Goodbye, Iberdrola?
The rumoured exit of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, with outstanding fines of 9.145b pesos & a lengthy rap sheet of corporate criminal misdeeds, would be cause for a national holiday in Mexico.
News Briefs
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Morena Supporters Deliver Letter Demanding Party be “Democratized”
The Morena members identified a number of issues, such as state leaders and municipal executive committees seeking to remain in office after their term expires, lack of clarity regarding the membership registry, and an internal democratic deficit that leads to self-censorship and disenchantment.
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Mexico Will Be Self-Sufficient in White Corn in 2025
This reverses the prediction only a few months ago that 2025 would be a bad year for domestic white corn production as a result of drought and require significant imports.
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Mexico City Government Consultations on Gentrification Begin
The dialogues were announced in the aftermath of recent anti-gentrification protests, and will discuss Clara Brugada’s 14 points to tackle the festering issue in the city.
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USMCA’s Biggest Winners? 515 Transnational Corporations
Over three decades into North American free trade, it’s clear that the winners are overwhelmingly US corporations who have profited from Mexico’s low manufacturing and production costs to the detriment of Mexican labour, land and societal well-being.
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Sheinbaum: No Reasons for US Sanctions Against Mexican Aviation
Another week, another insult. On Saturday, US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy announced measures against Mexico, such as restricting the entry of US flights and revoking the antitrust status of Delta’s partnership with Aeroméxico.
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Clicks July 20
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including ICE raid death of Mexican citizen, mayor removes Fidel Castro & Che Guevara statues, Mexico at the Hague Group, Trump attacks Mexican aviation, gentrification, the Adán Augusto issue, health sovereignty, Brazil & Mexico relations.
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Sheinbaum Suggests Investigating Mexican Corp Linked to israel’s Land Theft in Palestine
Mexico had participated as an observer at The Hague Group’s Emergency Conference to end the Genocide in Gaza this week, but confirmed today it will not take any actions against israel.
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Claudia Sheinbaum: “The removal of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara sculptures is wrong.”
The Mexican President called for the Cuauhtémoc borough to coordinate with Mexico City’s government to seek relocation of the monument commemorating Fidel & Che’s first meeting in Mexico.
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Cuban Ambassador: The Spirit of the Revolution Transcends Material Symbols
“The true Revolution is not made of stone or bronze: it is a transformed consciousness, the collective will to fight and build a more just world,” said Cuban Ambassador to Mexico Marcos Rodríguez Costa, after the illegal removal of Fidel and Che statues in Mexico City.
