Agrifood Exports Fall Due to Trump’s Policies
The closure of the US to Mexican beef, coupled with the compensatory quota imposed on tomatoes, caused a 4.3% drop in the value of Mexican agricultural exports in the first seven months of 2025.
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Clicks September 21
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including decades of the drug war, Aytozinapa, a historic Grito, Zedillo’s debt, Global Sumud Flotilla, TV Azteca debts, and Canada and Mexico.
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President Sheinbaum says PM Carney Requested List of Canadian Mining Companies Violating Mexican Environmental Laws
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is a former banker at Goldman Sachs.
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40 Years After the 1985 Earthquake, Working Conditions for Seamstresses Remain Unchanged
During the earthquake of September 19, 1985, 600 seamstresses were trapped under the rubble. After they formed unions and cooperatives, but nothing changed: working conditions remained horrible, & dozens of seamstresses were trapped in the 2017 earthquake.
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DEA Proposed Attacking Cartels in Mexico; White House Rejected Idea
The ostensibly “anti-drug” agency called for attacks on drug trafficking leaders and military strikes on infrastructure, according to the Washington Post.
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Morena Proposes Universal Access to Notarial Services
The bill, introduced in the Senate, would create a supervisory system for notaries and ensure some services to be limited by cost or free.
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Mexican Unions Demand Government Sever Relations with Israel over Genocide
A coalition of nearly 300 unions demand that the Mexican government sever diplomatic relations with israel, cancel the Mexico-Israel Free Trade Agreement and prohibit the purchase of israeli military & police security products and services.
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US Sanctions Los Mayos, Targets Morena Deputy; UIF Freezes Assets
The US Treasury has sanctioned Los Mayos, a faction of the Sinaloa Cartel, and has also named a Morena Congresswoman who, while mayor of Rosarito, colluded with this criminal organization.
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Workers Party Candidate for Mayor of Santiago Sochiapan Murdered
Ignacio “Nacho” Pablo was previously Santiago Sochiapan’s Mayor as a member of Morena, and most recently ran as a candidate with the PT.
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Sheinbaum Rules Out Alliance with Canada Against US Tarrifs
The Mexican President emphasized that the three countries want to maintain the free trade agreement.
