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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‘School by School’ There Will Be Direct Dialogue With Teachers, Not Only With Union Leadership: Sheinbaum
Starting in August, the federal government will consult Mexico’s teachers school by school, bypassing union leaderships, on the elimination of Ussicamm and its alternative.
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CNTE Agrees to Mobilize to the Estadio Ciudad de México During World Cup Inauguration
After failed negotiations with the federal government on ISSSTE pensions, the CNTE teachers union will march to the Estadio Azteca during the World Cup opening.
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Hundreds Enter the Zócalo Fan Fest After Opening Announcement; There Are Long Lines
Hundreds of fans line up on Madero and Simón Bolívar streets to enter the Zócalo Fan Fest, passing CNTE protest tents along the way to the World Cup opening event.
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On My Whistle: Mexico Braces for World Cup Conflict – Soberanía 109
Mexico gears up for the World Cup amid teachers’ protests, the debut of the ‘Olinia 1’ electric car, and the Mexican opposition’s appearance at the American Society gala in Washington.
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Defending Mexico’s Sovereignty, the Principal Task of the Left in the Face of Imperialism’s War
Defending sovereignty is now the principal task of Mexico’s left, argues Josafat Hernández, as Trump, rating agencies and the far right besiege the 4T.
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People’s Mañanera June 10
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on housing, Mercado Libre, Plan México, the 2026 World Cup, and confidence and stability.
