A Tale of Three Marches: Mexico’s Scattered Politics

Marchers have recently taken to the streets in Mexico on three different occasions. The marches generally represent three different groups vying for political influence. At the center of the storm is President Calderón's proposed step-by-step privatization of the nation's state-owned oil company, Pemex. The government has succeeded in driving a wedge between independent-minded unions and those being reeled into the pocket of the government in support of the privatization.