Mexico opposition plots judicial coup as dirty tricks campaign fails With an electoral wipeout at the hands of the progressive Claudia Sheinbaum looming, right-wing forces are spending millions on slander and manipulation to discredit Amlo’s ‘4T Transformation’ agenda, reports DAVID RABY
Tuesday 06th Jun 2023 Mexico and solidarity journalism DAVID RABY reports on the difficulties in raising international awareness of Mexico’s transformation
Friday 21st Apr 2023 From the Ciudad Juarez tragedy to renewed success DAVID RABY reports on the latest moves to navigate major crises such as immigration, drug cartel violence and energy sovereignty by Mexico’s progressive government
Wednesday 22nd Mar 2023 Mexican sovereignty non-negotiable as Amlo rallies the thousands US Republicans’ interventionist ‘war on drugs’ rhetoric has failed to inhibit the social transformation in Mexico, as over 500,000 people swarmed the capital to celebrate the nationalisation of oil and lithium, reports DAVID RABY
Thursday 02nd Feb 2023 The Tren Maya: infrastructure and indigenous culture Claims that Amlo’s Mayan Train project around Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula is a form of ‘savage capitalism’ do not stand up to scrutiny, explains DAVID RABY
Monday 07th Nov 2022 Mexico’s economic and social successes continue Despite the recession, left-wing President Amlo has pushed forward with projects for agricultural self-sufficiency, expansion of welfare, indigenous justice and even a ‘Mexican NHS,’ reports DAVID RABY
Wednesday 21st Sep 2022 Opinion The military and public order in Mexico Corruption in law enforcement and the judiciary is widespread in Mexico – and tackling the problem has proven a challenge for President Amlo. DAVID RABY explains the difficulties
Thursday 18th Aug 2022 How Mexico and Bolivia are promoting lithium sovereignty As Amlo nationalises his country’s lithium reserves, he is also looking to strengthen links with Bolivia and others in order to boost regional self-determination, writes DAVID RABY
Monday 04th Jul 2022 Amlo’s Mexico asserts itself against a declining US The US has had to accept a wave of progressive governments without intervention in what it once saw as its ‘back yard’ – now Mexico can stand tall on immigration, its economy and against US gun manufacturers, reports DAVID RABY
Monday 02nd May 2022 Under Amlo, Mexico nationalises lithium The success of the new Mining Law will give the Mexican state unique powers to extract and develop this critical resource for technology – and more moves away from neoliberalism towards deeper sovereignty are afoot, reports DAVID RABY