People’s Mañanera November 14
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Mexico state repaving, bean fair, tourism growth, Grupo Salinas tax debts, astro-turfed Gen Z march, Rubio, Colosio case, & the violent Calderón era.
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Marx at the Margins
Fourteen years later, Kevin Anderson’s seminal work is finally available in Spanish, essential reading in times of genocide & climate crisis, revealing a Marx more aligned with the questions of Global South struggle than his academic caricature.
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Strengthening the Foundations of Morena & The Fourth Transformation
Eight urgent demands from militants and founders loyal to the original and principles of the Fourth Transformation.
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The Trials & Tribulations of Tío Richi
Mexico’s ultra-right wing oligarch Ricardo Salinas Pliego faces a staggering tax bill, possible jail time in New York & a money laundering investigation. No wonder he’s escaped Mexico on his yacht & become a devotee of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Workers Party Says No to Saúl Monreal as Zacatecas Governor Candidate
The PT will form a coalition with Morena & the Green Party, which would prevent Saúl Monreal, brother of the current Governor, from competing due to party regulations against nepotism,
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Mexico’s Supreme Court Resolves First Grupo Salinas Tax Lawsuit: 33 Billion Owing
The largest tax lawsuit was unanimously resolved against the group owned by ultra-right winger Ricardo Salinas Pliego, which also controls millions of workers’ pensions.
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The Mexican-US Relationship, The True Scourge of Mexicans
The core problems facing Mexico begin with unequal exchange & the exploitation of Mexican labour by foreign imperialist capital, and they will not be solved simply with redistributive social programs.
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People’s Mañanera November 13
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on post-flood reconstruction, corn crisis, astroturfed Gen-Z march, CNTE teachers labour actions, Ricardo Salinas tax debts, and ye olde days of Calderón.
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CNTE Sets Up Protest Outside Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies
The CNTE teachers’ union leadership pointed out that the federal government “has only offered delaying tactics; its statements are far from the reality experienced by thousands of teachers throughout the country.”
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Right Wing Government Re-opens Children’s Home Where 80 Children Were Rescued from Rape & Human Trafficking
The Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office is governed by vapid, anti-communist right wing PRI Alessandra Rojo de la Vega. In 2014, the PRI was caught running a prostitution network in the same borough.
