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February 7, 2019

Tidbits - Feb. 7, 2019 - SOTU Responses from Stacey Abrams, Mandela Barnes, Bernie Sanders; Reader Comments: Combating BDS Act; Green New Deal; Venezuela; Strikes; Resources; Announcements; and more...

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State of the Union Responses from Stacey Abrams, Mandela Barnes, Bernie Sanders - full speeches and transcripts; Reader Comments: Combating BDS Act; Green New Deal; Venezuela; Strikes; Resources; Announcements; and more...

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February 7, 2019

Two Decades of Labour Flexibilisation in Mexico has Left Workers Facing “Drastic” Precarity

Irma Rosa Martínez Arellano Equal Times

The reality of precarious employment in Mexico is illustrated by the level of unemployment, informal work, the loss of purchasing power and the lack of labour justice.

February 18, 2019

A Spark of Hope: The Ongoing Lessons of the Zapatista Revolution 25 Years On

Hilary Klein NACLA

What are the lessons of the EZLN's revolutionary struggle for Indigenous autonomy, a quarter-century after declaring war on Mexico and global capitalism?

February 4, 2019

A New Day in Mexico? President Lopez Obrador, Popular Festivities and Financial Instability

Alejandro Alvarez Bejar Works in Progress

Lopez Obrador made clear that he is not only initiating a new government, but also a change in the politics of the regime itself. His changes will be peaceful and orderly, yet at the same time, radical and profound...

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January 27, 2019

Mexican Workers Are Engaging in Wildcat Strikes at the Border

Kent Paterson In These Times

Catalyzed by the Mexican government’s minimum wage hike in the northern border zone, wildcat protests in Mexico’s assembly-for-export industry, or maquiladoras, greeted the first weeks of the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (A

January 16, 2019

Global Left Midweek - Focus on Latin America

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Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Bolivia - and Solidarity with Ahwazi Steelworkers

January 15, 2019

Dispatches From the Culture Wars - January 15, 2019

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Permanent Border War; Texans Speak Out; Texas GOPers Defend...a Muslim; LA Teachers; Dems Dilemma; Tucker is Worried About Runaway Capitalism

January 2, 2019

Global Left Midweek - January 2, 2019

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AMLO Sworn in as Mexico's President, An Assassination in Oaxaca, Mass Protests in Serbia, The Vests Persist, Cuba's New Constitution, Migrant Workers in Korea, Unrest in Iran, Global Year

January 2, 2019

The Problem with Border Security

Joseph Nevins NACLA

Border security—supported by Republicans and Democrats alike—is responsible for the death of Jakelin Caal, the exoneration of the Border Patrol agent who murdered a Mexican teen, and the separation and death of thousands of immigrant families.

December 26, 2018

Remembering the Caravan: 5 Essential Reads That Show the Desperation of Central American Migrants

Catesby Holmes The Conversation

“The extreme violence, environmental disasters and grinding poverty that drive people from places like Guatemala, Honduras and Afghanistan are largely the result of global phenomena like colonialism, climate change and trade.”

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