News
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Cuba’s former Deputy Minister of Culture will give a seminar from May 5th to 12th at UNAM in Mexico City.
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1,850 workers have not received their salaries for seven months, but they reject the government’s proposal for arbitration and demand the employer respect their collective bargaining agreement.
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One year after his arrival in Mexico, America’s deathsquad diplomat, Ambassador to Mexico Ronald D Johnson is leaving an unwelcome mark on domestic politics.
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Tabasco Governor: US Accusations Against Morena Members are an “unsubstantiated act of interference”
Javier May Rodríguez said the US is going through a deep crisis and wants Mexico’s land and natural resources.
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Argentine President Javier Milei reportedly contributed $350,000, according to audio recordings of former Honduran and drug trafficker President Juan Orlando Hernández.
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National unions such as CNTE, SME and unions representing PEMEX and TelMex workers participated in multiple marches which converged on the Zócalo.
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Nine months after CDMX head Clara Brugada presented the Fair Rents Act, none of its initial promises have been fulfilled say housing advocates & newly announced initiatives will only be implemented far in the future.
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In March, striking workers were attacked on the picket line by an armed shock group who shot four workers.
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“Unity is not only found at the dialogue table but also at this event of workers and workers,” Isaías González of CROC stated.
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Secretary Delgado says “there is no need for demonstrations” in the streets, but stressed, “we are respectful” of the decisions they make.
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A US Supreme Court decision on cancer & agrochemicals is taking place as the Trump administration declares glyphosate a national security priority.
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Mexico’s steel industry, one of the few not dominated by foreign capital, has been hard-hit by tariffs placed on it by US President Donald Trump.
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Mexican Unions Demand Direct Dialogue with President Sheinbaum on May 1st, International Workers Day
Unions say the priority is for the President to hear firsthand the needs of the workers and improve their conditions “in a more real sense”.
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Mexico’s Secretary of Education worries for the success of the ostensible international sporting event marked by proximity to, & encouragement of, human trafficking, labour exploitation, real estate speculation and fascist collaboration.
Mañanera del Pueblo
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on US requests for detention of Sinaloa political figures, public security, and social programs.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on US charges against Mexican Governor & officials, Brazilian energy agreement, and education.
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President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on support for Mexican steel industry, diesel price controls, and incomes.
Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast
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Can’t Spell Chihuahua Without CIA – Soberanía 104
Two CIA agents die in a car crash in Chihuahua, new AIFA train, Kurt in Chicago, and the WSJ’s hit piece on President Sheinbaum.
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Analysis
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Morena Can Win Elections But Lose Leadership
There hasn’t been a break with Obradorism, but there’s no orderly direction either. The risk is not to lose votes right away, but to weaken the coalition that made Mexico’s Fourth Transformation possible.
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Cinco de Mayo: The Chicano Holiday
US alcohol corporations have largely coopted this holiday, marketing it as an occasion to party, not to celebrate an anti-imperialist victory, much less motivate the Chicano people’s ongoing struggle against racism and national oppression.
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Fracking & Sovereignty
When a measure that opens up strategic exploitation to private companies is applauded by the right wing, its business leaders, and spokespeople, can we expect it to translate into benefits for the majority, development, and national sovereignty?
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Expel the CIA
“The CIA has violated the Mexican Constitution and I do not believe that its prompt expulsion from the national territory can be avoided.”
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Rocha Moya: US Interference Disguised as an Accusation
The manner, content, and timing of the charges brought by the US against the Sinaloa governor and eight other officials cannot be considered mere judicial measures; they are acts of political interference, compounded by an implicit threat.
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Mexico’s Misguided Monetary & Trade Policies
Those who have benefited from the USMCA have been transnationals, while domestic producers are displaced by imports, and those who remain are junior partners to transnationals. None of this has translated into greater growth.
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Chihuahua: Silences & Lies
The investigation into the dead CIA agents cannot be halted following the resignation of the Attorney General of Chihuahua: it’s a matter of upholding the law & the Mexican people’s right to know the truth.
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The Company & National Policy
What happened doesn’t appear to be an “exception.” What’s at stake is a question of sovereignty & the difficult relationship with the US. With Chihuahua’s governor remaining silent, many questions remain unanswered.
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