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  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Vows to Continue AMLO’s Legacy   By David Starr   Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, passed the political baton to Claudia Sheinbaum, who is Mexico’s first woman president. AMLO has been president for six years and introduced the project of the Fourth Transformation, where there was more of a focus on progressive policies complimenting labor rights, and indigenous rights. Sheinbaum will continue the Fourth Transformation in order to further improve the conditions within Mexico for the many. AMLO declared he was retiring from politics.   According to  People’s Dispatch , Sheinbaum  praised AMLO in her acceptance speech  for the presidency, saying, “History and the people have judged AMLO, one of the greats, the most important leader and social fighter in modern history, the most beloved president, the best president of Mexico, who started the peaceful revolution of public life.”    AMLO has indeed been a force to be reckoned with. His  lega

  The Attempt to Promote a Left-Right Alliance Despite Irreconcilable Differences By David Starr   A Left-Right alliance sounds impossible given the foundational positions of each. But there have been attempts to establish an alliance between the two sides. The Rage Against the War Machine (RAWM) rallies have been a prominent example.   On RAWM’s web site,  there are 10 demands  which do sound impressive:   1)      Not one penny for wars in Ukraine and Gaza. 2)      Negotiate peace. 3)      Stop the war inflation. 4)      Disband NATO. 5)      Global nuclear de-escalation. 6)      Slash the Pentagon budget. 7)      Abolish the CIA and military-industrial deep state. 8)      Abolish war and empire. 9)      Restore civil liberties. 10)   Pardon Julian Assange.   But the RAWM rallies have been significantly influenced by the Libertarian Party. On its web site, the Libertarian Party  claims that it is  “your representative in American politics.” Its’ slogan is the its “The Party of Princip