The Exhausted Empire
America’s combination of chronic debt, military excess, inequality, and political paralysis constitutes a sustained deterioration.
America’s combination of chronic debt, military excess, inequality, and political paralysis constitutes a sustained deterioration.
The electoral presence of the radical right is limited. However, its economic, media, and social presence is not; and its growing activity in the coming years is to be expected.
Trump is neither crazy nor deviant, but rather responds to the interests of his ruling class and his imperialist nation. We are witnessing the militarization of American society.
An interview with Morena dissident Javier Bravo.
The separation of political and economic power is particularly relevant amidst the fight against corruption and the pursuit of a more transparent and just government.
Over the course of a century, a vision of education as a means of containing Mexico’s progress through the Porfirian, conservative ideal of social order has prevailed.
The still significant legacy of the Mexican Revolution has had a dampening effect on the growth of the extreme right, but meeting them as adversaries legitimizes them.
This editorial by La Jornada’s editorial board originally appeared in the October 25, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper. The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of Mexico Solidarity Media, or the Mexico Solidarity Project. The Donald Trump administration is sending…
Although value is produced in Mexico and Central America, it is only realized in the United States and Europe, where the final products are consumed.
Mexico’s ultra right PAN & Ricardo Salinas Pliego may be separated for now, but there’s nothing to prevent them from formally joining forces in the 2030 election.