Zapatistas: FIFA is a Shithole, Reality in Mexico Prevails Over Frivolous, Superficial World Cup
Captain Marcos decried the “Trumpist FIFA, which pretends to give lessons in morality and good customs.”
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The World Cup: Screens & Stamps for the Poor
In each match, Mexico, Colombia, or Brazil don’t win; instead, the multimillion-dollar profits of FIFA executives & the owners of corporations associated with the industrial, commercial, financial, and communications complex grow enormously.
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FIFA’s a “global power of dubious integrity”, World Cup “bombards with advertising,” Football “is a manipulative lie”: Social World Cup Fails To Thrill Mexicans
Polling by Mexico’s La Jornada reveals Mexicans largely unimpressed with the football spectacle.
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Delgado Asks CNTE Not To Obstruct World Cup
Mexico’s Secretary of Education worries for the success of the ostensible international sporting event marked by proximity to, & encouragement of, human trafficking, labour exploitation, real estate speculation and fascist collaboration.
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Anti-World Cup Protests Announced for Mexico vs Portugal Match at Estadio Azteca
The protest against water privatization related to the FIFA tournament will take place on March 28th at the friendly match.
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FIFA’s Cola Cup & Dystopian Horror
The World Cup’s arrival in Mexico is a stark illustration of the absurdity of the world we’ve reached thanks to the power of large corporations; of the crisis of our current civilization, a society trapped in a power economy, manipulated by addictions.
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Farmers Will Blockade World Cup if Government Doesn’t Address Agricultural Crisis
Mexico’s three year crisis is causing desperation, aggravated by US crop dumping, a hostile Agriculture Secretary, monopoly profiteering and an unwillingness from the government to protect agriculture and food sovereignty.
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Soda Sell-outs: Organizations Decry Mexican Government’s Coca Cola Promotion
150,000 new cases of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Mexico result from Coca Cola consumption annually. Does the US corporation need free advertising from the President, too?
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CNTE National Strike is Opportunity to Avoid World Cup Strike
Section 9’s General Secretary said a strike during the World Cup could be avoided by President Sheinbaum keeping her promise to repeal the 2007 ISSSTE Law and meeting other demands.
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World Cup Construction at Estadio Azteca Causing Respiratory Problems say Residents
Doctors in the area estimate that up to 70% of their patients suffer from some ailment related to constant exposure to particulate matter & fumes emitted by heavy machinery.
