People’s Mañanera August 13
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Kutsari semiconductor project, Olinia electric vehicles, extradition and national security, tax collection, minimum wage increases, and poverty reduction.
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Soberanía 71: Executive Disorder
Amid turmoil, Trump resorts to threatening Latin America. Soberanía discusses Trump’s call for military strikes on organized crime groups, thawing of Mexico–Canada relations, and new data shows crime down in Mexico
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People’s Mañanera August 12
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on homicide reduction, security update, gender equity, PEMEX corruption allegations, and Israel Vallarta case.
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People’s Mañanera August 11
President Sheinbaum’s press conference with comments on gas and food prices, electoral reform, Mexicans at Alligator Alcatraz, Mexico state murder, Morena’s internal unity, Mexican sovereignty, & reducing inequality.
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“There Will Be No Turning Back” on Social Policy for Women
“In Mexico, we build peace, governance with justice, sustainable development with well-being, humanism, & a gender perspective,” said Rosa Icela Rodríguez, at the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Interventionism & Latin American Unity
Trump’s executive order is a threat to any country that defends its sovereignty against US interference in particular and Western interference in general. Latin American and Caribbean unity is an imperative for mutual protection.
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Mexico Faces the Mirage of Nearshoring
The decision is immediate: Mexico must break with four decades of dependence and build a solid productive base or resign ourselves to being sidelined in the new manufacturing era.
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Sheinbaum Announces Mexico City-Pachuca Train Will Operate in 2027
The new passenger rail line will reduce travel time between the two cities to just one hour and 15 minutes. The project seeks not only to connect territories but also to boost economic and social development.
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Clicks August 10
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including Trump’s secret executive order, doubling of the minimum wage, Canada tries to save relationship with Mexico, social housing, electoral reform, Pan-American Congress, and the Fourth Transformation’s corporate friend.
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Canada Tries to Salvage Relationship with Mexico After Trump Disagreement
The northern country is primarily known in Mexico for parliamentary Nazi ovations, its rapacious mining corporations and abuse of Mexican agricultural workers. Despite a lengthy history of servility to US imperialism, its current relationship with Trump is tumultuous.
