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Sheinbaum: “No foreign government would dare violate our sovereignty.”
Mexican President Sheinbaum responded to US DEA Director Terry Cole, who yesterday did not rule out bombing Mexico.
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Mexican State Dairy to Expand Operations
Leche par el Bienestar guarantees Mexicans are able to exercise their constitutional right to healthy food, providing milk at between 16% to 70% the cost of private milk, while guaranteeing a fair price to dairy farmers.
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Palestinian Ambassador: “If the law can’t protect Palestinians, it can’t protect anyone.”
“Mexico should do more, without hesitation or fear,” the Ambassador declared, followed by UNAM Law Professor Óscar Torres calling for Mexico to break relations with israel.
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Ayotzinapa Families Lawyer Rosales Goes to Supreme Court
Vidulfo Rosales is leaving legal representation of the parents of the 43 students, joining the next Supreme Court’s President, Hugo Aguilar, as a collaborator.
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Mexico City – AIFA Intercity Train Could Be Inaugurated in December
There were delays in the construction of the extension of the suburban train from Lechería to the new airport terminal due to opposition of some communities in the region.
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13 Arrested in Mexico City Assassinations
Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz, staff to Mexico City’s left wing Mayor Clara Brugada of Morena, were murdered during a direct attack on May 20th.
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“There are grounds” for Impeachment of PRI President Alito
The Prosecutor’s Office in Campeche, the state of which the PRI President was formerly the Governor of, has five investigation files open regarding embezzlement and improper performance of public office.
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Mexico’s State Honey Arrives!
Multifloral honey is the third food product launched by the Mexican government this year, after Bienestar Coffee and Bienestar Chocolate.
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Piña Exits, Leaving Judgement of Mexico’s Last Neoliberal Court “to the scrutiny of history.”
The final session of the neoliberal court. Mexico’s elected Supreme Court justices take to the bench in September.
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President Sheinbaum Denies Agreement Between Mexico & DEA
According to a DEA statement released yesterday, the agency launched a joint initiative with Mexico to dismantle drug trafficking networks.
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Michoacan Sugarcane Farmers Demand Decent Pension; They Live on 5,000 Pesos a Month
The sugarcane workers currently receive a pension of less than 60% of Mexico’s minimum wage, which places them in poverty and violates Article 123 of the Mexican Constitution and Mexico’s social security law.
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Microfinance Bank Implosion Victims Lack Answers From Government on Missing Savings
CAME, a microfinance bank whose financial risks exceeded its capital by 170 times has disappeared, leaving 1.3 million working Mexicans wondering what happened to deposits equivalent to 1.6 billion pesos and a government less than prompt to deal with a bank implosion in Mexico’s notoriously poorly regulated financial sector.
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Palestinian Solidarity Anti-Monument Erected in Mexico City
“If this happens for the 40th time, we’ll do it again,” a participant stated, highlighting the persistence of the act in the face of injustice and neglect. The solidarity movement has demanded Mexico break relations with Israel.
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Clicks August 17
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including Pan-American Congress against fascism, Train Maya to Guatemala & Belize, Sheinbaum vs Trump, ex-PEMEX corruption, Morena’s national council, women’s care centers, & Great Maya Forest protection.
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Impossible to Build Care System in Six Years, Admits Secretary of Women
Citlalli Hernández stated that a Mexican government initiative will diagnose how much money should be distributed in Mexico each year for unpaid domestic work.
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Jalisco Morena Members Demand Steering Committee Renewal: “Lack of Democracy”
Areas of concern included extending national councilor terms for two years, unelected National Executive Committees, INFP head being in office 7 years, & interference in internal democratic functioning from the party center.
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CFE Consolidates Position as Driving Force of National Development
The director of Mexico’s public energy enterprise identified energy justice, the prohibition of profit-making, planning and expanding internet services as key elements advancing the re-socialization of the utility.
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Trump: “Mexico Does What We Tell It To”
US President Donald Trump made the remarks during a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday.
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Chair Law Not Being Enforced in Mexico City, Two Months After Passing
Some of Mexico City’s least compensated employees, such as grocery baggers – retirees who work only for tips – are being denied their right to use chairs during their shifts.
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Nissan Workers Dissatisfied with CATEM Union
Workers say they have not been given what was promised, in addition to little support for deaths, and a high charge for union dues.
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Calderón-Peña-era IMSS & PEMEX Official Arrested in US
Carlos Treviño, who held senior positions in the Calderón and Peña Nieto governments, faces charges of bribery and other possible crimes.
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Exclusion Denounced at Women’s Conference
This article by L. Hernández O. and C. Gómez M. appeared in the August 14, 2025 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper. Although their participation was not scheduled for the 16th Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean (RCM), feminist demonstrations were present outside the meeting’s venue, the…
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Cuban Solidarity Campaign Launched to Mitigate Energy Crisis
The ship, carrying oil and other supplies, “will contribute to improving the electricity supply in hospitals, schools, industries, and homes, and will help Cuba’s economy function better.”
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Sheinbaum Asks Justices to Explain Final Extraordinary Meeting of Supreme Court
The extraordinary meeting has raised concerns exiting Justices will use it to cover their tracks or engage in some last minute politicking. The new elected judiciary takes office on September 1st.
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13.4 Million Mexicans Escaped Poverty Between 2018 & 2024
The estimate was made using a methodology that considers not only income but also access to social rights such as housing, healthcare, education, and food.
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“There Will Be No Turning Back” on Social Policy for Women
“In Mexico, we build peace, governance with justice, sustainable development with well-being, humanism, & a gender perspective,” said Rosa Icela Rodríguez, at the XVI Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Sheinbaum Announces Mexico City-Pachuca Train Will Operate in 2027
The new passenger rail line will reduce travel time between the two cities to just one hour and 15 minutes. The project seeks not only to connect territories but also to boost economic and social development.
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Clicks August 10
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including Trump’s secret executive order, doubling of the minimum wage, Canada tries to save relationship with Mexico, social housing, electoral reform, Pan-American Congress, and the Fourth Transformation’s corporate friend.
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Canada Tries to Salvage Relationship with Mexico After Trump Disagreement
The northern country is primarily known in Mexico for parliamentary Nazi ovations, its rapacious mining corporations and abuse of Mexican agricultural workers. Despite a lengthy history of servility to US imperialism, its current relationship with Trump is tumultuous.
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Any US Military Action in Mexico Unacceptable: Foreign Ministry
A bombshell New York Times story yesterday revealed a secret executive order signed by US President Donald Trump authorizing extraterritorial attacks on “cartels.”
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NYT: Trump Secretly Authorized Military Strikes on “Cartels”, Sheinbaum says There Will be no Invasion
President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out the possibility of a military invasion by the United States into Mexican national territory, says she was informed of the executive order.
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Mexico Says No Evidence, Not Investigating US President Trump’s Accusations Against Venezuelan President Maduro
President Claudia Sheinbaum completely ruled out Mexico having any information about ties Trump alleges Maduro has with the Sinaloa Cartel.
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El Machete on Zapata
El Machete on Zapata “How the ruling petite bourgeoisie has forgotten its promises!” 1929 editorial from the Communist Party of Mexico’s newspaper on the tenth anniversary of the passing of the hero and martyr of the Mexican Revolution, Emiliano Zapata.
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Another Migrant Caravan, But Not to the US
The caravan of 300 which departed Chiapas are looking for residency and employment.
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Mexico City Workfare Will Offer Monthly Support to Parents Over 30
The program will be available for residents of neighbourhoods with high incidence of crime, who will be able to access a benefit of 8,500 pesos monthly for a year.
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App Worker Union Warns of Mass Exclusion in Social Security Program
Formalizing employment is a step forward, but the income threshold incentivizes platforms to throttle workers’ hours to avoid social security contributions.
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Supreme Court to Review Which Union Rightfully Represents Workers at Camino Rojo Mine
Mexico’s highest court will examine violations against workers from the Mineros’ union, committed by the Canadian company Orla Mining, which has pressured them to join a pro-company protection union.
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Sheinbaum Meets with Canadian Ministers, Prepares for Visit from Prime Minister Carney
President Sheinbaum revealed Canada wants to expand investment in Mexico, while she also emphasized the need for Canadian mining companies to comply with environmental regulations.
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Pan-American Congress Against Advance of Fascism Held in Mexico City
In the Mexican Senate, legislators from across the continent agreed to push for concrete commitments to confront the right wing shift, to raise their voices in support of migrantes and demand an end to the genocide in Gaza.
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Tuxpan Prison Riot: 7 Dead, 11 Injured in Veracruz
Despite government plans to reduce crime rates, conditions at the Social Reintegration Centers across Mexico demonstrate the need for profound reform to eradicate corruption at its roots.
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Clicks August 3
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including SINTTIA union loses GM plant vote, tarrifs, poverty reduction, electoral reform, Nissan plant closure, education policy, and right wing opposition collaborating with US imperialism.
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Airbnb Accused of Meddling in Mexico City Gentrification Debates
A dubious organization with a dubious name, We Are All Hosts, has been participating in the neighbourhood forums.
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Conversation was Cordial, but not “Between Friends,” Ebrard Admits
Mexico’s Economy Secretary Marcelo Ebrard highlighted bilateral frictions on the issue of non-tariff barriers.
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Iberdrola Out, Cox In
The Spanish multinational acquires Iberdrola Mexico for $4.2 billion; will invest $10.7 billion over five years, including Public-Private partnerships with CFE.
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CDMX Head Brugada Announces Anti-Dispossession Strategy
2,245 complaints of eviction have been filed in 2025, representing an 8% increase compared to last year, with the crimes being concentrated in the boroughs of Iztapalapa, Cuauhtémoc, and Gustavo A. Madero.
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Mexican Household Income Increased Over 10% in 2024
Average monthly labor income increased 10.5% from 2022 to 2024; while in the previous six-year period, the increase was 12.79%.
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Economy Secretariat Holds Social Economy Meeting for Mexican Cooperatives
This meeting between the Mexican government and cooperatives responds to a strong demand from Mexico’s social economic sector to be heard and taken into account.
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Mexican Government Reviews Working Conditions in Public Media
The President ruled out any financial problems or a lack of resources to pay workers’ salaries, refering to the delay in paying salaries to staff of the public TV station Canal Once.
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1.9 Million Litres of Stolen Fuel Seized in Tamaulipas and Coahuila
The fuel was recovered as part of Operation Northern Border. A significant amount of stolen fuel is delivered to US refineries, to be sold in the US market and where the US government has shown little interest in pursuing the perpetrators of the crime.
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Clicks July 27
Our weekly press roundup of Mexican political stories, including MR-13 guerillas, israeli weapons in Mexico, internal Morena issues, Steelworkers solidarity, Alligator Alcatraz, and US-Mexico relations.
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Subcontracted Personnel Fell 89.4% Due to Outsourcing Ban
Prior to the changes implemented during AMLO’s administration, outsourcing, which in addition to registering workers with social security with lower than actual wages also represented a form of tax evasion for companies, was a growing practice.
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Sheinbaum “Condemns What is Happening Right Now”
Amid global south partners, Mexico stands out for its cowardice in taking any stand against the genocide in Gaza. President Sheinbaum once again reverted to diplomatic boilerplate.
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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.
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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.
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The Sculpture That Angered Those in Power
The monument to Fidel Castro and Che Guevara at Tabacalera factory was removed by Cuauhtémoc mayor & ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega.
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Mexico Will Not Join Measures Against Gaza Genocide
12 states committed to immediately implementing six measures to break ties of complicity with israel’s campaign of devastation in Palestine at the conclusion of The Hague Group’s Emergency Conference. Mexico was not one of them.
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CDMX’s Brugada Has 14 Actions to Fight Gentrification
The proposals include rent control, public housing, regulating Airbnb and other platforms, and an Ombudsman’s office.
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Maya Train Passengers Increase 74% from May 2024 to 2025
There was also increased use across the other major signature public infrastructure projects of the Morena government such as the AIFA and Tulum airports, and increased ridership on Mexico’s state airline Mexicana de Aviación.
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The Conspirators’ Summit
A decadent, sickening gathering of Mexican vendepatrias, 4th Transformation and ultra-right politicians was held recently in honor of American Death Squad Diplomat, Ronald Johnson, in Polanco, which featured dark threats towards Mexico’s government.
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Consumer Protection Agency Denounces Pressure from Morena Legislators on Business Sanctions
The head of Profeco asked legislators not to intervene in proceedings: the goal is to defend consumer rights.