MAY DAY: PARTIDO POPULAR SOCIALISTA DE MÉXICO
International Workers Day statement from the Popular Socialist Party of Mexico.
Author: Mexico Solidarity
CAN CANADA & MEXICO TEAM UP AGAINST TRUMP?
José Luis Granados Ceja appeared on Canadian television program TVO’s The Agenda with Steve Paikin to discuss the potentials for Mexico-Canada cooperation after Canada’s recent election.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA APRIL 30
Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on new water projects and water theft, new child care centers for children of workers, US-Mexico trade relations, economic growth, Izaguirre Ranch case, Children’s Day stipends for public school students, and debunking rumours.
MAY DAY: WORKING HOURS REDUCTION: UNION DEMAND
Reducing the workweek, pension reform, and eliminating taxes on benefits are some of the main demands that unions will raise during the International Workers Day march.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA APRIL 29
Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on measles and whooping cough, National Vaccination Week, ISSSTE extends workday to support health, new Oaxacan healthcare center, earthquake drill, open investigations against pharma profiteers, revealing the truth of Fobaproa bank bailout, US Mexico water issue, Veracruz municipal elections, & government pharmaceutical purchases.
SOBERANÍA 56: CORPORATE MEDIA OPPOSE NEW TELCOMS LAW
President Sheinbaum wants to stop foreign governments from being able to run offensive ads and seeks to revamp Mexico’s outdated telecom laws, including making internet more accessible and increasing community access, but corporate media and some critics are accusing her government of censorship.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA APRIL 28
Sheinbaum tours public infrastructure projects, gas prices drop, counterfeit ticket sales, support for Reynosa and Rio Bravo residents, Mexicans play an important role in US economy, Axe Ceremonia and Parque Bicentenario, Sheinbaum responds to PRI hypocrisy.
FELIPE CALDERÓN: A COLLABORATOR AGAINST MEXICO
Former Mexican President Calderón maneuvered to have the Council of Europe disqualify Claudia Sheinbaum’s government. He doesn’t seem very patriotic.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA APRIL 25
Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on the progress on improving labour conditions, the new Telecommunications Law, criminalization of 3D printed weapons, judiciary trust funds allocated to social security, judicial elections, and the search for María del Carmen Morales and her son Jaime Daniel.
MEXICO’S ANTI-FASCIST SOLIDARITY WITH THE USSR
Remembering Mexico’s acts of solidarity with the USSR is a legitimate way to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over fascism, but reflecting deeply on that historical experience is a better way to honor it.