Our weekly roundup of Mexican political stories in the English and Spanish language press, including Rubio’s visit, no progress on 40 hour workweek, Sheinbaum informa, Taibo II, minimum wage increases, US military & the drug trade, Monroe Doctrine, & Morena’s sectional committees.
Believing in the “goodwill” of whoever occupies the White House could prove suicidal, even if the level of understanding reached “is based on reciprocity, respect for sovereignty, shared responsibility, & mutual trust.”
A CELAC draft statement condemned “extra-regional military deployment,” obviously refering to the USA’s deployment in the Caribbean targeting Venezuela.
The US Secretary of State warned that Washington will target Central American citizens who they define as “collaborating” with the Communist Party of China.
We are witnessing the emergence of a consensus that not only tolerates violence but fully embraces it, writes José Luis Granados Ceja.
It is not enough to denounce Trump: it is necessary to point the finger at the global system, led by the United States, which has historically exploited the
poorest peoples.
The comments by the President of the dying US empire, known in some international circles as a ‘deranged dotard’, were made in an interview with a right wing propaganda outlet.
Ultra-right wing Senator Lilly Téllez is “the essence of treason,” states a petition, focusing on her repeated appearances on Fox News supporting the Trump administration’s hostile provocations against Mexico.
The US has justified its interventions in Latin America by constructing a narrative equating the left with narcos, always with help from local elites, writes Alonso Romero.
Reducing excessive dependence on preferred markets would strengthen Mexico’s strategic autonomy and reduce vulnerability to external crises, writes Mineros union leader Napoleon Gomez Urrutia.