Mexico’s leading party, the Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional (Morena), has shown itself to be the real deal: It has captured a decisive majority of the working class vote in a country known for its role as the factory of the Americas. But unlike the Republican’s successful yet unfounded popularity among workers, Morena is leftist, and pragmatist, as the day is long. The party’s focus on predistributive policies has leapfrogged the ideology of American liberals, stuck on tax reforms that ultimately uphold the neoliberal system that stabs workers in the back, and changed the lives of millions of workers. So why don’t we follow suit?
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5Cs remain mostly unscathed as government shutdown threatens research funding
A government shutdown began Oct. 1, threatening funding for future research proposals and initiatives.
‘The Day After’: Talk discusses the 2024 Trump win
On Nov. 6, the Pomona College community gathered at Frank Dining Hall for politics professor Susan McWilliams Barndt’s talk, “The 2024 Election: The Day After.” McWilliams reflected on Donald Trump’s win and its implications, stating that Kamala Harris’ campaign failed to address voters’ everyday struggles amidst economic precarity.
OPINION: It’s time to stop being afraid of partisanship
Striving for unity and bipartisanship can undermine the productivity of the party in power, writes Sam Hernandez PO ’24.
OPINION: The 2020 election was a wake-up call. Democrats must embrace digital strategies
Democrats need to embrace digital campaigning instead of spending thousands on traditional strategies, says guest writer Agnes Mok PO ’21.
Claremont trustees have donated more than $7 million to political causes since 2015, with CMC leading the way
Members of the 5Cs’ boards of trustees have donated more than $7.3 million to political candidates and committees since 2015, a TSL analysis of Federal Election Commission data found.
OPINION: Popping an intellectually liberal bubble
Diversity, complex as it may be, must include an ideological component in order to properly represent the wide variety of identities people hold.
Recount names 5C student as state Democratic delegate
Shayok Chakraborty PO ’19 won a race to be a state Democratic delegate in a recount, after narrowly losing the race in the initial count.
OPINION: Ditch liberalism — let’s give socialism a chance
Capitalism has run its course and run aground. It’s time that we try socialism.