Asians, Mexicans and many others continue to break new ground in their own way by allying with each other across countries of origin. By creating safe spaces for those who truly believe all people are created equal,...
The sovereign right of Cuba and Mexico to determine their own path must be defended... If the Cuban revolution is defeated, Mexico and the people of the US will find it harder to win their own transformational demands.
The [Nuestra America] conference’s concrete result was the San Carlos Declaration, [which] outlines a new continental project affirming that the future of America lies in the hands of its peoples.
We are clear that ours is a struggle against imperialism, capitalism and war wherever they threaten, from Gaza to Caracas to Greenland.
If you question whether Mexican workers are to blame, you have to question the whole capitalist system and who it benefits, and we’re trained not to ask those hard questions. Our ruling class doesn’t want workers to understand that their interests and those of the corporate elite conflict.
The US left has often not understood or has simply ignored Mexico’s significance, given that 150 years ago over a third of the country was taken by military force and annexed to the United States.
José Luis Hernandez Ayala, as a union activist, never shies from defending those who are wronged. He has jumped into action against the atrocities perpetrated on the Palestinian people. As he says, we cannot remain indifferent; how can anyone with an ounce of humanity be indifferent?
... when Esmeralda talks with such pride about her father at GM Silao, we’re reminded how powerful it is to also have family passing it down. In her daily work at Casa Obrera assisting workers build independent democratic unions able to negotiate better wages and benefits and working conditions, Esmeralda not only has the consciousness, she’s carrying on the work.
