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Mexico Solidarity

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https://mexicosolidarity.com México Solidarity Media: coverage and analysis on the Mexican left, the 4th Transformation and politics. We also host Soberanía: The Mexican Politics podcast. https://mexicosolidarity.com/soberania/

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Farmers Hold National Strike

Mexico's Peasant Agricultural Movement & National Union of Agricultural Workers deployed throughout the country for the second time in as many weeks, demanding the government set a minimum price on corn & end destruction of their livelihoods after decades of free trade.

Farmers Hold National Strike, 17 States Face Roadblocks

Mexico's Peasant Agricultural Movement & National Union of Agricultural Workers deployed throughout the country for the second time in as many weeks, demanding the government set a minimum price on co...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 2h

Washington Wants War

The international community, and particularly Latin American and Caribbean societies, must close ranks in rejection of Trump's intention to plunge the region into barbarism.

Washington Wants War

The international community, and particularly Latin American and Caribbean societies, must close ranks in rejection of Trump's intention to plunge the region into barbarism

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 2h

CNTE Thwarts Right Wing Party Assembly

Teachers disrupted a political event orchestrated for a new party formed by ex Oaxaca governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, held responsible for repression against teachers in 2006, 20 murders & multiple disappearances.

CNTE Teachers Thwart Right Wing Party Assembly

Teachers from Valles Centrales disrupted a political event orchestrated for a new party being formed by ex-governor of Oaxaca Ulises Ruiz Ortiz , responsible for repression against teachers in 2006 wh...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 17h

Mexico Launches Deforestation-Free Avocado Export Program

The new program will also move to regularize employment conditions for agricultural workers, along them to access social security benefits.

Mexico Launches Deforestation-Free Avocado Export Program

The new program will also move to regularize employment conditions for agricultural workers, along them to access social security benefits.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 1d

Wrangler Mexico & Surplus Value Extraction

Although value is produced in Mexico and Central America, it is only realized in the United States and Europe, where the final products are consumed.

Wrangler Mexico & The Extraction of Surplus Value

Although value is produced in Mexico and Central America, it is only realized in the United States and Europe, where the final products are consumed.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 1d

Clicks October 25

Our weekly roundup of Mexican political news from Spanish & English language press, including US businessmen & fuel theft, Mexico's most hated politicians, Plan Mexico, USMCA negotiations, blocked Tulum Hotel & an Old Mexican Bolshevik.

Clicks October 25

Our weekly roundup of Mexican political news from the Spanish & English language press, including US businessmen & fuel theft rings, Mexico's most hated politicians, Plan Mexico, USMCA negotiations, b...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 3d

AIFA Will Double in Size, Become Mexico's Main Airport

One of the signature projects of the AMLO administration, the airport will be served by the new Suburban Train, bringing passengers from Mexico City to the airport in less than 45 minutes.

AIFA Will Double in Size, Become Mexico's Main Airport

One of the signature projects of the AMLO administration, the airport will be served by the new Suburban Train, bringing passengers from Mexico City to the airport in less than 45 minutes.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 4d

Corrupt & Reactionary

Mexico's ultra right PAN & Ricardo Salinas Pliego may be separated for now, but there's nothing to prevent them from formally joining forces in the 2030 election.

Corrupt & Reactionary

Mexico's ultra right PAN & Ricardo Salinas Pliego may be separated for now, but there's nothing to prevent them from formally joining forces in the 2030 election.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 4d

People’s Mañanera October 23

President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on flood recovery, US companies & fuel theft, rejecting US attacks, homicide reduction, Scotiabank public-private partnerships, Rio Sonora clean-up & an FCE project.

People’s Mañanera October 23

President Sheinbaum's press conference, with comments on rain and flood recovery, US companies investigated for fuel theft, rejecting US extraterritorial attacks, homicide reduction, Scotiabank public...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 4d

Tulum: An Overdue Bill for a Sold-out Model

Overpriced, rife with obnoxious, depthless "expats" & privatized beaches, the tourism crisis that hit Tulum sparked an outbreak of schadenfreude, but beyond the deserved scorn, can Tulum tourism be reformed?

Tulum: An Overdue Bill for a Sold-out Model

Overpriced and rife with obnoxious, depthless "expats" and privatized beaches, the tourism crisis that hit Tulum has sparked an outbreak of schadenfreude, but beyond the deserved scorn, can Tulum tour...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 4d

The Power of International Alliances

Mexico and other countries face powerful resistance to approve necessary reforms such as the reduction of the work week, which must be made a reality, writes Napoleón Gómez Urrutia.

The Power of International Alliances

Mexico and other countries face powerful resistance to approve necessary reforms such as the reduction of the work week, which must be made a reality.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 4d

Paco Ignacio Taibo II Prepares Ambitious Plan to Promote Reading for Latin American Youth

2.5 million books with 25 titles aimed at people between 15 & 30 will be given away to promote Latin American literature, explained the director of Mexico's state publisher.

Paco Ignacio Taibo II Prepares Ambitious Plan to Promote Reading for Latin American Youth

2.5 million books with 25 titles aimed at people between 15 & 30 will be given away to promote Latin American literature, explained the director of Mexico's state publishing house.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 5d

People’s Mañanera October 22

President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on rainfall emergency response, aid delivery, passenger trains, taxation and the fight against invoice mills.

People’s Mañanera October 22

President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on rainfall emergency response, aid delivery, passenger trains, taxation and the fight against invoice mills.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 5d

National Campesino Confederation Anticipates Agriculture Budget Cuts

Members of the CNC attended the Listening to the Voices of the Field forum at Mexico's Chamber of Deputies to address their concerns about the budget directly to legislators.

National Campesino Confederation Anticipates Agriculture Budget Cuts

Members of the CNC attended the Listening to the Voices of the Field forum at Mexico's Chamber of Deputies to address their concerns about the budget directly to legislators

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 5d

Campesinos Ride Again

Last week’s strike by agricultural producers against the USMCA and the uncontrolled entry of subsidized grains from the US is part of a fight for Mexican food sovereignty that demands the government’s full attention.

Campesinos Ride Again

Last week's strike by agricultural producers against the USMCA and the uncontrolled entry of subsidized grains from the US is part of a fight for Mexican food sovereignty that demands the government's...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 5d

Soberanía 81: Just a Flash in the “PAN”

On the Mexican Politics podcast, Mexico’s right wing opposition rebrands: what the party’s reset looks like, who’s driving it, and can it really reclaim relevance?

Soberanía 81: Just a Flash in the "PAN"

Mexico's right wing opposition rebrands: what the party’s reset looks like, who’s driving it, and can it really reclaim relevance?

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 5d

The Second Floor & Its Pending Mission

In the name of consensus & pragmatism, control of recovered strategic spaces is being ceded, and Mexico's 4th Transformation risks dissolving into directionless management, discourse without conflict, & change without power.

The Second Floor & Its Pending Mission

In the name of consensus & pragmatism, control of recovered strategic spaces is beginning to be ceded, & Mexico's Fourth Transformation risks dissolving into directionless management, discourse withou...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

People’s Mañanera October 21

President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on universal breast cancer care model, surgeries, illegal sales of public medicines and PAN relaunch.

People’s Mañanera October 21

President Sheinbaum's daily press conference, with comments on universal breast cancer care model, surgeries, illegal sales of public medicines and PAN relaunch.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

National Institute of Migration Dissolves Migrant Caravan in Oaxaca; Arrives in CDMX with Visas

The exodus left Mexico's southern border after reporting that their asylum applications took months, even more than a year, and that they didn't have the necessary resources to wait.

National Institute of Migration Dissolves Migrant Caravan in Oaxaca; Arrives in CDMX with Visas

The exodus left Mexico's southern border after reporting that their asylum applications took months, even more than a year, and that they didn't have the necessary resources to wait.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

National Institute of Indigenous Peoples & Afro-Mexican Communities Agree on Comprehensive, Just Development Path

The plan will begin to fulfill Mexico's Constitutional mandate to guarantee the effective exercise of the rights of Afro-Mexican peoples.

National Institute of Indigenous Peoples & Afro-Mexican Communities Agree on Comprehensive, Just Development Path

The plan will begin to fulfill Mexico's Constitutional mandate to guarantee the effective exercise of the rights of Afro-Mexican peoples.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

Martí Batres & ISSSTE's Transformation

The agency, which provides social security & health for Mexican public workers, is leaving behind the privatization & commercial logic that plagued it for decades; building a dignified, profoundly social institution.

Martí Batres & ISSSTE's Transformation

The agency, which provides social security and health for Mexican public workers, is leaving behind the privatization and commercial logic that has plagued it for decades; building a dignified, effici...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

CONAGUA Wants to Allow Mining Industry to Dump Toxic Waste into Rivers

Mexico's Water Commission is pushing to allow mines to dump toxic waste into rivers, despite President Sheinbaum's stated environmental objective to clean contaminated tributaries.

CONAGUA Wants Mining Industry to be Allowed to Dump Toxic Waste into Rivers

Mexico's National Water Commission is pushing for the mining industry to be allowed to dump toxic waste into rivers, despite President Sheinbaum's stated environmental objective to clean up contaminat...

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 6d

Mexican Import of White Corn, Used for Dough & Tortillas, Quadruples

2025 will close with record levels of imports, with most of the grain coming from the US, along with genetically modified yellow corn.

Mexican Import of White Corn, Used for Dough & Tortillas, Quadruples

2025 will close with record levels of imports, with most of the grain coming from the US, along with genetically modified yellow corn.

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 7d

USMCA is "dead, it no longer exists."

UNAM's Enrique Dussel Peters warned that it will be replaced by an American tactic of bilateral blackmail & that if Mexico unilaterally imposes tariffs on China, Mexico "is heading towards a dead end"

USMCA is "dead, it no longer exists."

UNAM's Enrique Dussel Peters warned that it will be replaced by an American tactic of bilateral blackmail & that if Mexico unilaterally imposes tariffs on China, Mexico "is heading towards a dead end"

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Mexico Solidarity @mexicosolidarity.bsky.social · 7d

Mexico Goverment Will Provide Aid to Families Affected by Flooding

Starting Wednesday, a distribution of 20 thousand pesos will begin to families registered by the Secretariat of Wellbeing in the five affected states.

Mexico Goverment Will Provide Aid to Families Affected by Flooding

Starting Wednesday, a distribution of 20 thousand pesos will begin to families registered by the Secretariat of Wellbeing in the five affected states.

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