NEWS BRIEFS
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CLICKS JANUARY 20
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including labor reform, 100 days into Sheinbaum’s administration, trade dust-ups and dealing with Trump.
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SOBERANÍA 41: SHEINBAUM’S FIRST 100 DAYS
José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth discuss Sheinbaum’s leadership of Mexico in this crucial early period, and a conversation on the economic roadmap laid out by the government known as Plan México.
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SOBERANÍA 40: NY TIMES LIES, AGAIN
The New York Times has once again been caught red-handed engaging in deceptive reporting on Mexico, Mexico’s participatory National Development Plan, and Bye, Bye Justin Trudeau.
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People’s Mañanera January 6: New Electric Vehicle “Olinia”
New Mexican EV Olinia to have three models and launch at the World Cup in 2026, gas prices, new scholarships and popular evaluation of schooling, Mexicana airline update, strengthening the work of Mexican consuls in the USA.
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CLICKS JANUARY 6
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including New York Times’ dishonest drug war propaganda, Mexican agriculture decimated by US and Canadian “trade”, US tries to blackmail Mexico to end Cuba support, potential pitfalls of Plan Mexico, clandestine graves in Chiapas, tarrifs and the Communist journal Cuadernos Politicos.
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Mexican Gov’t Disputes Accuracy of NY Times Story on ‘Cartel Fentanyl Lab’
Below is a translation of comments made by Alejandro Svarch Pérez, Director General Of IMSS-Bienestar, and Lieutenant Juana Peñaloza Ibarra, Field Chemist Analyst For Precursors At The Secretariat Of The Navy, during the January 2, 2025 press conference in Mexico City addressing a recent story published by The New York Times on December 29, 2024…
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Will Trump Invade Mexico?
Dimitri Lascaris in conversation with José Luis Granados Ceja about Trump’s hyper-aggressive foreign policy towards Latin America and its potential to unite opposition to the Monroe Doctrine.
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2024’s TOP TEN Stories In Mexican Politics: #5-1
Special guest, the journalist Sasi Alejandre helps review the biggest stories in Mexican politics that took place in Mexico in 2024, #5 to #1.
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2024’s TOP TEN Stories In Mexican Politics: #10-6
Special guest Sasi Alejandre helps review the biggest stories in Mexican politics that took place in 2024.
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CLICKS DECEMBER 24
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including Sheinbaum will use Constitution to impose GMO corn ban, Mexican billionaire fortunes created by privatization and neoliberalism, uncovering the dark history of the Dirty War, US exploitation of migrants, Mexico will attend Maduro inauguration, Panama Canal belongs to Panama, Canadian mining abuses.
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Mexico rejects Trump threats as Ottawa bows to US empire
José Luis Granados Ceja talks to Canadian journalist Yves Engler about the contrasting reactions from the Mexican and Canadian governments to Trump’s tarrif threats.
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CLICKS DECEMBER 17
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including final segment of Maya Train opens, Morena bickering between Adán Augusto & Ricardo Monreal, highlighting cooperatives in Mexico City, the ongoing Canada-Mexico-USA trade dispute, frightening upcoming ambassador appointment, and the PILARES social education system.
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Soberanía 39: Stop right there, Uber! New Law Protects Gig Workers
Sheinbaum’s government is granting labor protections and social security to hundreds of thousands of “gig” workers; also on US Ambassador-designate Ron Johnson’s past as a spook for the CIA and as “military advisor” in El Salvador during the civil war and his cozy relationship with Bukele.
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People’s Mañanera December 16
Price control updates, education reform progress, gender equality, judicial candidate selection process, Maya Train to connect to Inter-Oceanic train, Adán Augusto and Ricardo Monreal dispute, INFONAVIT finances are fine.
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LEFT RECKONING: Why Sheinbaum Won Mexico & Why Kamala Lost
Kurt and José Luis join the gringo podcast Left Reckoning once again to underline lessons from the success of AMLO and Claudia Sheinbaum in the wake of Kamala Harris’ loss to Trump.
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Soberanía 38: Mexico Raises Minimum Wage… AGAIN!
The minimum wage in Mexico once again sees an above-inflation increase in 2025, former US Ambassador to Mexico Christopher Landau’s is promoted to US deputy secretary of state and the Mexican far-right’s recent activity in Argentina and Spain.
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Has Canada Ignored Mexico As An Ally?
Mexico Solidarity’s José Luis Granados Ceja appears on The Agenda with Steve Paikin, a Canadian TV show.
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People’s Mañanera December 9
Price control update, almost a million women aged 63 & 64 enrolled in new benefits program, over 100,000 medical professionals apply to work for new house-to-house healthcare program, public housing programs advancing, 50% discount on Maya Train over holidays, re-distributing money saved from axing corrupt institutions.
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CLICKS DECEMBER 9
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including tarrif war, Pirelli union-busting, Mexico-Canada tiff, Canadian mining corporation disasters and increased inspections, new reforms benefitting delivery app workers.
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Soberanía 37: Canadian Mines Strip Mexico Bare
Why is Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau trying to throw Mexico under the bus in the face of tarrif negotiations with Donald Trump and what is the central role played by Canadian mining companies in the Mexico-Canada bilateral relationship?
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People’s Mañanera December 2
Rosaio Castellanos University expansion, price controls on food, disabilities pensions, 3.88 million children receive Rita Cetina scholarship, new presidential decrees, responding to Canadian politicians, AMLO’s legacy and the PAN is the real estate cartel.
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CLICKS DECEMBER 1
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, this week mostly about Mexican diplomatic successes and Canadian tomfoolery and racism.
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Soberanía 36: Mexico Unbowed by Trump’s Tariff Threats
Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from Mexico, Canada, and China but Mexico’s government is unbowed & two-faced Trudeau.
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Sheinbaum Responds to Trump
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent call for a 25% tariff on imports in an open letter.
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CLICKS NOVEMBER 24
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including Trump and the Drug War, return of the migrants, AFL-CIO in Mexico, the new national water plan, new labour reform, corporatist trade unionism returns?, the China question and the legacy of the Mexican Revolution.
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CLICKS NOVEMBER 20
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including price controls bring groceries even cheaper, right wing hatred, Canada tries to divide Mexico & US, 40 hour workweek, Sheinbaum criticizes arms spending, Trump tarrifs, US ambassador Ken Salazar can’t shut his mouth.
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Soberanía 35: Sheinbaum at the G20
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on countries to use 1% of money spent on defense to instead fund a global reforestation program & also reiterated Mexico’s call for a reform of the UN and Security Council.
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Soberanía 34: Mexico Is A Free, Independent, Sovereign Country
What does Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections mean for the Mexico-US bilateral relationship? President Claudia Sheinbaum has her answer.
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CLICKS NOVEMBER 11
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including Biden admin plans a final insult to migrants, Chiapos and narcotrafficking, Canadian mining corporate crimes, ending relations with Israel, Garrido Canabal, judicial reform moves forward.
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Tren Maya: is another tourism possible?
A video featuring voices and viewpoints in relation to the dilemmas and opportunities with the Tren Maya, calling for project authorities to decisively commit to the strengthening of community-led tourism.
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Soberanía Live: Democracy on the Line
Mexican Coup Plots and US Elections
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CLICKS NOVEMBER 4
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including AMLO’s public infrastructure, judicial reform fight, informal workers, anti-corruption advances, FIFA corruption and Mexican bourgeoisie, NAFTA, unions win wage increase, US continues to bully Mexico over Chinese trade.
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Mexico Demands Arms Embargo Against israel
Mexico joined 53 countries and organizations calling to stop arms shipments to israel.
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Soberanía 33: Mexico’s Private Right-Wing TV Networks Are in Trouble
It’s fun watching Mexican oligarchs get their comeuppance: Televisa Chairman Emilio Azcárraga Jean falls and TV Azteca problems. Claudio X. González is a “toxic failson”. And in the Losers and Haters, Ryan Berg and academics like him.
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CLICKS OCTOBER 29
Our weekly roundup of press coverage in & of Mexico, including minimum wage increases, Chinese investment, climate change policy, labour reform for gig workers, new house-to-house health program, protests against Canadian mining.