The Trump admin is now meddling in Mexico’s internal aviation rules; USMCA agreement’s biggest beneficiaries have been big multinationals, and borough head of Cuauhtémoc rolls the culture-war dice by removing a popular statue of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara.
This is getting old: Trump threatens Mexico with tarrifs for the fourth time while Americans sour on his immigration measures and Mexicans sour on the US; plus The Hague Group meeting against Gaza Genocide & a narco-lawyer tries to pick a fight with President Sheinbaum.
$178 billion allocated to immigration enforcement in a disastrous budget that strips away social protections to shower benefits on the wealthy while ratcheting up the punitive state.
As Attorney General Pam Bondi calls Mexico a “foreign adversary” and the US Treasury Department sanctions three Mexican financial institutions, President Sheinbaum’s patience is clearly running out.
Can Mexico find its voice in an international crisis? With the moral vacuity of the global north devastatingly evident with each passing day, a voice like Mexico’s is desperately needed on the world stage.
Triggered Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau goes full rage-doxx against MORENA party official, President Sheinbaum attends the G7, the Iran-Israel conflict, and an update on opposition to the ICE raids.
Mexican communities resist the abuses and kidnappings of ICE, Mexican flags are waved throughout the conflict area, and Trump seeks to turn the screws ever further.
The Mexican Politics Podcast discusses the unprecedented election just held by Mexico and the predictable right wing opposition to this democratic move, and also: elections in Durango and Veracruz.
A Florida court says Genaro García Luna owes $2.4 billion for embezzlment, CNTE strike, and Sunday’s judicial elections.
Trump’s Green Beret/CIA ambassador has arrived to take up his post as US ambassador to Mexico. And his first day in the country was… interesting.