Salvador Zarco: The Train & A Life
The locomotive mechanic, trade unionist and communist helped found the Railroad Workers Museum after fighting the neoliberal privatization of Mexico’s railways.
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Cultural Promoters: Demand for Zaco’s Resignation at Railway Workers Museum is “Arbitrary”
The trade unionist was fired by Mexico City’s Ministry of Culture, who still have yet to recover sculptures of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara that were stolen by ultra-right wing mayor Alessandra de la Rojo Vega.
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Taibo II: Suppressing Self Criticism in 4th Transformation More Dangerous Than a Rupture
In an interview, the writer and Morena founder emphasized the pursuit of unity at all costs can be counterproductive, as it hinders the purging of those who replicate the practices of “old politics.”
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Trump Classifies Fentanyl as Weapon of Mass Destruction
The US President also revived a military medal originally created to recognize US soldiers who fought against Pancho Villa’s forces, to be awarded to troops “defending” the border with Mexico.
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People’s Mañanera December 15
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on FDI, water law, childcare, public security, electoral reform, and federal attorney general.
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Mexico City Congress Codifies Crime of Violence Between Partners, Including Dating Relationships
The reform establishes that these crimes will be prosecuted ex officio and that aggressors must attend re-education workshops.
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Call for “Gen Z” March Fails Again
The march was comprised, once more, primarily of adults aged 40 to 60 years old, a thin mixture of the superannuated & conspiracy-minded.
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The Right That Doesn’t Exist
The map of the Mexican right wing that some on the left claim doesn’t exist is vast.
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China: An Outstretched Hand
While Trump carries on a policy of aggression, China proposes to cooperate without interfering in the internal politics of its counterparts, while possessing the technological and financial capabilities to contribute to Latin America & the Caribbean’s sustainable development.
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Clicks December 14
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political news from the Spanish & English language press.
