Mexican Senate Backs Sheinbaum in Diplomatic Conflict with Peru; Rogers Waters Celebrates Chávez Asylum
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters heralded President Claudia Sheinbaum for granting political asylum to Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters heralded President Claudia Sheinbaum for granting political asylum to Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
Equality is not a concession or a favor, it is an act of justice. As long as women’s work remains invisible, there will be no economic justice.
The political vultures are circling after the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, amongst renewed calls for US intervention and failed “war on cartels” policies.
The Peruvian government is obligated to allow former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez to leave the country if Mexico, which granted her asylum, requests it.
CIA agents would also be part of the operation.
Martín Mosquera and David Broder of Jacobin Magazine.
“We honor those who cared for the cornfields, those who healed with herbs, those who told stories under the moon, those who defended their land and dignity,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared.
Mexico’s farmers strike has not ended, as the government has only negotiated with certain producers over issues such as a low price for corn which benefits monopolies and the destruction of food sovereignty initiated by free trade with the US.
Primero Empresa Minera, a subsidiary of the Canadian company First Majestic Silver Corp, have previously been fined by the Court for using a procedural trick to prolong the case.
The separation of political and economic power is particularly relevant amidst the fight against corruption and the pursuit of a more transparent and just government.