LEFT RECKONING: Why Sheinbaum Won Mexico & Why Kamala Lost
Kurt and José Luis join the gringo podcast Left Reckoning once again to underline lessons from the success of AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum in the wake of Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump.
Author: Mexico Solidarity
Soberanía 38: Mexico Raises Minimum Wage… AGAIN!
The minimum wage in Mexico once again sees an above-inflation increase in 2025, former US Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau’s is promoted to US deputy secretary of state and the Mexican far-right’s recent activity in Argentina and Spain.
Has Canada Ignored Mexico As An Ally?
Mexico Solidarity’s José Luis Granados Ceja appears on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, a Canadian TV show.
People’s Mañanera December 10
Human rights, constitutional reform on the rights of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples, health-care sector progress, bacteria outbreak, Time magazine’s Person of the Year, public servant guidelines, Morena governor appoints scandalous PANista, confemndation of murder of Green Party deputy.
People’s Mañanera December 9
Price control update, almost a million women aged 63 & 64 enrolled in new benefits program, over 100,000 medical professionals apply to work for new house-to-house healthcare program, public housing programs advancing, 50% discount on Maya Train over holidays, re-distributing money saved from axing corrupt institutions.
People’s Mañanera December 6
Record figures for affiliation and base salary at IMSS, Sinaloa Public security strategy, Mexican economic and social policy, USA-Mexico relationship, Sheinbaum to Salinas Pliego: “Justice has arrived, everyone must pay taxes”, bacteria-related deaths in hospitals, the fight against the Real Estate Cartel.
People’s Mañanera December 5
Port development, Inter-Oceanic Corridor and Mayan Train, coordination in event of mass deportations from USA, Calica is protected area, customs issues, approval of new tax law, Salinas de Gortari and privatization, Seniors pensions increase above inflation, Ayotzinapa.
People’s Mañanera December 4
Minimum wage increase, 8.84% decrease in truck theft, record fentanyl seizure in Sinaloa, Sheinbaum insists on Spanish apology over conquest, most ex-presidents move abroad promptly after their terms, Ayotzinapa update.
People’s Mañanera December 3
Decrease in homicides, minimum wage increase, 40 hour work week discussion to launch in 2025, Attorney General moves against judge who freed cartel leader El Contador, historic high in remittances, machismo, Mexico will welcome deportees, AIFA gets award, final section of Maya Train opens on December 15th.
Soberanía 37: Canadian Mines Strip Mexico Bare
Why is Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau trying to throw Mexico under the bus in the face of tarrif negotiations with Donald Trump and what is the central role played by Canadian mining companies in the Mexico-Canada bilateral relationship?