One of the most persistent features of Mexican politics is its officials’ structural fear of contradicting, upsetting, or even misinterpreting the will of the United States. When it comes to the US, Mexico acts as if it has already been reprimanded, even before making a decision for itself.
The longevity of Morena’s decision-making elite will depend on how it responds to the needs of its constituents, to whom it owes its existence, and establishing a viable alternative to North American integration.
Throughout the Cold War and beyond, US imperialism used development plans, charitable foundations, NGOs and the funding of public and private universities to produce a pseudo-progressive, anti-communist reformist sociology capable of halting and diverting Latin America’s revolutionary impulse.
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.
Another week, another insult. On Saturday, US Transportation Secretary, Sean Duffy announced measures against Mexico, such as restricting the entry of US flights and revoking the antitrust status of Delta’s partnership with Aeroméxico.
Two Americans (one Democrat, one Republican) and a convicted rapist are launching the Mexico Republicano party to support Trump and US intervention in Mexico. Their opening political event with the US Ambassador last week included Morena members.
The Mexican government decided to negotiate with the US from the moment Trump first announced his tariffs, and months later, the achievements are nothing to brag about.
12 states committed to immediately implementing six measures to break ties of complicity with israel’s campaign of devastation in Palestine at the conclusion of The Hague Group’s Emergency Conference. Mexico was not one of them.
This is getting old: Trump threatens Mexico with tarrifs for the fourth time while Americans sour on his immigration measures and Mexicans sour on the US; plus The Hague Group meeting against Gaza Genocide & a narco-lawyer tries to pick a fight with President Sheinbaum.
A decadent, sickening gathering of Mexican vendepatrias, 4th Transformation and ultra-right politicians was held recently in honor of American Death Squad Diplomat, Ronald Johnson, in Polanco, which featured dark threats towards Mexico’s government.