In France, polls are showing that Sunday's election is too close to call, with candidates ranging from the far-right Marine Le Pen, to the Bernie-type candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon. In the UK, Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a snap election. Can Labours Jeremy Corbin hold sway? What are the implications of French and UK elections for both Europe and movements globally? In France, there is France Unbowed, the movement that Melenchon is came out of; and in the UK, there is Momentum, the movement that grew out of Corbyn campaign. Where is a similar U.S. movement?
Meanwhile, U.S. saber-rattling continues with the hot spots of North Korea, Syria and Iran. Nationally, Trump is stepping up deportations; a DACA-protected student is deported; communities are fighting back, including organizing a "caravan against fear;" members of religious communities are doing civil disobedience; and a general strike is set for May 1.
Discussing all this and more are our panelists: Laura Carlsen, Jackie Goldberg and Dr. Gerald Horne.