Soberanía 68: Flying the Unfriendly Skies
The unfriendly skies, indeed: as part of its ongoing turning-of-screws, the Trump administration is now meddling in Mexico’s internal aviation rules, with a series of fresh threats against flights to the US and the Delta-Aeromexico joint venture. Kurt and José Luis have a full breakdown. According to a new study, the biggest beneficiaries of the Mexico-US-Canada free-trade agreements have been: [drumroll], the big multinationals, vindicating what Chomsky warned about in the lead-up to the original NAFTA in 1994. The borough head of Cuauhtémoc rolls the culture-war dice by removing a popular statue of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara close to where they first met, and… burning books at the anti-gentrification rally?
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Strengthening the Foundations of Morena & The Fourth Transformation
Eight urgent demands from militants and founders loyal to the original and principles of the Fourth Transformation.
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The Trials & Tribulations of Tío Richi
Mexico’s ultra-right wing oligarch Ricardo Salinas Pliego faces a staggering tax bill, possible jail time in New York & a money laundering investigation. No wonder he’s escaped Mexico on his yacht & become a devotee of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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The Mexican-US Relationship, The True Scourge of Mexicans
The core problems facing Mexico begin with unequal exchange & the exploitation of Mexican labour by foreign imperialist capital, and they will not be solved simply with redistributive social programs.
