News
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Four industry sources familiar with the talks said tariffs on auto and steel, one part of Mexico’s economy with high domestic ownership, will remain.
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The Washington Post reported today the two Americans reportedly killed in an automobile accident were CIA officers.
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Clara Brugada’s initiative also aims to establish rules for residential rentals and prevent gentrification.
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The new concession weakens regulations, the necessity of updating technology and opens the door to even more profiteering & union-busting by one of Mexico’s wealthiest billionaires.
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The program will include self-build projects, participatory design, urban amenities, and services such as grocers and healthcare in housing developments.
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The President says the Mexican government was unaware of collaboration between Chihuahua & the US embassy, commenting after two unnamed US officials died in a car accident.
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The marathon, commemorating the Bay of Pigs victory of Cuban forces over US imperialism, took place at the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City.
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Former CIA agent and current Ambassador to Mexico Ronald Johnson said the Embassy deeply regretted the tragic loss.
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Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics including universal healthcare, day labourers, US imperialism and mining, the Orla mining narco connection, public grocery stores, and the PEMEX oil spill.
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With the passing of Enrique Ávila Carrillo, one of the founders of the CNTE, the democratic Mexican teaching movement loses one of its most committed intellectuals.
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Remarks delivered by the Mexican President in Spain on Saturday, April 18th.
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Mexico City’s head of government emphasized that the metro is the “heart of mobility”, & therefore requires not only maintenance, but complete renovation.
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The Secretary of the Navy stated that the beaches are in a continuous process of cleaning, with daily work allowing them to be kept in adequate condition.
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They say by granting subsidies, the municipality of Guadalajara violated the separation between Church & State.
Mañanera del Pueblo
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Teotihuacán pyramids shooting, dead CIA spooks in Chihuahua, and dialogue with the UN Human Rights Commissioner.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on education exams, Barcelona Defense of Democracy summit, and gas prices.
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The Mexican President’s daily press conference, with comments on protection from AI, enforced disappearances, and electoral reform. Delivered by Minister of the Interior Rosa Icela Rodríguez in President Sheinbaum’s absence.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
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How the ‘Mañanera’ Broke the Media Siege with ContraLínea’s Nancy Flores – El Taller
Nancy Flores, investigative journalist for Contra Línea and one of Mexico’s most respected—and most attacked—voices in independent journalism.
Our weekly newsletter.
Analysis
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Popular Resistance to the Yankee Invasion of the Port of Veracruz
April 21st marks the 112th anniversary of the popular defense of the Port of Veracruz against US occupation.
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Mexico’s Economic Problems Demand A Review of Central Bank’s Functions
The neoliberal dogma of central bank independence is false: in reality it serves only the interests of the financial sector & not national objectives of productive growth & employment.
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Who is Blocking Mexicans’ Right to Food?
A Mexican food law which would exclude corporations from participating in decision-making is dying from neglect: the government has stalled on implementing it for the past two years.
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President Sheinbaum’s Address to Barcelona Summit in Defense of Democracy
Remarks delivered by the Mexican President in Spain on Saturday, April 18th.
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Fracking: For a Broad Debate
It’s evident that changing the current energy matrix cannot be limited to the hypothetical use of fracking , but must also explore the potential of solar plants, wind farms (onshore and offshore), geothermal energy, and other renewable sources, as well as neglected nuclear energy.
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No to Fracking
The use of fracking in Mexico will not guarantee energy sovereignty and will not lead us to a just energy transition.
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Camino Rojo & The Narco Cover-up
The state’s unwillingness to deal with criminality & union-busting at Camino Rojo means the Canadian corporation Orla Mining is laughing all the way to the bank, along with its drug-trafficking cronies who protect its interests at gunpoint.
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It’s Time to Tax Extreme Wealth in Mexico & Latin America
Mexico’s tax burden, equivalent to 17.7% of GDP, is below even the regional average, and has the lowest tax revenue among all OECD members; while billionaires hold a combined fortune of nearly US$300 billion.
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