Soberanía 85: Exposing the Astroturf ‘Gen Z’ Protest in Mexico
The truth behind what was billed as a “youth” march and instead was a by-the-book, attempt at astroturfed destablization.
The truth behind what was billed as a “youth” march and instead was a by-the-book, attempt at astroturfed destablization.
A recent Mexico City anti-government demonstration was promoted as youth-led and independent of any political group, but also prominently featured your favourite tía panista.
Three stories that reveal where Mexico stands in today’s shifting global politics: Mexico & the EU, oligarch Ricardo Salinas Pliego’s tax bills finally come due, & israel’s false claim of an Iranian plot in Mexico.
Alberto Toscano, author of Late Fascism, discusses what fascism means today, beyond political clichés.
The political vultures are circling after the assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, amongst renewed calls for US intervention and failed “war on cartels” policies.
Martín Mosquera and David Broder of Jacobin Magazine.
Trump’s latest round of extrajudicial military assassinations hit the Pacific this time, off the Acapulco coast; North American trade organizations and a recent delinking conference in Mexico City.
Party two of an interview with the lecturer at University College London, about his new graphic-book Más allá: una historia del Tren Maya.
Mexico’s right wing opposition rebrands: what the party’s reset looks like, who’s driving it, and can it really reclaim relevance?
Étienne von Bertrab on Mexico’s most controversial project and his new graphic book, Más allá: una historia del Tren Maya. Von Bertrab explains how the book emerged from frustration with academic publishing and a desire to bring rigorous, balanced research to a wider public.