Oaxaca: Federal Police Retreat After seven hours of pitched battle, Popular Assembly (APPO) activists and supporters beat back the police from the Benito Juarez Autonomous…
Armed police move in on Oaxaca protests At least eight people have died as police shot at protestors and broke down barricades, after five months of protests in the city.
Oaxaca: Teachers hold firm against their union leaders Teachers in the insurgent state of Oaxaca are refusing their union's return to work call, after…
Two more Oaxaca communards murdered Two more members of the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca (APPO) have been murdered by supporters of Governor Ruiz, bringing the total to…
Oaxaca communards shot by police Four people have been wounded after police and hired thugs loyal to Governor Ruiz opened fire on a popular assembly's 'mobile brigade'.
Magon, Ricardo Flores, 1873-1922 A short biography of Ricardo Flores Magon, the Mexican anarchist who took part in the Mexican revolution and was imprisoned several times…
1994: The Zapatista uprising A brief history of the rebellion in Chiapas in the jungles of Mexico, where hundreds of thousands of people rose up against the Mexican state and…
Ortega, Margarita, ?-1914 A short biography of Mexican anarchist school teacher and sharpshooter Margarita Ortega, who was executed in 1914.
Traven, B., 1890-1969 A short biography of B. Traven, German underground author, anarchist and writer of the Treasure of Sierra Madre. [This article contains several factual inaccuracies and is typical of the many myths and half truths that have circulated concerning the mysterious B. Traven. For example, the date and location of birth given here are entirely speculative. For the known facts concerning Traven and a far more accurate…
Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919 A short biography of the legendary Mexican revolutionary hero, guerrilla and anarchist, Emiliano Zapata.
The Real del Monte miners' strike, 1766 A short history of the first ever strike in North American history, by Mexican silver miners.
1867-2000: A people’s history of Mexico A working class history of Mexico from the Diaz administration of 1876, through the Revolution of 1910 to the beginning of the 21st century.
