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Rosa Icela Rodríguez reported 77 fairs in 68 municipalities, 414 guns swapped for cash, and 842,287 Michoacán scholarships worth 5.7 billion pesos.
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At the CPC’s 105th anniversary, Ambassador Chen Daojiang touted 5% Q1 growth and Chinese-built light rail now ferrying World Cup fans between Mexican cities.
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Britain overstated the risk with a travel alert over the Mexico-England match, but Sheinbaum brushed it aside: Mexico is a safe host for the nearly one million fans expected.
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During a two-day Michoacán tour, officials reported 1,342 arrests for high-impact crimes since October 2024 and 10,000 troops now deployed in the state.
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Concamin head Alejandro Malagón backed the government’s stance, citing a ten-year guarantee, calm markets, and exports up more than 23 percent under Plan México.
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Washington rejected extending the pact from 2036 to 2042 over its trade deficit; the first annual review lands July 20, and Mexico wants Section 232 tariffs cut.
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The shipment could rise to 257.4 tons by late 2026, after the government’s Sembrando Vida program let Papantla’s 9,500 growers sell directly to foreign buyers.
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Sheinbaum cited nearly 400 assemblies for her Mexico City cable cars and the Tren Maya as consultation models.
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Mexico was never told of the accusation, Sheinbaum says, after the US Treasury sanctioned 11 people and firms tied to the CJNG without sharing proof.
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Washington refused to extend the pact past 2036, triggering yearly reviews, but Ebrard says trade stays unchanged for a decade; talks resume July 20.
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Morena will vet aspirants via the security cabinet and treasury’s Financial Intelligence Unit ahead of the 17 governorships up for grabs in 2027.
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“The rail transportation programs will improve the population’s wellbeing by increasing connectivity and facilitating access to goods and services.”
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Canada and Mexico have already signed to ratify; only Trump’s position is pending, and the treaty’s ten-year clause means a ‘no’ would not end it tomorrow.
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An OECD survey ranks Mexico among its top five members for trust in the national government, trailing only Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, and Luxembourg.
Mañanera del Pueblo
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on the Michoacán Plan, healthcare in Guerrero, infrastructure in Michoacán, the 2006 election fraud, the USMCA, and El Universal’s apology.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on solidarity with Venezuela, the USMCA review, the economy, the electric grid, and World Cup safety.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on housing in Sinaloa, the INEHRM, the World Cup, the USMCA, and aid to Venezuela.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
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Sports as Diplomacy – Soberanía 113
Mexico shines at the World Cup and welcomes Iran, the right recycles itself with Somos México and a rebooted PAN, and the New York Times peddles an anonymous-source smear against Morena.
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Analysis
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FIFA: Corporate State with Market Immunity
FIFA captures sovereign territory through tax exemptions and free infrastructure use; Peña Nieto’s irrevocable concessions shield 2026 World Cup contracts.
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Utopía — or Dystopia? Socialism — or Barbarism?
Ashwin Ravikumar of DSA’s Mexico Solidarity Working Group on Iztapalapa’s 16 Utopías — community centers showing what ‘re-socializing the commons’ can look like.
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Defending Mexico’s Sovereignty, the Principal Task of the Left in the Face of Imperialism’s War
Defending sovereignty is now the principal task of Mexico’s left, argues Josafat Hernández, as Trump, rating agencies and the far right besiege the 4T.
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MAGA? Unmasking US greatness
A Chinese American activist reflects on racism, inequality, and the historical foundations of U.S. power, arguing that Mexico’s sovereignty and social transformation offer an alternative to the American imperial model.
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The CIA in Mexico? What a Surprise!
Who can truly believe that Mexican intelligence agencies are unaware of the CIA’s undercover agents operating in Mexico, never mind those who infiltrate special operations & enter on tourist, temporary worker & student visas?
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Raising Wages: a Tool for Economic Development
Mexico can’t wait until 2030 to end working poverty, says Sandra Polaski, a member of the Independent Mexico Labor Expert Board.
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CNTE: A Media Manual for Inciting Hatred
We have returned to the stage of prioritizing lies over a minimum exercise of truthfulness, wrote Jenaro Villamil in 2013. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
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AMLO Speaks, Los Angeles Times Leaks
The truth is that these kinds of leaks often serve to foreshadow government operations carried out by US intelligence agencies to test the waters, warn, and prepare the ground.
PHOTOS
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CNTE Strike Day 3: Teachers vs Privatized Pensions
Photos of the Mexican teachers actions at private banks in Mexico City which manage workers pensions, whether anyone wants them to or not.
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Petróleo Mexicano para los Cubanos!
Solidarity protestors gathered outside of the former location of the Embassy of the United States on Reforma in Mexico City on Sunday, demanding that Mexico send oil to Cuba and expressing their disavowal of Trump’s recent assault on the island and its people.
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Mexico City Mass March for Venezuela, Maduro & Flores
Defense of sovereignty and a unified continental response to US imperialist aggression comprised the collective agenda of the 10,000 strong march.
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Trump, Hands Off Venezuela Rally
Mexicans rallied outside the new US embassy in Mexico City, expressing solidarity with Venezuelans and demanding US President Donald Trump cease his aggression against the Bolivarian Republic.
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600k in Mexico’s Zócalo for Seven Years of the Fourth Transformation
Photos of the anniversary commemorating the Mexican party Morena & social movement the Fourth Transformation forming government.
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Mexico City Mobilizes on 2nd Anniversary of Al-Aqsa Flood, Against Genocide of Palestinians
Thousands marched in support of Palestinian national liberation, demanding Mexico break relations with the genocidal state of israel.
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Mexican Trade Unions for Palestine March Against Gaza Genocide
The march was organized by a coalition of 300 of Mexico’s trade unions and Palestinian solidarity organizations, and made five demands of the Mexican government.
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THUNDER OVER MEXICO
Publicity stills from Thunder Over Mexico, a film edited from the remnants of an aborted project by Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein.
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MAY DAY: MEXICO CITY MARCH
International Workers Day was commemorated in Mexico as unions marched from the Angel of Independence to the Zócalo.
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Claudia Sheinbaum’s 100 Points
100 points outlined in Sheinbaum’s first speech as the newest President of the Mexican Republic, with photos.
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Mexico Votes!
Mexicans voted in election in the largest election in the country’s history. More than 20,000 congressional and local positions are up for grabs, as well as the Presidential position, which was won by Claudia Sheinbaum of Morena.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Campaign Close
Hundreds of thousands filled the Zocalo and side-streets in Mexico City to attend the closing event for Mexican Presidential candidate Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum.
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CDMX Rally Against Ecuador’s Attack on Mexican Embassy
The provocative assault was ordered by the ultra-right wing government of Miami-born, nepo-baby Daniel Noboa, president of Ecuador.
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Claudia Sheinbaum Campaign Launch
Hundreds of thousands crowded the Zócalo and beyond in Mexico City. Sheinbaum polling over twice the amount of her nearest competition.
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Mexico City Global Day for Palestine
The demand was made for Mexico to end diplomatic relations with Israel.
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Massive march brings over 20,000 into Mexico City streets for Palestine
Various social and political organizations participated, as well as students and a substantial number of trade unions, including the Sindicato Mexicano de Electricistas and Sindicato de Trabajadores de la UNAM.
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CDMX with Palestine
On Saturday, October 28th, Chilangos marched in solidarity with Palestine from the Angel of Indepence to the Zócalo,
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Mexico City in Solidarity with Palestine
Over 10,000 rallied in Mexico City in solidarity with Palestinians
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XXII Feria Internacional del Libro
For this edition, tributes were made to Almudena Grandes, Rosario Ibarra de Piedra, Carlos Martínez Rentería and Elena Poniatowska.
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Energy Reform Vote
Mexicans gathered at the Chamber of Deputies to show support for a bill to amend the Mexican Constitution regarding the energy sector