Meleiza Figueroa is a political activist. She was formerly a producer at KPFK Pacifica Radio and lead researcher on the film “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price.”
The first round of the local elections took place against a backdrop of widespread creeping fascism in France and comes after a brutal offensive by the far right, during which the traditional ‘Republican’ right has decisively broken from much of its historical framework and values.
