Obama Watch

UN resolution against Israeli settlements
/node/15238

Obama formally ends 'Muslim registry' program
/node/15174#comment-453896

Obama 'permanently' bans Arctic offshore drilling?
/node/14386#comment-453891

CIA: Russia meddled in US election
/node/15176#comment-453848

Obama drug war commutations surpass 1,000
http://globalganjareport.com/node/1263

Dakota Access pipeline blocked —for now
/node/15201

Syria and Iraq in the Trump world order
/node/15159

Burma sanctions lifted amid ethnic cleansing
/node/15099

Syria: nuclear flashpoint
/node/15089

Trump plays Jerusalem card for Jewish vote
/node/15054

Syria: hideous escalation fruit of bogus 'ceasefire'
/node/15052

Yemen: Saudis bomb anti-bombing demonstration
/node/14989

White House releases (contested) drone kill count
/node/14901

Obama signs draconian new drug law
/node/14500#comment-453513

India: court convicts 24 in 2002 Gujarat pogrom
/node/14851

US rejects autonomy for Syrian Kurds
/node/14838

Is Obama really helping Cuban dissidents?
/node/14728

Argentina: Kissinger crimes in the news again
/node/14727

Obama delivers Gitmo closure plan to Congress
/node/14656

Plan Colombia to become 'Peace Colombia'?
/node/14647

Obama's seventh year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/14571

National protests against immigration raids
/node/14563

Rights groups criticize arms sale to Saudi Arabia
/node/14510

Drone memos may stay secret: US appeals court
/node/14479

Contradictions of post-Paris anti-ISIS convergence
/node/14466

Obama and the KXL-TPP contradiction
/node/14434

US embraces Iran as (ironic) 'peace' partner in Syria
/node/14421

Obama's nuclear upgrade: Euro-missiles redux?
/node/14405

Yemen: Amnesty demands halt to arms transfers
/node/14360

Four Corners haze: harbinger of climate change
/node/14228

Obama pursues nuclear 'modernization' —not disarmament
/node/14224

Turkey continues to bomb anti-ISIS forces
/node/14218

US betrays Rojava Kurds (inevitably)
/node/14208

Protests as Japan moves toward remilitarization
/node/14192

Iran, world powers reach nuclear agreement
/node/14185

Obama disses Kurdish 'partners' against ISIS
/node/14170

Iraq: US sends more troops —amid reprisals
/node/14115

White House criticizes Egypt, supports military aid
/node/14114

Drone strike survivors file suit against US
/node/14113

SCOTUS rules in Jerusalem passport case
/node/14111

US drops Cuba from terrorism list
/node/14083

Obama vetoes Keystone pipeline bill
/node/12778#comment-452828

Obama's new offshore plan: don't believe the hype
/node/13940

Obama's sixth year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/13917

Threat to South Korean nuclear plants: no thanks
/node/13838

Venezuela: US imposes sanctions on officials
/node/13839

Cuba: US agrees to normalize relations
/node/13842

Immigration enforcement: anti-labor tool
/node/13810

US and China in new carbon pact; trading seen
/node/13719

Net neutrality and the extinction of journalism
/node/13180

Judge orders release of Gitmo force-feeding videos
/node/13606

Warlords cut deal on Afghan electoral dispute
/node/13564

Obama, Assad and ISIS: our grim vindication
/node/13522

Obama sees long war against ISIS
/node/13512

Iraq: great power convergence against ISIS
/node/13351

Obama to send 300 military 'advisors' to Iraq
/node/13313

Obama climate plan: too little, too late
/node/13279

US POW released in exchange for Gitmo detainees
/node/13273

Gov study: climate change happening now
/node/11658#comment-452093

Rival trade pacts vie for Pacific hegemony
/node/13207

Obama's fifth year: a World War 4 Report scorecard 
/node/12965

Obama, Mandela and Castro: absurd hypocrisy
/node/12712

Gitmo lawyer: declassify interrogation techniques
/node/12712

Syria: what is the imperial agenda?
/node/12663

Will Obama cut Egypt military aid?
/node/12532#comment-451591

US troops to Philippines amid Mindanao fighting
/node/12436

Will 'peace' mean betrayal of Afghan women?
/node/12362

Obama preparing martial law?
/node/12346

NSA collecting phone call data under top secret court order 
/node/11668#comment-451338

Samantha Power signals Syria intervention?
/node/12308

Will OAS summit broach drug decrim?
/node/12298

Obama addresses drone strikes, steps to close Gitmo
/node/12269

Obama addresses Gitmo hunger strike
/node/12238

No Miranda rights for bombing suspect?
/node/12203#comment-450244

US to redeploy troops as Morocco axes war game
/node/12194

Jerusalem: troops fire on Palestinian protesters
/node/12110

Israeli forces surround new "village"
/node/12106

Obama schmoozes petro-oligarchs
/node/11859#comment-450091

Court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
/node/12058

Press was prone on drones, but cover blown
/node/11962

Prison evidence at issue in 9-11 trial
/node/11925

Obama's fourth year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/11896

Bolivia wins coca-chewing victory at UN
/node/11870

Chuck Hagel: revenge of the paleocons?
/node/11854

Obama signs NDAA —despite Gitmo restrictions
/node/11850

North Korea joins ICBM club —but why now?
/node/11781

PSY sells out —but righties use him to bash Obama
/node/11769

Cornhuskers pack Keystone XL hearing
/node/11767

Military coup d'état against Obama?
/node/11739

Israel launches new assault on Gaza
/node/11690

Petraeus prostration: Benghazi blowback?
/node/11676

Obama's re-election: more historic than 2008?
/node/11669

ACLU urges Obama to close Gitmo in second term
/node/11668

Obama and Romney both fudged facts on Libya
/node/11615

Obama urges Supreme Court to limit corporate liability
/node/11597

Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
/node/11532

East China Sea flashpoint for Sino-Japanese war?
/node/11515

Unprecedented maneuvers in Strait of Hormuz
/node/11514

From Afghanistan to Tunisia: back to GWOT?
/node/11513

Will provocateur film derail Arab Spring?
/node/11507

Yemen drone war: 29 dead in eight days
/node/11480

Jerusalem political football in US horserace
/node/11477

Holder closes investigation into alleged torture deaths of CIA detainees
/node/11454

Petro-oligarchs play presidential candidates —again
/node/11427

Keystone vs Enbridge: race or stratagem?
/node/11416

Pakistan NATO resupply deal: house of mirrors
/node/11260

Republicans push "Fast and Furious" conspiracy theory
/node/11220

Supreme Court partially strikes down Arizona immigration law
/node/11213

Congressman to sue Obama over new immigration policy
/node/11170

Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over US medical experiments in Guatemala
/node/11169

US to downsize drones amid growing outcry over civilian casualties
/node/11154

US resumes arms sales to Bahrain —despite ongoing abuses
/node/11075

Iraq: court dismisses charges against former US detainee
/node/11067

Full-on propaganda push for fracking
/node/11059

Obama wins Afghan deal for extended troop presence
/node/11053

Obama approves Colombia FTA —despite continued anti-labor violence
/node/11004

American Indians reach trust settlement with federal government
/node/10987

Anti-Obama conspiracies seen in oil price spike
/node/10884

US, Mexico open transboundary waters to oil and gas exploitation
/node/10868

Drones cleared to patrol US cities; avatar robots not far behind
/node/10857

Another Gitmo detainee to face military tribunal; second under Obama
/node/10844

Obama acknowledges Pakistan drone strikes
/node/10782

Obama shilling for drilling, backing fracking
/node/10761

Azerbaijan drawn into Iranian spy-vesus-spy intrigues
/node/10757

Obama's third year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/10749

Obama denies permit for Keystone XL pipeline
/node/10736

Protests mark tenth anniversary of Guantánamo Bay prison camp
/node/10720

Pentagon prepares for new cold war with China
/node/10701

Obama signs NDAA with indefinite detention provisions —despite "reservations"
/node/10687

US transfers final detainee to Iraqi government
/node/10659

Obama resumes military aid to Uzbekistan dictatorship
/node/10604

Obama's Australia deployment signals new cold war with China?
/node/10546

Obama announces final Iraq pull-out (except special forces)
/node/10452

Hezbollah leader could get US military trial: report
/node/10365

War criminal Burhanuddin Rabbani eulogized by Obama
/node/10341

White House expands drug watch list to include all Central America
/node/10332

Obama caves in on smog regulations
/node/8167#comment-327783

Cuba high court upholds US contractor's 15-year sentence
/node/10200

Brutal ICE raids continue —despite Obama's new policy
/node/10192

Iraq: US announces talks to stay beyond December deadline —as new atrocity is reported
/node/10189

Afghanistan draw-down modeled on "Sons of Iraq" program
/node/10060

Libya: France arms rebels as DC pols prevaricate
/node/10058

Congress and the Libya war: Orwellian logic on both sides
/node/10031

Libya: Qaddafi exploits civilian casualties, Gates says air-strikes are "not hostilities"
/node/10011

Libya: mercenaries fighting on both sides?
/node/9973

Patriot Act extended through 2015
/node/9932

Obama's Mideast speech: risking Jewish support to domesticate Arab Spring
/node/9907

Obama to open Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve
/node/9889

Libya: Contact Group to fund rebels
/node/9847

Osama bin Laden, the GWOT and the Arab Spring: what has changed?
/node/9846

Did Osama bin Laden hit violate international law?
/node/9839

Was Osama bin Laden sheltered by Pakistan regime?
/node/9838

Petraeus to CIA; regime change on agenda?
/node/9827

Supreme Court hears arguments in global warming case
/node/9796

Colombia agrees to FTA labor conditions; opponents don't buy it
/node/9758

Lawmaker proposes halt to US military action in Libya
/node/9704

US signs nuclear development deal with Chile —amid Fukushima disaster
/node/9686

Obama: no retreat from "clean nuclear power" plans
/node/9685

US and Britain join air-strikes against Libya; Congress to approve action?
/node/9664

Yemen: 30 dead in massacre of protesters
/node/9658

Obama orders resumption of Gitmo military trials
/node/9608

Mexico: Calderón fights WikiLeaks fallout in DC
/node/9605

Yemen: embattled prez blames Israeli subversion (of course)
/node/9566

Fatah calls for "day of rage" against US
/node/9511

Mexico: federal police fire on Oaxaca protesters
/node/9510

US Defense Secretary says Gitmo closing unlikely
/node/9508

Egypt: military dismantles Mubarak regime —and protest movement
/node/9480

Egypt: protesters defy push for "normality"
/node/9460

Egypt: Mubark hangs on, Washington sends more mixed signals
/node/9433

Egypt: will US dump Mubarak?
/node/9427

Egypt: protesters prepare "departure day" march as street battles continue
/node/9422

Italy: court convicts former Gitmo detainee
/node/9417

Egypt: "march of a million" gives Mubarak three days to leave country
/node/9415

Fear in Washington, Israel as general strike is declared in Egypt
/node/9407

Obama administration won't dump Mubarak as protests paralyze Egypt
/node/9403

Obama exploits South Sudanese independence struggle for propaganda
/node/9387

Obama pays lip service to Tunisians —betrays Egyptians, Algerians, Yemenis
/node/9386

Pakistan: thousands march against US drone strikes
/node/9374

Tunisian virus spreads to Algeria
/node/9372

Obama's second year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/9367

US to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014: Biden
/node/9365

Obama administration may resume military commission trials: NYT
/node/9366

Angry protests spread in Jordan
/node/9335

White House acknowledges Gitmo to remain open for foreseeable future
/node/9284

UN investigator calls for inquiry into Iraq rights abuses
/node/9200

Obama administration invokes state secrets to block targeted killings lawsuit
/node/9141

Clinton: Mexico needs "equivalent" of Plan Colombia
/node/9090

Last US "combat troops" leave Iraq; private sector to pick up slack
/node/8966

Iraq: countdown to withdrawal?
/node/8943

Merida Initiative funds mired in red tape: GAO report
/node/8858

ZOG theory goes mainstream
/node/8824

Gitmo detainee to be repatriated to Yemen after judge orders release
/node/8791

McChrystal ouster: the neocons strike back?
/node/8783

Haiti: Obama signs HELP sweatshop law
/node/8698

Obama to send National Guard to Mexican border; Fox fuels terror scare
/node/8666

Kerry-Lieberman climate bill wins praise —and outrage
/node/8617

Obama Justice Department urges Supreme Court not to hear Maher Arar appeal
/node/8615

Robert Gates does Colombia, Peru; calls for more bases, free trade
/node/8592

Obama threatens to nuke Iran?
/node/8526

Obama names new chief for Gitmo tribunals
/node/8512

Napolitano halts work on "virtual" border fence
/node/8466

UN rights experts urge civilian trials for 9-11 suspects
/node/8438

White House revives military commission option for 9-11 trials: reports
/node/8416

Obama plans "dramatic reductions" in n-arms —but not "no first use" pledge
/node/8414

Federal judge upholds detention of Yemeni Gitmo detainees
/node/8371

White House mulls indefinite detention: Sen. Graham
/node/8350

Holder "flexible" on trying 9-11 suspects in civilian or military courts
/node/8336

Moscow demands answers on US-Romania "missile shield" deal
/node/8320

Pentagon abandons two-war doctrine —but not the two wars
/node/8314

White House asks Congress for $410 million under Merida Initiative
/node/8312

US, Russia agree to nuclear arms reduction treaty
/node/8300

White House to boost nuclear weapons funding
/node/8293

White House drops "Plan Colombia" nomenclature
/node/8291

US imperialism to outsource lunar invasion
/node/8285

Obama orders government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2020
/node/8267

Obama's first year: a World War 4 Report scorecard
/node/8237

UK rights group urges further investigation of Gitmo suicides
/node/8231

"Doomsday Clock" moves one minute away from midnight
/node/8206

US officials concealed details of immigrant deaths in detention: NYT
/node/8182

Afghan authorities commit to taking over former Bagram detention facility
/node/8181

EPA proposes stricter smog regulations
/node/8167

Obama administration announces new rules for public land drilling leases
/node/8166

New airline passenger screening unconstitutional: rights groups
/node/8154

Obama declassification order rolls back Bush secrecy legacy
/node/8151

Guantánamo prison may remain open until 2011: reports
/node/8108

Obama's peace prize and its anti-war critics: Which is more Orwellian?
/node/8045

Obama administration calls for dismissal of suit against John "torture memo" Yoo
/node/8044

Afghanistan's secular opposition dissents from Obama's troop surge
/node/8027

Gitmo detainees to Illinois?
/node/7952

Obama adminstration to open new Afghan detention facility
/node/7951

Holder announces federal trials for accused 9-11 conspirators
/node/7941

Anti-nuclear protesters greet Obama in Japan
/node/7937

Honduras: US seeks "happy end" —at cost of democracy?
/node/7934

Obama's EPA silences dissent to carbon trading
/node/7928

Honduras: US and Latin America split over elections
/node/7925

US citizen sentenced in Tehran protests; neocons charge Obama with betrayal
/node/7856

Obama at crossroads on Afghanistan —and anti-war movement?
/node/7800

Afghanistan: new Bagram rules "step in wrong direction"?
/node/7763

Honduras: repression continues; Obama acquiescing in coup?
/node/7697

Obama and the Honduran coup: our readers write
/node/7682

Honduran golpista: Obama a "little black man who knows nothing"
/node/7537

White House loosens up on ICE workplace policy; "gang" raids continue
/node/7531

Bolivia bashes Obama over trade sanctions
/node/7528

Obama pledges progress on FTA in meeting with Uribe
/node/7508

Obama to Muslims: let's chill out!
/node/7470

Obama border strategy emphasizes enforcement
/node/7413

Obama in Cairo: selective historical memory
/node/7408

Obama denies White House to run GM
/node/7395

White House announces national vehicle emissions policy
/node/7329

Obama places Chrysler under heavy manners
/node/7328

Obama administration reviving military commission system —with changes
/node/7319

UN rights chief urges US to hold Bush-era officials accountable for torture
/node/7315

Obama seeking delay of torture photos release
/node/7313

Obama affirms position that waterboarding is torture
/node/7267

Our readers write: How rad is Obama's agenda?
/node/7252

Obama open to prosecuting CIA interrogation memo authors
/node/7230

Obama reassures CIA on torture
/node/7221

Latin leftists bash Obama at Caribbean confab
/node/7216

Obama pledge not to prosecute CIA interrogators draws criticism
/node/7204

Obama moves against Mexican cartel finances
/node/7194

Mexico: Obama met with protests on immigration reform
/node/7193

Obama administration to appeal Bagram detainees' habeas ruling
/node/7173

CIA says no more secret prisons —and rendition?
/node/7170

Pakistan: thousands flee US drone attacks
/node/7153

Iraq: Obama won't speed pullout; clashes in Baghdad
/node/7110

Obama forges "Af-Pak" strategy as Taliban insurgency spreads
/node/7090

Obama administration drops GWOT nomenclature
/node/7074

Obama's Nowruz message to Iran: "appeasement" or Trojan horse?
/node/7048

Freeman affair opens window on intra-elite paleo-neocon wars
/node/7032

Obama administration drops "enemy combatant" nomenclature
/node/7022

Panetta: Obama to continue GWOT; widening of Pakistan air strikes seen
/node/6975

Obama and the GWOT: our readers write
/node/6942

50,000 combat troops to remain in Iraq after "withdrawal"
/node/6925

Obama should cut military aid to Israel: Amnesty International
/node/6892

Obama: no rights for Afghan detainees
/node/6887

Afgahanistan: five-year troop build-up seen
/node/6875

Obama orders 17,000 more troops to Afghanistan; civilian casualties soar
/node/6867

Pakistan: drones versus sharia?
/node/6864

UK sends team to Gitmo in Binyam Mohamed case
/node/6853

Obama has four years to save planet: leading scientist
/node/6838

Obama urged to halt military detention of journalists
/node/6837

Obama continues Bush-era "state secrets" argument in Gitmo torture case
/node/6836

Sheriff Arpaio's ugly publicity stunt: Obama's immigration reform wake-up call?
/node/6810

Obama White House bullies Britain on Gitmo torture case?
/node/6781

Obama and Lincoln: our readers write
/node/6763

Obama brother busted for ganja in Nairobi
/node/6764

Latin America: reactions as Obama takes office
/node/6741

UN torture rapporteur calls for charges againt Bush, Rumsfeld
/node/6737

Obama directs EPA to reconsider Bush auto emission policy
/node/6736

Potsdam peaceniks give Obama a chance
/node/6735

Chávez hot and cold on Obama
/node/6729

Afghanistan: US air-strike sparks protests —again
/node/6719

Pakistan: pro-government leader, family wiped out in US air-strike
/node/6718

Obama's State Department to Mauritania: restore "constitutional order"
/node/6717

US bombs Pakistan —again
/node/6713

Obama orders on Gitmo, torture leave "wiggle room"?
/node/6711

Deported Mexican activist to Obama: stop the immigration raids
/node/6710

Obama moves to halt Bush regs on ecology, public lands
/node/6704

Obama calls Abbas; Hamas holds victory rally
/node/6703

Obama calls for halt to Gitmo tribunals
/node/6702

Obama to maintain Cuba embargo…for now
/node/6697

Obama names George Mitchell as Middle East envoy
/node/6696

Activists fast to demand Obama close Gitmo
/node/6641

Obama inspires Black Iraqi freedom movement
/node/6637

Activists to Obama: demand Israel lift Gaza siege
/node/6619

Obama's rightward tilt: our readers write
/node/6600

Lipan Apache to Obama: stop border wall construction
/node/6564

Cuba: no "turning point" with US
/node/6554

Climate scientists warn of coal threat —is Obama listening?
/node/6547

Obama to close Gitmo —in two years?
/node/6541

Obama USDA pick another "biofuel" booster
/node/6536

Obama urged to suspend CAFTA
/node/6528

Obama Energy Department pick is "biofuel" booster
/node/6511

Obama drug czar pick linked to fraud, Christian right, anti-Semitism
/node/6504

Obama pick for National Intelligence director linked to East Timor genocide
/node/6458

Obama team member linked to Hindutva fascist movement
/node/6457

Anti-Obama backlash: right-wingers broach "secession"
/node/6426

Mexico: Calderón warns Obama on NAFTA revision
/node/6420

"Humanitarian" interventionist Samantha Power back on Obama team
/node/6406

Czech Green Party MP asks Obama to reconsider missile shield
/node/6405

Obama: ominous appointment for Homeland Security
/node/6360

Bolivia's Evo Morales seeks "improved relations" with Obama White House
/node/6359

Eric Holder: death-squad defender
/node/6357

Tom Daschle: "regime change" extremist
/node/6356

Al-Qaeda disses Obama, invokes Malcolm X
/node/6355

Obama: out of Iraq, into Afghanistan?
/node/6345

HRW urges Obama to repudiate "abusive" counter-terrorism policies
/node/6339

Obama pressured following election-week ICE raids in Florida
/node/6338

Emanuel disavows dad's diss of Arabs
/node/6331

Taliban to Obama: pull out now
/node/6321

Russia to Obama: rebuild "strategic partnership"
/node/6283#comment-314754

Emanuel: Obama won't link Colombia FTA to stimulus package
/node/6306

Iraq's civil resistance to Obama: end the occupation
/node/6299

Obama on board with policy-elite consensus for Iran attack?
/node/6288#comment-314715

Obama's first appointment: pro-Israel hardliner
/node/6292

Right wing prepares anti-Obama "underground"
/node/6289

And in related news…

Deepwater Horizon: the petro-oligarchs strike back
/node/8572

Gitmo detainee repatriated to Kuwait
/node/7802

Abu Ghraib photos depict rape, sexual assault: ex-US general
/node/7377

Panama: trouble for FTA in US Congress?
/node/7367

Cheney defends Bush-era interrogation policies
/node/7350

Senate passes amendment delaying Gitmo closure funds
/node/7332

Military judge grants government motion for continuance in Gitmo case
/node/7331

France to accept one Gitmo detainee
/node/7145

Hugo Chávez offers to accept Gitmo detainees
/node/7123

Pakistan between two poles of terrorism
/node/7106

US, Yemen should allow "meaningful legal process" in Gitmo repatriation: HRW
/node/7103

Spanish judge weighs probe of US federal attorneys on Gitmo
/node/7092

Mexico: US backpedals on "failed state" claim
/node/7087

Netanyahu expects blank check from Obama; green light for Israeli far-right?
/node/7080

Rights advocates welcome rehearing denial in detainee photo case
/node/7038

US pledges to respect neutrality in Salvador elections —despite GOP bluster
/node/7026

Maine neo-Nazi prepared "dirty bomb"?
/node/7021

Mexico tops agenda for new Drug Czar
/node/7018

Iraq: more terror as Obama begins draw-down
/node/7003

Holder: Gitmo will close, despite "improvements"
/node/6919

Homeland Security to review Bellingham ICE raid
/node/6920

Gitmo complies with Geneva Conventions: Pentagon report
/node/6888

DC Circuit rules against release of Gitmo Uighurs
/node/6870

Econo-protests paralyze Mexico City, Juárez-El Paso bridge
/node/6755

Gitmo alum heads Yemen Qaeda franchise?
/node/6716

Military announces transfer of six Gitmo detainees
/node/6690

Mexico reacts to ominous Pentagon report —as pundits plug military aid
/node/6679

Another Gitmo detainee ordered released; use of torture admitted
/node/6670

Gaza: Israel pours in reserves as death toll nears 900
/node/6654

Message from Palestinian trade unions on Gaza
/node/6653

Bolivia: plot to assassinate Evo Morales?
/node/6567

US Army War College issues report on martial law
/node/6540

Three Gitmo detainees released to Bosnia
/node/6532

9-11 survivors pawns in Gitmo controversy —others dissent
/node/6503

Chicago: workers occupy factory
/node/6471

India and Pakistan ready for war, US threatens intervention?
/node/6473

Taliban "surge" into Pakistan, destroy NATO convoy
/node/6474

US releases first tranche of Plan Mexico funds
/node/6451

Our readers write: January Surprise?
/node/6427

Cheney indicted in Texas prison scandal
/node/6358

US bombs Pakistan —again
/node/6354

Latin America plays leading role at first G20 summit; Fidel unimpressed
/node/6351

US admits more juveniles held at Gitmo
/node/6340

Veterans occupy National Archives to demand impeachment —again
/node/6332

US bombs Pakistan —again
/node/6320

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador—known by his initials AMLO—will be Mexico's next president, following his victory in the July 1 election. This marks the first time a Mexican presidential candidate of the left has had his victory honored. An obvious question is how AMLO will deal with Donald Trump—who attained office by demonizing Mexicans and pledging to build a wall on the border (and make Mexico pay for it). Last year, AMLO actually filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights against Trump's proposed wall. But he also hired Trump's current crony Rudolph Giuliani as anti-crime czar when he was mayor of Mexico City in 2002. As populists and opponents of free-trade economics, there may be unlikely common ground between the two men. (Photo: El Txoro)