SITUAM, A Renewed Actor in the University
The Metropolitan Autonomous University’s faculty and staff union has broadened the base of democratic decision-making in an institution where unilateral decisions abound.
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Cuba: A Paradigm in Health, Despite the Blockade
Cuba’s achievements are noteworthy despite an economic blockade from the US that has lasted more than 65 years, writes Martí Batres.
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The Inconsistencies of Ebrard
Mexico’s Secretary of Economy touts a new trade policy of origin over price, yet the import of highly subsidized staple grains benefits US producers at the expense of Mexico’s domestic producers.
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Business & Obesity
The weight-loss drug business is as lucrative as obesity itself, and everything remains within the purview of the transnational corporations that make us sick and then offer to cure us.
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Organized Crime & Capitalism
Combating transnational organized crime and criminal corporations would mean combating an essential part of the capitalist system, since organized crime is a fundamental mechanism for obtaining profits & accumulating power.
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40-hour Workweek: A Handout from Employers That Won’t Improve Workers’ Lives
With the 40-hour workweek reform, if a worker were to work the 36 extra hours per month at double pay, they would only receive 1,206 pesos more per month than they would under the previous mandatory 48-hour workweek.
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In Defense of Universal Public Education
An interview with María de la Luz Arriaga Lemus, a teacher, long-time union activist, co-founder of the Trinational Coalition in Defense of Public Education, the Social Network for Public Education in the Americas, who works with Casa Obrero Socialista Jose Antonio Vital.
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FIFA’s Cola Cup & Dystopian Horror
The World Cup’s arrival in Mexico is a stark illustration of the absurdity of the world we’ve reached thanks to the power of large corporations; of the crisis of our current civilization, a society trapped in a power economy, manipulated by addictions.
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Mexican Politics & Gender Parity
Since 2019 constitutionally, and since 2025 in practice, Mexico is the only country in the world with parity of women and men in the three branches of government, writes Martí Batres.
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Miami Weiss: The Peak of Genuflection
The most striking aspect of Trump’s lumpentreffen is that all of the leaders in attendance use tough-on-crime rhetoric while simultaneously carrying extensive criminal records.
