MEXICO CITY: MARCH AGAINST GAZA GENOCIDE
Thousands marched from the Angel of Independence to Zócalo, through rain and hail, to support Palestinian liberation.
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THUNDER OVER MEXICO
Publicity stills from Thunder Over Mexico, a film edited from the remnants of an aborted project by Soviet film director Sergei Eisenstein.
4TV INTERVIEW WITH MEIZHU LUI
Meizhu Lui, founder and co-coordinator of the México Solidarity Project, appeared on 4TV’s Al Mediodía to discuss the project,
CLICKS MAY 17
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including US threatens remittance tax, corrupt judge in Ayotzinapa case, cartel family escapes to US, CNTE strike, 40 hour work week, Morena’s cowardly approach to business interests, Mujica’s passing, and Parque Bicentenario events return to public control.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA MAY 16
Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on remittance tax, US agents in Mexico, SEMARNAT, arrest of judge connected to Ayotzinapa Case, teachers improvements, and the judicial elections.
LET’S GO FOR SOCIALISM!
Marco Colussi writes that although capitalism appears triumphant today, we must continue to build the socialist alternative, which is the only one that can bring real improvement to all of humanity.
THE HOPEFUL WORK OF TEACHING
It is in times of uncertainty that we most urgently need education that effectively trains citizens capable of transforming their context.
PEOPLE’S MAÑANERA MAY 15
Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on teachers day labor issues, increasing Mexican production consumption, USMCA, ICE agents in Mexico rumour, migration, mining accident victims, and the controversial Ovidio Guzmán agreement.
FIRST STRIKING TEACHERS ARRIVE AT ZÓCALO
The national strike is demanding the repeal of the 2007 ISSSTE Law and neoliberal ex-president Peña Nieto’s education reform.
MEXICO CITY EXPROPRIATES PROPERTIES, PROPOSES NEW PUBLIC LAND BANK
While a proposed reform to end the plague of excessive Airbnb rentals remains stalled in Mexico City, in other areas related to social housing, advances are being made.