Torre Mítikah left Xoco with Little Water, Classism & Aggression
The Mítikah luxury apartment & shopping complex consumes 12 percent of all the water received by the pre-Hispanic town, increasing water shortages by 1,750% between 2018 and 2022
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Mexican Supreme Court Reinstates 2% CDMX Tax on Digital Platforms
A 2022 injunction filed by the parasitic American corporation Uber & upheld by previous neoliberal Supreme Court justices ends up in the trash, where it belongs.
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People’s Mañanera November 28
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Michoacán Plan against violence, Malintzin and Indigenous women, truckers agreement, Attorney General Gertz resignation, Ayotzinapa, and December 6th rally.
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Mexico’s Ultra-Right Electoral Projects Beached, But…
The neoliberal Somos México, which includes ex-officials of the National Electoral Institute, appears to be the force with the most realistic chance of obtaining its registration for the 2027 elections, although the neo-pentecostal CSP is also mobilizing.
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Mexican Legislators Approve Protection for Public Sector Union Autonomy
“Today marks a turning point for the guarantee & progressivity of the labor rights of workers in the service of the State by safeguarding the right to free unionization and elevating union autonomy to the level of law.”
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Minimum Wage Dialogue Begins
While Mexico’s minimum wage has increased substantially in years, it has yet to reach the purchasing power it had in 1976.
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Mexican Farmers & Transporters End Blockades
The government has made a commitment to farmers to discuss excluding basic grains and oilseeds from the review of the USMCA.
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80% of Mexico’s Water is Stolen by Corporations & Politicians
The insatiable appropriation of water in Mexico is a systemic problem driven by politicians and large corporations—such as Coca-Cola, Lala, mining companies, and the tourism sector.
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Mexico’s Agricultural Crisis & Transnational Corporations
National agriculture is in crisis, and if the government does not respond, the food supply for Mexicans will be left in the hands of transnational corporations.
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Mexican Corn Corporations Manipulate Prices
In October 2024, Mexico’s anti-trust authority decried the situation as being an oligopoly, and singled out Maseca, Minsa, Gruma, Cargill as paying unfair prices for white corn while reaping extreme profits selling to tortilla shops.
