#1642 Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US

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Air Date 7/17/2024

Recent elections in the UK, France and Mexico spanned the spectrum from confirming inevitabilities to completely upending expectations but they each have lessons for politics in the US

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: The UK Election Results Explained - TLDR News - Air Date 7-5-24

KP 2: Shocking French election results- What you need to know - Zeteo - Air Date 7-8-24

KP 3: The biggest problems Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum is facing - DW News - Air Date 6-3-24

KP 4: Labour Wins Massive Majority On Low Vote Share, Gaza Costs Starmer - Novara Media - Air Date 7-5-24

KP 5: France’s leftwing alliance beat the far right, but what now? - Today in Focus - Air Date 7-8-24

KP 6: "The North Needs to Learn from the South": Mexico Poised to Elect First Woman President - Democracy Now! - Air Date 5-29-24

KP 7: Who Broke Britain- Part 4- The Tories Are Out - If You_re Listening - ABC News In-depth - Air Date 7-5-24

KP 8: First Woman President- Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum Faces Border And Drug Cartel Challenges - The Hill - Air Date 6-16-24

(1:00:32) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On how to react to the current political moment and all of the many moments to come

Article: The Democratic Party’s Strange Attraction to Defeatism

DEEPER DIVES

(1:10:16) SECTION A: FRANCE

(1:44:54) SECTION B: GREAT BRITAIN

(1:59:28) SECTION C: MEXICO

SHOW IMAGE:

Description: Graphic of a partially transparent ballot box with the UK flag, the French flag and the Mexican flag visible in composite in the background.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Images from Pixabay.