
Amid rising rates of hate crime across the U.S. after Donald Trump won the presidency, more and more communities targeted by his vitriolic rhetoric by him and his supporters are taking self-defense classes to prepare themselves for what may come among renewed white-nationalist resurgence around the nation. READ MORE
Faiths of All Kinds Link Up to Fight Trump-Era Deportations
The “underground railroad” of U.S. churches protecting undocumented immigrants promises to grow more and more Latino and more cross-faith since Donald Trump was elected as the next President. READ MORE
Foreign Policy
Latin American Music Artists React to Trump's Election
As an openly racist president was elected in the U.S., teleSUR takes a look at how artist-activists reacted across Latin American and the Caribbean. READ MORE
Europe's Far-Right Emboldened by Trump's Triumph
As news of a Donald Trump’s presidential victory circulated, world leaders gave their obligatory congratulations to the billionaire reality star now president-elect. Many from the right wing praised the victory as a template for the future, leaving many guessing how U.S. foreign relations would change under Trump. READ MORE
Ecuador's President Correa Says Trump Could Revitalize Latin America's Left
“If you ask me what's better for Latin America, the answer I give may shock you—Trump,” Correa said during an interview with Martin in the Presidential Palace in Quito. “He is so basic that this will generate a reaction in Latin America which will build more support for progressive governments.” READ MORE
Here's What Social Media Users in China Really Think of Trump
“Let’s wait and see Trump mess up America. Let’s get out chairs and prepare sunflower seeds and peanuts, enjoying the chaos soon to engulf the U.S. Trump truly is a mad dog.” READ MORE
Mexican Farmers See Opportunity to Renegotiate NAFTA After Trump
A group of Mexican farmer leaders and academics believe that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, will be a good opportunity to review areas of the treaty that are not favorable to the sector in Mexico. READ MORE
Trump Fires All Obama-Appointed Ambassadors Before Inauguration
President-elect Donald Trump is ordering all politically appointed U.S. ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts before his inauguration Jan. 20, ending decades of tradition that's seen top diplomats given a grace period to wind up their affairs. Questions are now surfacing over what this could mean for diplomacy. READ MORE
