Soberanía 66: Trump Budget Declares War on Migrants
$178 billion: the amount allocated to immigration enforcement in Trump’s recently passed budget. In this episode of “Soberanía,” Kurt and José Luis analyze the implications of such a colossal figure in the context of a disastrous budget that strips away social protections to shower even more benefits on the wealthy while ratcheting up the punitive state. Also: former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto reemerges on the public scene in a fitting way: enmeshed in another corruption scandal. Will this tip the hand of the federal government to finally prosecute him? Anti-gentrification demonstrations come to Mexico City and, in our “Losers and Haters” segment, some particularly inappropriate comments about said protests.
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Camino Rojo: Impunity & Reluctance
What special privilege do mining corporations (both national and foreign) enjoy in Mexico, where they get away with everything, even in these times when the law is supposed to be applied equally without exception?
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Orla Mining: Investigate & Clarify
If it is confirmed that the Canadian mining company hired criminals to persecute its workers, the sanction cannot be limited to an administrative procedure, as this would allow companies to normalize fines as just another operating cost.
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People’s Mañanera April 10
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on electoral reform, Barcelona reformist summit, electoral auditing, the economy, World Cup and former Michoacán governor Silvano Aureoles’ arrest warrant.
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Mexico’s 2027 Preliminary General Economic Policy Guidelines: Out of Touch with Reality
The government must abandon its policy of fiscal austerity and stop responding to international rating agencies and financial capital. It must act in favor of national production & employment.
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Workers Requested Support from Mexico’s Army & Navy to Face a Mining Company & Narco Alliance, Authorities Ignored Them
Workers at the Camino Rojo mine, owned by Canada’s Orla Mining, faced violence & threats from drug traffickers.
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The USMCA Review: Big Pharma, Glyphosate, & Secure Electronic Payments
Our main trading partner is pressuring the Mexican government in several economic areas, including digital payment services and intellectual property, seeking to gain ground for US companies.
