Our weekly roundup of stories in the English and Spanish language press on Mexico and Mexican politics.
Pablo Meriguet, Gen-Z protests in Mexico or coordinated chaos? People’s Dispatch. The executive branch has denounced the recent anti-government demonstrations in Mexico and questioned what actors may really be behind the so-called youth uprising.
Sandra Rojas, “La vida no es solo trabajar”: por qué las 40 horas no pueden esperar La Cadera de Eva. El Frente Nacional por las 40 horas cumple dos años con movilizaciones en todo el país para exigir la reducción inmediata de la jornada laboral, en un contexto donde México es el país que más trabaja en la OCDE.
David Bacon, Poverty and Deportees on the Streets in Tijuana Dollars & Sense. In the U.S. media, even in progressive media, we pay very little attention to what happens to most people when they’re deported, or when they choose self-deportation as a result of fear.
Aníbal García Fernández, La élite, la derecha y la lucha de clases Revista Contralínea. En México, el 1 por ciento más rico de la población percibe ingresos 442 veces superiores al 10 por ciento más pobre. Los 14 multimillonarios –entre ellos, Carlos Slim, German Larrea y María Asunción Aramburuzabala– concentran el 8 por ciento de la riqueza nacional. La desigualdad que eso ha generado llevó a la mayoría a elegir un cambio en las urnas en 2018, y ratificarlo en 2024.
Natascha Elena Uhlmann, We Can’t Bridge the U.S.-Mexico Wage Gap Without Supporting Organizing in Mexico Labor Notes. In order to jointly formulate language and recommendations, the UAW is calling for the convening of a tri-national labor council of unions in strategic sectors. This will require speedy action from unions in all three countries, and a willingness to come together despite disagreements over issues like tariffs, which the UAW has backed.
Renata Aguilar, Desgaste acelerado de la clase obrera en la industria automotriz Resumen LatinoAmericano. los y las trabajadoras al interior de las fábricas no son meros accidentes, son parte inherente del proceso de acumulación capitalista.
Jalisco New Generation Cartel Is Linked to Uruapan Mayor Killing in Mexico Telesur. Arrests, phone data and surveillance footage point to coordinated attack during Day of the Dead festivities.
Emilia Reed, La bandera pirata desembarca en México Granma. La derecha aprendió tempranamente que la batalla por el poder pasa por apropiarse de los códigos culturales juveniles.
Wyatt Reed & Kit Klarenberg, Mexico’s ‘Gen Z rebellion’ exposed as viral right-wing plot The Grayzone. Presented as a spontaneous youth-led uprising against corruption, violent protests that erupted across Mexico this month were backed by local oligarchs and an international right-wing network determined to topple the popular President Claudia Sheinbaum.
Descarta policía de Perú incursión en la embajada de México, pero refuerza asedio La Jornada. Tras la orden de un juez, se amplió la seguridad en los alrededores de la sede diplomática mexicana.
Clicks November 22
November 22, 2025
Our weekly roundup of Mexican political news from the Spanish & English language press, including Gen-Z marches and the ultra right wing, Tijuana deportees, US-Mexico wage gap, exploitation in the auto industry, Jalisco New Generation Cartel and Uruapan mayor and Peru and Mexico diplomatic spat.
Evidence Cuauhtémoc Borough Finances Violent Shock Groups: Morena
November 22, 2025November 22, 2025
Beleaguered ultra-right winger Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, head of a Cuauhtémoc borough in financial crisis and awash with complaints about unmaintained streets, public spaces and extortion, is accused of financing violent shock groups.
Unions Want 30% Minimum Wage Increase in 2026
November 21, 2025
The raise would finally bring the purchasing power of the minimum wage up to the level it had 50 years ago in 1976, as workers have experienced decades of neoliberalism and superexploitation by foreign capital.
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