Mexico
Open the Borders for the Migrant Caravan
About 10,000 people are in transit from the south of Mexico. They are fleeing poverty and violence in their countries of origin to try to reach the United States, while Trump continues to spout xenophobic threats, and face deportation and repression by the Central American and Mexican governments. We must reach out in solidarity to our migrant brothers.
Left Voice
November 5, 2018
Remembering the Massacred Students of Mexico City
Fifty years ago, hundreds of students were massacred by the Mexican military in the Plaza Tlatelolco in the midst of a massive student uprising. Their spirit of resistance lives in today’s Mexican student movement.
Jimena Vergara
October 2, 2018
20,000+ Students March Through Mexico City in Silent Protest
As part of a university movement against right-wing thugs on campus, thousands of Mexican students marched in silence to commemorate the Silent Demonstration of 1968.
Óscar Fernández
September 21, 2018
Mexican Students on Strike Against University and Government Funded Shock Groups
Most schools and universities that make up the National Autonomous University of Mexico are on a 48-hour strike, the biggest in 18 years. What sparked this massive movement?
Joss Espinosa
September 7, 2018
The 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, 2018
Burns, Broken Fingers and Low Wages: Building the LA Rams Stadium in Mexico
The Los Angeles Rams will soon have a new $4 billion football stadium, which will host the Super Bowl in 2020 and the Olympic Games in 2028. Parts of the stadium are being built some 1,240 miles away in the town of Salto, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.
Octavio Mesa
August 15, 2018
Mexico’s Center-Left Wins in a Landslide, but Revolutionary Socialists Also Had a Successful Militant Campaign
Sulem Estrada and Miriam Hernández, two socialist workers running for the Mexican congress, won almost 2863 votes in District 32 of Mexico City. Their result of 1.7% is modest, but it is important in the context of the landslide for the center-left in the presidential election.
Nathaniel Flakin
July 7, 2018
Why Did López Obrador Win the Mexican Presidency?
The center-left candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won by a landslide in Sunday's elections. Why did he win by such a huge margin?
Jimena Vergara
July 4, 2018
Mexico’s Bloodiest Elections
130 politicians have been killed in Mexico this election cycle.
Óscar Fernández
July 1, 2018
Mexico’s Anti-Establishment Candidate Poised to Win Presidency
On Sunday, Mexicans will head to the polls for Presidential, as well as Congressional and local elections. Why is Mexico's center-left candidate poised to win the Presidency?
Óscar Fernández
June 30, 2018