Rosa Icela Urges Morena Members to Stick to Austerity: “It’s not a slogan.”
The Secretary of the Interior was clear in asking legislators to continue working in accordance with the pillars of the movement founded by AMLO.
News Briefs
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Alito Moreno Corruption File Disappeared, Attorney General’s Office Never Charged Him
An interview with Hugo Eric Flores, the now-Morena Congressman with a right wing past of his own, on various barriers in the corruption cases dogging PRI President Alito Moreno.
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Mexico & Brazil Sign Cooperation Agreements
Mexico and Brazil strengthened their ties with two agreements on new investments and the promotion of clean energy.
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Mexican Women Work More, But in Unpaid Labour
One of Mexico’s structural problems is that women spent twice as much time on unpaid work—66.8% of their total time—compared to men, who spent 33.2%.
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Relatives of the 43 Continue to Demand Justice
At the next meeting with President Claudia Sheinbaum, families of the 43 Aytozinapa students will ask to learn about the research team’s progress.
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Mexico City’s Mercomuna to Support 335,000 Families This Year
The expanded program replaces the previous subsidized cards, which could only be used at large chains, with vouchers redeemable at public markets and neighbourhood stores.
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CNTE Says Funding Agreed Upon with Government Hasn’t been Delivered
The teachers say bureaucratic procedures have delayed funding as well as computers and projectors for schools, which have been needed since AMLO’s term.
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Kristi Noem Signs Waiver for Texas Border Wall Construction
The waiver allows US Department of Homeland Security to waive any legal requirement, including environmental laws, to ensure rapid construction of five miles of border wall.
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US-China Conflict Favours US Investment in Mexico
American political and media scaremongering about China at the gates belies a simple truth: the Mexican economy is still captive to US corporate investment.
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Clicks August 24
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including Trump vs cartels, judicial reform, Indigenous communities vs ICE, Sheinbaum vs DEA, AMLO vs poverty, Harfuch’s power, & CATEM.
