CLICKS MAY 25
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics.
Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Will Mexican GM Workers Get a Fair Union Election? Labor Notes. GM is well aware of what could be won should SINTTIA manage to bargain a shared contract across its facilities in Mexico—a precedent that auto companies across Mexico have resisted for decades.
Zósimo Camacho Ibarra, Magisterio mexicano: desde la izquierda, el mayor reto político que enfrenta Sheinbaum Diario Red. El desencuentro entre el gobierno progresista de Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo y una de las organizaciones de izquierda de mayor arraigo en México tiene origen en una de las reformas neoliberales que no terminan de desmontarse en el país.

Pablo Meriguet, Two advisors of Mexico City’s Head of Government Clara Brugada were murdered in Mexico City People’s Dispatch. The murdered are Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz, very close collaborators of the Head of Government, Clara Brugada. The country’s presidency has offered its full support to the investigations.
Gabriel Rojas, Salen de pobreza 9.5 millones, la mayor disminución en 40 años Regeneración. Reporte del Banco Mundial informa que, en México, con AMLO hasta 2023 menor pobreza por Bienestar, salario mínimo, y reformas laborales: Sheinbaum
The Law is Not the Same as Justice: An Interview with Federico Anaya, Mexico Solidarity. “We’re told that electing judges won’t work because law is supposed to be a very complex, obscure science that only those initiated and highly trained in universities can understand. The popular response to this is that law is not the same as justice, and what we want in the courts are people who deliver justice.”
El derecho no es lo mismo que la justicia: entrevista con Federico Anaya Memoria: Revista de Crítica Militante. “Nos dicen que no va a funcionar elegir a los jueces porque se supone que el derecho es una ciencia muy compleja, oscura y que solamente podrían conocer los iniciados y muy bien preparados en universidades. La respuesta popular a lo anterior es que el derecho no es lo mismo que la justicia, y que lo que queremos en los tribunales son personas que hagan justicia.”
Pamela Cruz, Despite Approval of Tax Bill in U.S. Congress, Mexico Will Continue Efforts to Eliminate Remittance Tax: President Claudia Sheinbaum Mexican Press Agency. Sheinbaum reminded the public that reducing or eliminating the tax is not only crucial for Mexico, where remittances account for about 3% of GDP, but also for Central American countries where such money transfers represent up to 20% of GDP.
Sabina Berman, El ministro Pérez Dayán se despide regalándoles el país a las mineras El Universal. ¿Se atreverán los ministros a dar esta prueba final de que son los defensores del Gran Dinero? ¿O se despedirán obsequiándonos una sentencia a favor de los pueblos y la salud ambiental?
Jordan Lippert and Sofia Hernandez Ramones, Ahead of Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections, most Mexicans approve of the law that implemented them Pew Research Center. As Mexicans head to the polls in the country’s first-ever judicial elections, two-thirds approve of a 2024 law requiring all judges to be elected by popular vote.
Gardenia Mendoza, Gringos compran cada día 95 casas y departamentos en México Milenio. Algunos huyen de Trump, otros buscan mejor clima, felicidad, humanidad o invertir a precios más bajos que en su país. Inmobiliarias registran boom en 2021 y 2024.

Clicks June 22
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including GM workers voting on union membership, Canadian mining crimes, upcoming women’s conference, the long drive to the 40 hour workweek, Trump admin plans for counterinsurgency in Mexico, the attack on Iran, Sheinbaum at G7, ICE custody deaths and microfinance bankruptcy.

Israel Attacks Iran: Mexico Calls for “Dialogue,” US Attacks Iran: Mexico Calls for “Dialogue.”
Israel Attacks Iran: Mexico Calls for “Dialogue,” US Attacks Iran: Mexico Calls for “Dialogue.”

Russia Offers to Supply Mexico with LNG to Strengthen Cooperation
Russia’s energy minister also stated that his country is interested in collaborating with Mexico in the electricity sector.