Mexican Senate Backs Sheinbaum in Diplomatic Conflict with Peru; Rogers Waters Celebrates Chávez Asylum
Pink Floyd founder Roger Waters heralded President Claudia Sheinbaum for granting political asylum to Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
News Briefs
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Normalistas: The “Gen Z March” is Being Promoted by the Right Wing
Students from rural teachers colleges demanded a meeting with the Secretary of the Interior to address violence against them, but rejected the Gen Z march in Mexico City on November 15th as a plot deriving from right wing hatred.
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Six Structural Barriers Hinder Gender Equality in Mexican Workplaces
Equality is not a concession or a favor, it is an act of justice. As long as women’s work remains invisible, there will be no economic justice.
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November is a Key Month for Work Week Reduction Reform
90 years ago, the ILO defined the 40 hour workweek as an international standard. Mexico still has, in 2025, a 48 hour workweek, one of the longest in the world.
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REMA Rejects Canadian Mining Corporations’ “Sustainable Mining” Standards as Sham
The organization stated the new standard promoted by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Mexico is a self-assessment mechanism covering up socio-environmental violations & favouring impunity for Canadian corporations.
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Supreme Court Denies TV Azteca & Grupo Elektra Request to Postpone Tax Trials
The companies, owned by notorious tax scofflaw Ricardo Salinas Pliego, requested a postponement of the rulings while the Tax Service “adjusts” debts. The court also dismissed motions to recuse Justices Batres, Esquivel, & Ortiz.
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Mexican Foreign Ministry: Peru Breaking Relations is a Disproportionate Action
The Peruvian government is obligated to allow former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez to leave the country if Mexico, which granted her asylum, requests it.
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Trump is Testing Plan to Send Troops to Mexico, According to NBC
CIA agents would also be part of the operation.
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Sheinbaum: “Vultures” on the Right are Calling for a Return to the War on Drugs
Mexico’s President commented that, “Justice is the only way to build peace and security, social justice where there is zero impunity. That is why the judiciary was reformed.”
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CFE: In Mexico, 295,000 People Live Without Electricity
Mexico’s public energy utility aims to ensure that 4,473 communities, primarily in rural areas, Indigenous communities and marginalized urban areas, will have electrical services by the end of 2028.
