Tried and failed: Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record

Tried and failed: Trump’s vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record

Experts have highlighted it was no coincidence the deportation drive happened as farmers were looking for guest workers under the Bracero program that began in the 1940s, aimed at allowing Mexican farmworkers to enter the country and work in the US legally. The programme excluded women and children, driving some families to enter the country illegally to remain together.

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Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison

Democratic Party strategists: Trump could very well defeat Biden even if the former president is in prison

Perhaps because of such apathy, some voters simply don’t believe Biden and Trump will end up on the general election ballot, despite strong evidence to the contrary. That’s an idea that conservative strategist Sarah Longwell, who founded the Republican Accountability Project, says she hears regularly during weekly focus groups with voters across the political spectrum.

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Pariah economy: Museveni’s ‘life presidency’ turned Uganda into a basket case on life-support

Pariah economy: Museveni’s ‘life presidency’ turned Uganda into a basket case on life-support

Cultural erosion through schemes such Operation Wealth Creation, Myooga and Parish Development Model, which emphasise the individual and money rather than community integrity, cohesion, unity and resilience, which were subserved by culture.

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South Korean opposition leader Jae-myung stabbed in the neck by knife-wielding attacker

South Korean opposition leader Jae-myung stabbed in the neck by knife-wielding attacker

President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed deep concern about Lee’s health and ordered authorities to investigate the attack, saying such violence would not be tolerated, according to Yoon’s office.

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Why there’s need for Uganda to accept centrality of environment in economic growth, governance

Why there’s need for Uganda to accept centrality of environment in economic growth, governance

There is need to rethink Uganda and its development, leadership and governance and recognise the centrality of environment and environmental literacy to any meaningful change, transformation and progress in the 21st century. A word to the wise is enough.

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Initially ‘tribe’ was used to classify wildlife, then British applied it to denigrate Ugandans and Museveni seized it as a tyranny toolkit

Initially ‘tribe’ was used to classify wildlife, then British applied it to denigrate Ugandans and Museveni seized it as a tyranny toolkit

The colonialists, therefore, introduced centralised governance, not to benefit Ugandans as such, but themselves. When they introduced domestic economic production of sugarcane, coffee and cotton, and integrated it in the global markets and a domestic education system, which later got integrated in the global education and communications system, it was not in the interest of the peoples they colonised.

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American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’

American democracy has been tested since 2022 election, now voters say it’s ‘up to us to make it resilient’

President Tibuhaburwa Museveni has tried to repeat this feat especially in Buganda, thereby generating conflict in the kingdom. He encouraged installation of hitherto non-existent “kings” to weaken Buganda. The Kayunga Crisis of 2009 in which some people died is said to have arisen from the NRM government’s support for the Banyala to break away from the Kingdom of Buganda as late as October 2022.

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Disputed presidential poll outcome cast dark shadow on Congo as Tshisekedi retains top seat

Disputed presidential poll outcome cast dark shadow on Congo as Tshisekedi retains top seat

Critics, however, said Tshisekedi had fallen short and accused him of stifling dissent, as his predecessors had done. A group of nine rival presidential candidates, including Fayulu and opposition frontrunner Moise Katumbi, asked supporters on Sunday to take to the streets to protest what they called a “sham election”.

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Prosecutors want appeals court to throw out Trump’s immunity claims in insurrection case

Prosecutors want appeals court to throw out Trump’s immunity claims in insurrection case

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan earlier rejected the immunity arguments, asserting that the office of the presidency does not confer a “‘get-out-of-jail free card.” Trump’s lawyers then appealed that decision, prompting Smith to seek to bypass the court and request an expedited decision from the Supreme Court.

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Trouble with Uganda: It’s riddled with unprincipled politics, mind poverty, stupidity and foolish leadership

Trouble with Uganda: It’s riddled with unprincipled politics, mind poverty, stupidity and foolish leadership

You cannot expect a healthy population if you are not investing adequately in health services and health human resources. You cannot expect peace and security in the long-term if you have invested in military hardware and violence at the expense of social development. Social security and peace should be paramount.

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