Soberanía 3 – Unmasking the Soft Coup
The New York Times’ clumsy meddling in the Mexican Election
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WEEKLY NEWS ITEMS FEB 24
Why yes, it has been an exceptionally busy week in Mexican politics and news!
NYT: Arrogance & Distortion
The Times displays an insolence that is out of place in the treatment of any country and that constitutes an umpteenth example of the colonial and racist arrogance with which the Western media addresses the entire non-white world.
Feast of Vagueness
The latest in a series of clockwork, election-timed hits against AMLO, this time by the New York Times, is the biggest nothing-burger yet.
Fair Trade Labels? Certified Exploitation
Fair trade labeling originated with Oaxacan small scale farmers, but now years of “fairwashing” have produced a label that papers over worker abuse to benefit agribusiness.
AMLO on the Right Wing, Imperialism & The Media War
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaking to journalist Inna Afinogenova of CanalRed.
Mayan Train: A ‘megaproject of death’ or a lifeline?
An interview with Étienne von Bertrab on the Tren Maya and the significance of the 4T’s landmark project.
Mexico Takes Legal Aim at US Gun Manufacturers Over Gang Violence
Mexico claims that U.S. gun-makers engaged in “deliberate efforts to create and maintain an illegal market for their weapons in Mexico.”
WEEKLY NEWS ITEMS FEB 17
Mexico to ban open-pit mining, Xóchitl Gálvez meets disgraced ex-President Calderón, US Democrats horrific border policies, Coca Cola consumption issues, ICE solitary confinement, power plant nationalization continues.
Mexico Shows How to Neutralise the Extreme Right
With the left still reeling from the election of Milei in Argentina, how is Mexico under AMLO a model of how to neutralise the far-right?