Tren Maya: Facts vs Emotional Hype
The whole 1554 km Tren Maya route crosses 330,540 sq. km of rain forest yet destroys less than 35 sq. km of these rain forests
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Solidarity Crosses Borders – and Oceans
An interview with author and solidarity worker Dr. Francisco Dominguez on building solidarity with Mexico in the UK.
Mexico’s Opposition Strategy for the Coming Elections
Analysis of the dangers and prospects surrounding one of Mexico’s most importat elections from the México Solidarity Project and Mexico Solidarity Forum.
A Strategic Cross-Border Labor Alliance
A relationship between a U.S. and a Mexican union, forged in the face of NAFTA, has borne fruit over decades of struggle. Two leaders reflect on the importance of international solidarity.
Zapatismo: The Next Act
Leonardo Toledo, a scholar from Chiapas explains how cartel conflict and a glut of weapons are creating a perfect storm in Chiapas, Mexico’s southernmost state and birthplace of the Zapatistas.
SNTE, 80 Years of Corruption & Corporatism
Avila Camacho’s government created it to control teachers, who were heavily influenced by the Communist Party, highlights expert.
Claudia Sheinbaum’s Team: Go & Listen!
An interview with Renata Turrent, public policy expert and member of Claudia Sheinbaum’s pre-candidacy team.
Anti-Imperialism Today
Rejecting imperialist interventionism means denouncing interests behind media outlets like The New York Times, but it also means building alternatives to economic dependence on the US and rejecting its militarist and anti-immigrant agenda.
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.
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.