8 Million App Users, TV Soap Opera Ad… & the PAN Still Can’t Find New Members
In Mexico, where political parties are currently publicly financed, the right wing PAN has spent a staggering amount during its lackluster recruitment drive.
News Briefs
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Mexico’s National Film Archives Workers Demand Dignity
“Our struggle is legitimate; we are not asking for privileges or luxuries, only better working conditions and job security. We also seek dialogue. This situation has become unsustainable.”
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Clicks
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press including Washington’s strategy to recolonize America, public rail, cross-border unionization, FOBAPROA’s legacy, and the dubious 40 hour workweek reform.
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WTF: The Donroe Doctrine Vs Mexico
Saturday, February 7 morning broadcast of WTF is Going on in Latin America & the Caribbean with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth from Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast.
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A Child with Measles Arrived in Mexico from the US, & Then the Virus Was Everywhere
This major setback in nearly three decades offers an uncomfortable lesson: measles elimination is not lost overnight; it erodes slowly.
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Sheinbaum: The Regime of Privileges Will Not Return
The Mexican President spoke at the 109th anniversary of the 1917 Mexican Constitution, which was one of the most advanced social constitutions at its time, & inspired the Soviet constitution.
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Committee Rejects CDMX Mayor Brugada’s Cultural Project at Tlaxcoaque Memorial
The building was identified as one of the main centers of torture & clandestine detention during the period of state political violence, and is part of an ongoing investigation into forced disappearances.
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In 2025, 297 Businesses Polluted Mexico’s Atoyac River & Were Only Fined An Average $1,800 USD Per Offender
While Puebla’s Water Agency uses fines to settle debts, the Atoyac River continues to receive discharges from factories that pay a minimal cost for failing to comply with wastewater regulations.
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Aceves del Olmo Leaves CTM, PRI’s Labour Wing, After a Decade
The leadership of Mexico’s largest trade union federation has traditionally, and controversially, been a lifetime position.
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Cambiémosla Ya: US-Mexico Critical Minerals Action Plan Puts Mexican Sovereignty At Risk
The collective believes the action plan is a betrayal of campaign promises, and a threat to Mexico, its town and its common resources.
