People’s Mañanera August 26
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on solar-thermal plants, medicine supply, organized crime & US cooperation, new neoliberal party, crime, and the welfare state.
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Kristi Noem Signs Waiver for Texas Border Wall Construction
The waiver allows US Department of Homeland Security to waive any legal requirement, including environmental laws, to ensure rapid construction of five miles of border wall.
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A Revolution in the Judiciary
Appeals to international courts remain pending, but they cannot overturn Mexico’s judicial reform and will have no more value than a declaration; they cannot oppose the sovereign decision to elect the judiciary.
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The Project That Was Never “A Danger to Mexico”
The myths that have been in public debate for more than twenty years about the economic danger represented by the Fourth Transformation should forever be put to rest.
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People’s Mañanera August 25
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on basic basket of good prices, post-secondary education reforms, medicines supply, Senator Lilly Téllez, Rubio in Mexico, & Ángel Aguirre.
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US-China Conflict Favours US Investment in Mexico
American political and media scaremongering about China at the gates belies a simple truth: the Mexican economy is still captive to US corporate investment.
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Clicks August 24
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including Trump vs cartels, judicial reform, Indigenous communities vs ICE, Sheinbaum vs DEA, AMLO vs poverty, Harfuch’s power, & CATEM.
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Madrid Feigns Independence, to the Rhythm of Gloria Estefan
Today, Spain’s economic elites are now the economic elites of Madrid, whose focus of reflection and action is always Madrid, a city they aspire to position as a global capital and which lures the insipid politicos of the Latin American right-wing.
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People’s Mañanera August 22
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on sports tourism, remittances decreasing, biometric ID, and US DEA statements.
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Plan or Perish: Mexico Facing Global Reindustrialization
Mexico must move beyond pursuing foreign investment and the USMCA, which only serves US interests: it requires a centralized body capable of planning and coordinating public investment and national development.
