Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
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Environmental Defender Murdered in Mexico Days Before Vote on Pipeline Project
Samir Flores Soberanes had challenged the words of government representatives at a forum about the construction of a gas pipeline and two thermoelectric plants, a day before his murder.
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With Lopez Obrador In, Thousands Of Workers Walk Out
During the past month, between 30,000 and 40,000 maquiladora workers in Matamoros plants have walked off their jobs – and now Mexican workers elsewhere are considering following their example.
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How the "Bernie of Mexico" Won the Presidency
Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave the people something to vote for: expanding free college education, raising the minimum wage, fighting income inequality, and creating a massive infrastructure and jobs program.
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Zapatistas and Indigenous Mexicans Create Parallel Government for Indigenous Autonomy
“This council proposes to govern this country,” the Zapatista Army of National Liberation said.
