Alex González Ormerod

The White House and Mexico Are Learning to Get Along The two have agreed to cooperate closely on the most politically sensitive issue, writes Alex González Ormerod.

The security tightrope @claudiasheinbaum.bsky.social is walking isn’t about balancing Trump’s demands on one side and Mexico’s needs on the other. It is about shared interests being thrown by politicking back in Washington and Mexico City
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Mexico's oil company is in trouble. Here's what happend Mexico's State-owned oil company went from hero to zero. What went so wrong?

This is the craziest story in Mexico right now… and it’s just the beginning.
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Mexico weaponises human rights Critics are silenced as government officials are seen to rule in their own self-interest.

Mexico’s very progressive human rights laws weren’t designed for a one-party government

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The dictatorship of political parties in Mexico The Mexican political system is set up to protect its many political parties over all else.

After a single person dictatorship, and one-party rule, Mexico has the third worst form of government.

As president Sheinbaum mulls an electoral reform, now’s a good time to remember how terrible—and unreformable—Mexico’s political system is.

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YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist Mexico's 5 most famous people

You really need to listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast
We're covering Mexico's 5 most famous people and you'll either hate or love this list. But you will absolutely learn something you didn't know about some of the most influential people in Mexican history
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YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist Mexico's industrial policy is destined to fail

Can't get enough of Mexico: The Podcast?

Here's episode two, covering the promise and pitfalls of Mexican industrial policy. Now available on YouTube
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"Uber, meet unions": An unhappy introduction MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. giving houses to squatters, a bright spot in US-Mexico cooperation, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

An entrepreneur or company expanding into Mexico has a lot to worry about. Labour unions are probably nowhere near the top of their concerns. This week showed, they probably should be.

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YouTube video by The Mexico Political Economist Mexico does not matter

Like a pernicious black mold, The Mexico Political Economist's content is spreading to other platforms.

You can now listen to our podcast—Mexico: The Podcast—on YouTube

Have a listen!
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Sheinbaum really needs her party to shut up MXPE Weekly Essentials ft. import backdoor busted, diminishing returns in investments, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

Mexico is on the verge of striking a big deal with the Trump admin. So president Sheinbaum must have been pulling out her hair last week as her party went up in a blaze of anti-US rhetoric. Here’s why everything got so out of hand:
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Mexico’s judicial election: The campaign Novice judges and useless politicians force civil society to prepare for Mexico’s most controversial election.

Candidates are so unqualified to campaign that by the time a consultant contacted them, many had already been scammed.
This is what the lead up to Mexico’s judicial election has looked like for voters, candidates, and politicians:
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Trump’s remittance tax won’t make any money It will be a bonanza for the cartels though.

For centuries governments have taxed those they consider to be second-class citizens. For just as long, the taxed have found ways to avoid paying. Republicans are in for a rude awakening
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MXPE Weekly Essentials Mexico’s war with YouTube’s biggest influencer, museums, telecoms fight, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

It was a win-win agreement.

MrBeast got permission to film Mayan ruins, Mexico got access to millions in free publicity. How could anyone screw this up?
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A breakdown of Plan México, Sheinbaum’s flagship economic policy The state of every sector Mexico is seeking to super-charge.

You can't build an economy in your own image without breaking a few taboos. Mexico is going all out and is about to remake (or break) its entire economic system. Here's a breakdown of each of the major sectors president Sheinbaum is already revolutionising
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Mexico’s most revered holiday abroad is a non-event to Mexicans. Find out what happened and why it is that the US has become so enamored by it in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast (link in the comments)
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Timid quick-fixes paved the road to hell in Mexico Genuine progress requires bold action, not piecemeal policy.

When the government saw an amazing community run environmental project and tried its own quick and dirty fix. It was a disaster. There’s another way

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MXPE Weekly Essentials Censorship bill censored, mining undermined, auto tariff discounts, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

Mexico’s proposed telecoms reform—known as the “Censorship Bill”—was incredibly stupid. This is what it says about the country’s current politics:
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Pope Francis saw and spoke to a world in which the economy no longer serves ordinary people, inequality is soaring, and our natural world is in crisis. I spoke to @skynewsrss.bsky.social for @cafod.bsky.social on the legacy of a Pope who criticised an “economy that kills”

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MXPE Weekly Essentials Where Mexico stands re:Trump tariffs now—and why it's promising news, an ill-advised oil ban, music censorship, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

Unsure where Mexico stands with tariffs at the moment? MXPE Weekly Essentials has got you. Here's an update—and Mexico is on surprisingly good footing. Read all about it here:

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Donald Trump has reposted an anti-fentanyl video produced by the Mexican government. Though well intentioned (and a relational coup for Mexico), hyperbolic warnings about drugs can actually be very counterproductive. Here’s why:
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MXPE Weekly Essentials Sheinbaum: The last neoliberal, murder falls, grocery war, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

“What’s truly unbelievable is that we’re now the ones defending the USMCA,”
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Claudia Sheinbaum is losing control The Mexican president’s support is not as solid as it seems.

@mexicope.bsky.social wasn’t originally going to cover the horrors discovered in Teuchitlán—tragically, none of this was new. That was, until the government opened its mouth.
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Mexico confounds the left-right political spectrum Listen now | A history of ideological contradiction makes it tough to decide whether Mexicans are really progressive or utterly conservative.

Listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast to discover the definitive answer as to whether Mexico is left wing or right wing.
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The US fallout from tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminium The biggest winner could be the Chinese auto industry.

This is damage tariffs on Mexican steel and aluminium will do to *US industry*
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Mexican industry’s immediate reactions to tariffs Mexico knows threats are Trump’s policy. It’s avoiding knee jerk retaliation.

Ongoing tariff threats *are the policy*

Explained how this will continue to work for Trump and Mexico in yesterday’s piece:
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Mexican industry’s immediate reactions to tariffs Mexico knows threats are Trump’s policy. It’s avoiding knee jerk retaliation.

Mexico is largely fighting back by holding back. There is a very specific countdown to when it will actually have to respond though:
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MXPE Weekly Essentials The benefits of negotiating with Trump, Mexico’s millionaires, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

Despite not getting many concessions from the US, Sheinbaum has accrued a significant number of domestic policy victories thanks to Trump. Here’s how:
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Is Mexico poor? Listen now | The history of Mexican poverty and inequality in 5 stats.

This is excellent. Not exactly what you asked for but we’ve found US policy regarding Mexico is terrible from a lack of understanding. So we created a podcast en English to give a broad sweep of issues and misconceptions about Mexico instead of just news and soundbites
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Anti-drug ads are not why Mexico has fewer addicts The campaigns actually make drug abuse worse and distract from the real, tough solutions.

Despite their love-in over anti-fentanyl ads, Trump and Sheinbaum are dead wrong about what makes a society less likely to take drugs.

The opposite is true; ads can make things worse and make tough decisions around drug policy harder.

Here's why:
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MXPE Weekly Essentials Unpicking US fake news about Mexico, $1 billion from Netflix, and other highlights in Mexican politics, policy, and markets from the past week.

As MAGA "floods the space", Mexico has got caught in the undertow. Here's a quick cheat sheet to unpick the half-truths from the untruths regarding Mexico in the age of Trump:
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How Mexico got so violent Listen now | Zoom out from everyday violence to see how Mexico became a cartel stronghold.

20 of the world’s 50 most violent cities are in Mexico.

This is no accident and neither is it due to an problem with Mexicans themselves.

Find out how Mexico got so violent in our podcast:

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