Canada and the US Target China’s Mining Industry as Part of Their New Cold War

Owen Schalk A cobalt mine in central Africa. Image by Fairphone/Flickr. ‘Decoupling’ from China Means More Canadian Exploitation of Latin America, Africaa Last year, Ottawa announced its first-ever Critical Minerals Strategy, a program aimed at securing and expanding the access of Canadian companies to certain minerals deemed essential for the economy’s functioning. These 31 minerals, “the…

Mexico Refuses to Hand Over Trade Bloc Presidency to Peru’s de facto President

Peoples Dispatch Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), on May 15, once again refused to hand over the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance to Peru’s de facto president of Peru, Dina Boluarte. Photo: Presidency Mexico President AMLO reiterated that Mexico does not consider Dina Boluarte to be the legal president of Peru…

AMLO: ‘In Mexico a Revolution of Consciousness is Taking Place’

During the daily press conference of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on April 4, Peoples Dispatch co-editor Zoe Alexandra had the opportunity to ask AMLO how he responds to right-wing attacks in Mexico and across the region. He said that the right-wing is hypocritical and threatened by a government that builds with and for…

Interview with Mexico’s Leading Presidential Contender Claudia Sheinbaum

Rania Khalek of Breakthrough News and Zoe Alexandra of @PeoplesDispatch sat down with Dr. Claudia Sheinbaum, the head of government in Mexico City and one of the founders of Morena, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. She is a rising figure in Mexican national politics and a leading contender for the 2024 presidential…

Russia and Latin America: Forward-Looking Partnership and Cooperation

Sergey Lavrov In the run-up to my visit to Latin America, I decided to share with readers my thoughts on the prospects for Russian-Latin American relations in the current geopolitical context. The international situation remains extremely tense and continues to worsen in many aspects. The main reason for that is the stubborn desire of the…

Mexico: Is AMLO’s Resource Nationalism Raising the Odds of a Coup?

Owen Schalk Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Photo courtesy Presidencia de la República Washington and Ottawa are not only attempting to weaken AMLO’s government—they are attempting to weaken Mexican democracy One of the key tenets of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s “fourth transformation” government is state sovereignty over Mexico’s energy resources. This transformation…

US Once Again Turning its Sword to Latin America as its Global Power Wanes

Drago Bosnic The political West is always “shocked” by how deeply unpopular it is in the Global South and cannot comprehend why it “dares” to refuse to side with them against Russia and/or China. This lesson is something the political elites of the United States and its numerous satellite states need to be reminded of from time to time….

AMLO Responds to US Threats of Unilateral Military Action: ‘We Will Never Be a US Colony’

BreakThrough News Amid ongoing US rhetorical attacks on Mexico, President AMLO held a massive rally to mark 85 years since the expropriation of its oil resources from foreign corporations. During the rally AMLO declared that Mexico will “never be a colony or protectorate of the US.” John Ackerman, Professor at the Institute for Legal Research…

México-Tesla Agreement: Mutually Beneficial or One-Sided?

Rubén Sierra On March 1, 2023, Mexico’s President Andrés Lopéz Obrador confirmed an agreement with Tesla that allows the electric vehicle company to build the “biggest electric vehicle plant in the world.”[1] The plant, or maquiladora, will be located in the border state of Nuevo León within the industrial hub of Monterrey, Mexico.”[2] The plant will specifically be…

Colombian Government and ELN Conclude Second Round of Peace Talks

Peoples Dispatch The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) concluded the second round of peace talks on March 10, in Mexico. Photo: Francia Márquez/Twitter During the second round of peace talks, the Colombian government and the ELN agreed on a six-point definitive agenda that will guide the following stages of the negotiation process…

What is Really Going on with Lula?

What is Really Going on w/ Lula? Breaking down the facts, the lies, good & bad plus the Truth About Human Rights Nicaragua. Camila Escalante & Teri Mattson Rumble https://t.co/8rUGCW3tzi — Fiorella Isabel (@FiorellaIsabelM) March 10, 2023 Latin American governments say they don’t want foreign governments intervening in their internal affairs. Impossible to take them…

Mexico & Cuba to Organize Summit of Progressive Countries

Mexico’s Foreign Minister, Marcelo Ebrard, has confirmed that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has agreed to convene a summit of progressive Latin American countries, together with Cuban president Miguel Diaz Canel. “President López Obrador suggested that communication and contact be established, and work be done to be able to meet the presidents of the progressive…

Attacks and Failures of the Right in Latin America

Claudio Katz Bolsonarism was affected by its failed coup. Its foundations in the army, gangs, agribusiness and evangelists are shaken. What are the current perspectives of the extreme right in the continent? Recently, the right-wingers in the region have faced three important setbacks. The failed coup in Brazil was preceded by a failed coup in…

Dan Kovalik: US Covert Program Fuels Sinaloa Chapo Violence

The Grayzone’s Max Blumenthal is joined by journalist Dan Kovalik to discuss events in Sinaloa. The northern Mexican state was turned into a war zone ahead of Joe Biden’s scheduled visit to the country this month. In the city of Culiacan, the Mexican military captured Ovidio Guzman, the son of El Chapo, the imprisoned leader…

Decolonization, Multipolarity, and the Demise of the Monroe Doctrine

William Camacaro and Frederick Mills Mapuche protest in Chile, using signs in their language, defending their right to cultural independence and land recovery. Credit photo: Pressenza International News Agency “It is no longer possible, in the case of America, to continue with the Monroe Doctrine nor with the slogan ‘America for the Americans.’” – Andrés…

AMLO and Mexico’s Fourth Transformation

Adalberto Santana Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, called for a mass rally that took place on November 27th. AMLO led a march through the main avenues of Mexico City, which culminated in a huge rally in the Plaza de la Constitución, better known as the Zócalo.  The authorities of the Mexican capital estimated the…

What is Behind the Summit of Global Conservatism Held in Mexico?

Gustavo A Maranges On December 18 and 19, Mexico hosted the Conservative Political Action Coalition (CPAC), a global meeting of far-right forces. Thinking about the date, the context, and the participants provide valuable information to elucidate what this meeting was all about. It was not an ordinary or scheduled meeting, but an emergency one after…

Everybody Wants to Hop on the BRICS Express

Pepe Escobar Eurasia is about to get a whole lot larger as countries line up to join the Chinese and Russian-led BRICS and SCO, to the detriment of the west Let’s start with what is in fact a tale of Global South trade between two members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). At its heart is…