Tag: Mexico
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Mexico: Violence, Corruption and Inequality — AMLO to the Rescue?
The victory in Mexico’s presidential election of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), under the rubric of his relatively new ‘progressive’ Morena party, is both unsurprising and surprising. It’s unsurprising because … Keep reading »
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Obrador and Mexico’s Watershed Election
Uncertainties, Contradictions and Struggle The July 1 national election in Mexico is likely to be a watershed in Mexican history. The splintering of the three old parties, their unprincipled tactical electoral … Keep reading »
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Mexico Elections and NAFTA
Despite fierce opposition from Big Business and the media, Andrés Manuel López Obrador is likely to be elected President of Mexico on July 1 and have a majority in both … Watch video »
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What Could a Left Presidency Look Like in Mexico?
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could become Mexico’s first progressive president in generations, but what would such a presidency actually look like? It is not an easy question to answer, though his time as leader of Mexico’s largest city could offer some insights. Keep reading »
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Mexicans Denounce Canadian Mega-Mining Projects
As Prime Minister Trudeau makes his first official visit to Mexico, writes Mining Watch Canada, “the Mexican Network of Mining Affected People” (REMA by its initials in Spanish) has issued … Keep reading »
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The NAFTA Consensus
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) talks started on August 16 with very little of the fire and fury Donald Trump had promised during his campaign. His pledge to … Keep reading »
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Neoliberal Violence and the Mexican state
Toronto — 20 March 2015. Presentations by: Hepzibah Munoz Martinez is professor in the History and Politics department at the University of New Brunswick (Saint John campus). She has done … Watch video »
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Education and Mobilization in Contested Mexico
On September 26, 2014, students from the Ayotzinapa Teachers’ College were attacked by police and gunmen in the town of Iguala. Three were killed, dozens injured and 43 student-teachers were taken away, never to be seen again. Watch video »
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Partners in Crime
Toronto — 12 December 2014. The Mexican state, North American Capitalism, and the 43 Missing Students The signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement came with the promise of prosperity … Watch video »
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43 Students and the Future of Mexico
Nearly two months ago, on September 26, a group of students from the Normal Rural Raúl Isidro Burgos – a boarding school for student teachers in Ayotzinapa, Guerrero – was … Keep reading »
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Partners in Crime: The Continental Capitalist Offensive and the Killing Fields of Mexico
State Terror and the Murder of 43 Students The Mexican government, welcomed as a partner of the Canadian and U.S. governments in continental economic development (North American Free Trade Agreement – … Keep reading »
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Continental Crucible: Workers and Unions in the Transformation of North America
A Book Review by Chris Schenk Continental Crucible, written by Richard Roman and Edur Velasco and published by Fernwood in 2013, examines the clash between what the authors term the “corporate … Keep reading »