The USMCA is Causing a Decline in Mexican Agriculture
What can the phrase “Without corn, there is no country” mean when domestic corn production is on its last legs in the face of US dumping and the state’s inability to fight neoliberal free trade?
News Briefs
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The 20-year Plan Placing Work at the Center of Mexico City
The city government says strengthening union organization and defending labour rights will be the pillars shaping the policies and programs of all city agencies for the next two decades.
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Mexican Government Expands Free Internet Network
As of the end of February 2026, CFE’s infrastructure already reached a total of 109,431 points installed in various public spaces, strengthening access to digital services.
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“The world and history will judge the silence of nations in the face of these crimes”
Statement from the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mexico on President Trump’s threat of genocide.
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Senators Will Vote on Electronic Registration of Working Hours & 586,000 Peso Fines
The ruling to be analyzed in the Senate adds the electronic registration of the workday to the list of employer obligations.
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Mexico’s Agriculture & Economy Secretariats Pushing to Stop Labeling GMO & Toxic Pesticide Use in Food
Mexico’s Secretariat of Health was to have established mandatory labeling regulations a year and a half ago, but is in violation of the General Law. Critics point to industry interests.
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Using Tear Gas & Water Cannon, Tlaxcala State Police Disperse Farmers & Transporters Strike
The situation of FNRCM members in Tlaxcala is unknown. Meanwhile the state government announced that traffic has been restored on the roads.
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CDMX’s Brugada Announces Campaign to Increase Participatory Budgeting Participation
Mexico City’s upcoming Citizen Consultation on Participatory Budgeting will be held on Sunday, May 3.
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Mexico National Farmers Strike, Day 1
Driven by concerns over US crop dumping, monopoly profiteering, the decline of food sovereignty & insufficient state support, farmers have struck for the third in six months. Now transporters have joined.
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Ultra-right “Masculinity” Congress in Guadalajara
Promoted by government agencies in Jalisco, Guadalajara, and Zapopan and featuring a morbid roster of misogynists, reactionaries & former boy band singer; the expensive two day event has drawn criticism.
