
Bárbara Funes
Bárbara is an editor of our sister site La Izquierda Diario México.
“We’re cherished friends, partners, and neighbors.” The Meeting Between Mexico’s López Obrador and Trump
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) ran as a progressive who would stand up to Donald Trump. He has spent his presidency betraying those promises. But the meeting last week was nonetheless a low point. We need an alliance between the Mexican working class and the Black community in the United States in the fight against racism.
Bárbara Funes
July 13, 2020Trade Treaty: A New Pact of Subordination of Mexico to the U.S.
The recently signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) reinforces the value chain in North America with even greater advantages for U.S. imperialism.
Bárbara Funes
January 3, 2020The End of NAFTA?
This past month, representatives of the U.S. and Mexican governments held bilateral talks to reach a new trade agreement which would replace NAFTA. Does this mean the end of NAFTA?
Bárbara Funes
September 5, 2018Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Dystopia
What is the structural basis for Trump's anti-immigrant dystopia? How are anti-immigrant policies rooted in US imperialist relations with Mexico?
Bárbara Funes
June 25, 2018Joe Arpaio’s Pardon and an Iron Fist Against Migrants
The case of racist and anti-immigrant former sheriff Joe Arpaio took the spotlight after Trump announced he was assessing his pardon.
Bárbara Funes
August 24, 201710 Points to Understand the Gasolinazo Protests in Mexico
A rise in gas prices (gasolinazo), electricity bills and consumer prices has channeled popular discontent against Peña Nieto’s administration, sparking protests across the country.
Bárbara Funes
January 9, 2017Puerto Rico’s Catastrophic Fiscal Adjustments
Imperialism seeks to prevent another Greek scenario. In Congress, Obama requested legislative reforms to clear the way for Puerto Rico to undergo bankruptcy processes. The republicans, who currently have the majority, are staunchly opposed to the proposed package. However, both parties on Capitol Hill want the island’s people and workers to pay the costs of the crisis.
Bárbara Funes
November 7, 2015Landslide Uncovers Thousands of Broken Dreams in a Clandestine Mass Grave in Nuevo Leon
Mexico goes into mourning after finding a clandestine grave with at least 31,000 bone remains in “Las Abejas” Ranch in the municipality of Salinas Victoria in the northern state of Nuevo León.
Bárbara Funes
September 10, 2015Border Patrol: Impunity to pursue immigrants
19 immigrants were murdered. These murders further confirm the United States´ policy of implementing racial violence against African Americans and Mexicans.
Bárbara Funes
June 26, 2015Donald Trump: the wall of racial hatred
Like a bad imitation of Pinky and the Brain, who every night says "Let's try to take over the world", Trump announced he is seeking the Republican party's nomination for the upcoming presidential race.
Bárbara Funes
June 25, 2015