Soberanía’s Top 10 Stories from Mexico in 2025: #5-1
US regional threats against Latin America, the judicial election, Gen Z Astro Turf March, poverty reduction efforts, & how Sheinbaum held off Trump’s aggressive policies.
Author: Mexico Solidarity
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“Clueless” Morena Governments Signed Privatization Agreement: Marx Arriaga
“Just because the government or its leaders are from Morena doesn’t mean that all institutions have a progressive vision,” the Director General of Educational Materials commented.
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China Accuses White House Advisor of Politicizing Trade by Encouraging Others to Mimic Mexico’s Anti-China Tariffs
The Chinese Ambassador to Mexico Chen Daojiang said the US is “deliberately exporting a failed model to Latin America.”
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Supreme Court Tax Rulings Concern Samsung & Maquiladoras
The companies, who profit heavily from the exploitation of Mexican labour, seek to maintain significant fiscal advantages at the expense of the Mexican treasury after years of evading export taxes.
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Presidents of Cuba & Venezuela Express Solidarity & Send Condolences After Train Derailment
At least 13 people were killed after an Interoceanic Train carrying 250 people derailed in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
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Mineros’ Leader Thanks Sheinbaum for Support Resolving Cananea Strike
Napoleón Gómez Urrutia said the union was very happy about ending the strike, which broke out in July 2007 due to serious failures in safety and hygiene, as well as labour violations by Grupo México.
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Soberanía’s Top 10 Stories from Mexico in 2025: #10-6
The opposition’s missteps, the ambitious Plan Mexico, the influence of US actors in Mexico, mass Morena demonstrations, and Claudia Sheinbaum’s impactful first year in office.
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Clara Brugada: Zarco Not Dismissed at Railway Workers Museum
Mexico City’s head of government announced the locomotive mechanic, trade unionist, communist and founder the Railroad Workers Museum will receive a tribute in May.
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Cananea Strike Against Tycoon Germán Larrea Ends After 18 Years on the Picket Line
Severance pay, social security, and pensions for unemployment and widowhood are guaranteed for the miners in Sonora.
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FIFA, Flush with Government Subsidies, Will Distribute Only 5% of 2026 World Cup Profits
The international criminal consortium FIFA, which debased itself even further by awarding genocide manager Donald Trump a “peace prize”, is expected to make upwards of $11 to $14 billion from the trinational spectacle, whose matches are priced beyond the means of most Mexicans.
