Mexican Farmers & Transporters End Blockades
The government has made a commitment to farmers to discuss excluding basic grains and oilseeds from the review of the USMCA.
News Briefs
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80% of Mexico’s Water is Stolen by Corporations & Politicians
The insatiable appropriation of water in Mexico is a systemic problem driven by politicians and large corporations—such as Coca-Cola, Lala, mining companies, and the tourism sector.
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Mexican Corn Corporations Manipulate Prices
In October 2024, Mexico’s anti-trust authority decried the situation as being an oligopoly, and singled out Maseca, Minsa, Gruma, Cargill as paying unfair prices for white corn while reaping extreme profits selling to tortilla shops.
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President Sheinbaum: Honduran President Castro Concerned About Foreign Interference in Elections
Recently leaked audio recordings reveal a conspiracy between right wing politicians and businessmen to falsify preliminary results in the November 30th election, to intiate a crisis to steal the election from left wing candidate Rixi Moncad.
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Mexico’s Consumer Protection Agency Shutters Actor Palazuelos’ Tulum Hotel & Other Traps Over Rip-Off Rates
The waning power of the Tuluminati is less likely to ensnare Mexican consumers in its morbid, macramé web of infantile regression & extortionate price tags.
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Two Mexican States Cancel Predatory “Coca Cola Christmas Caravan”
Tabasco and Puebla will cancel the Christmas marketing campaign, which is heavily subsidized by local and state governments, after El Poder del Consumidor argued its aggressive marketing violated Mexico’s General Health Law and the right to health of children.
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In Honour of Pancho Villa, Mexico’s Flag Will be Flown at Half-Mast Every July 20th
The Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa represents the struggle of the unprotected in the collective memory of the people.
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Mexican Government Commits to Eradicating Violence Against Women
The agreement establishes 10 commitments, such as ensuring that no complaint is dismissed by prosecutors or courts of justice.
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Domestic & Caregiving Work Exceeds Contribution to Mexico’s GDP of Manufacturing & Trade
INEGI estimated that the economic value of domestic and care work performed by the population aged 12 and over was approximately 8 trillion pesos.
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Flour Mills Pay $4 or $5 per Kilo for Corn & Sell Tortillas for $27
“We’re all worn out from working so hard, while you support businessmen who earn billions!,” exclaimed Salvador Ruiz, a farmer from Jalisco, to the Agriculture Secretariat’s delegate.
