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Hundreds of thousands rally in Mexico City
Over 200,000 people rallied in Mexico City’s zócalo on July 1 to voice opposition to the government of President Felipe…
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People of Oaxaca reoccupy zócalo
Thousands of workers, activists and members of the Popular Assembly of the People of Oaxaca (APPO) have reoccupied the city’s…
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What’s the problem with biofuels?
Global warming due to carbon emissions from the unchecked use of fossil fuels. Rising oil and gas prices. And, ultimately,…
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Resistance to U.S. imperialism grows in Latin America
On March 8, President George Bush left the United States on a six-day trip through Latin America. He traveled through…
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Mexican police arrest Oaxaca protest leaders, movement fights back
According to a communiqué of the Popular Assembly of the People’s of Oaxaca (APPO), the Federal Preventative Police arrested two…
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Mexican court reinstates former president Echeverría’s arrest warrant
A Mexican court reinstated an arrest warrant for former Mexican president Luis Echeverría on Nov. 30. Echeverría was the interior…
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Oaxaca struggle presses demands, consolidates support
Protesters and supporters of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) proved their commitment to the people’s movement…
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Oaxaca: ‘A form of struggle like the Paris Commune’
On Oct. 28, the Mexican government sent thousands of riot police into the city of Oaxaca, where teachers and other…
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Oaxaca movement forms new government, widens struggle
On Nov. 10, the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) was formally dissolved. It was replaced by the…
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Electoral fraud and people’s resistance in Mexico
Dr. Gilberto López y Rivas is a professor of ethnology and social anthropology at the National Institute of Anthropology and…
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