It is more urgent than ever to understand and address the threat posed by transnational capital since the implementation of NAFTA in 1994. The USMCA, although it has a different name and some modifications, still represents a threat to our national sovereignty and the self-determination of our peoples.
Mexico and Brazil strengthened their ties with two agreements on new investments and the promotion of clean energy.
American political and media scaremongering about China at the gates belies a simple truth: the Mexican economy is still captive to US corporate investment.
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.
Mexico works on the basic premise that a more united Caribbean and Latin America is capable of articulating shared solutions and addressing different geopolitical scenarios.
The forum will adopt a three year plan, covering measures for collaboration in scientific and technological innovation, economic and trade investment, finance, infrastructure, agri-food, energy development, and the Belt and Road Initiative.
What are the potential consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency for Mexico? Also, Morena’s overhaul of the judiciary, new tariffs on Chinese metals and greenwashing propaganda from The Guardian.
Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics. Communism coming to Mexico soon warns Bishop, energy reforms, steel tarrifs, rising wages for unionized workers, tech corp profiteering and the border issue.