By MARK LORENZANA The Mexican National Men’s Soccer Team squandered an early 2-0 lead and ended up suffering a painful defeat, 2-3, against Colombia in their friendly match on the night of Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. El Tri scored two goals early — winger Alexis Vega on a penalty kick six minutes into
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexican winger Hirving “Chucky” Lozano saved his heroics for the last minute, scoring a late goal as the Mexican National Men’s Soccer Team overcame Peru, 1-0, in their international soccer friendly on the night of Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. Lozano, who also plays for Italian Serie A club Napoli, anticipated
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By MARK LORENZANA Fans of Mexican basketball have a lot to celebrate lately. On the morning of Sunday, Sept. 4, the Mexican National Basketball Team defeated Panama, 65-60, in the group stages of the ongoing 2022 FIBA AmeriCup Tournament in Recife, Brazil. Previously known as the FIBA Americas Championship, the FIBA AmeriCup takes place every four years between national teams
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By MARK LORENZANA Foreign direct Investment (FDI) in Mexico had a strong annual growth of 49.2 percent in the first half of this year, helping the country accumulate $27.5 billion, according to preliminary figures from Mexico’s Economy Secretariat. According to a statement by the Secretariat of the Economy, the figure reflects “extraordinary movements, related to the merger of Televisa with
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OPINION By SILVIO CANTO, JR. Am I happy that Latin American nations are electing leftists? Of course not, but it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Down in Chile, leftist President Gabriel Boric, who came to power in March of this year, is already struggling in the polls. He is learning that changing a country’s constitution is
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OPINION By JERRY HAAR Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The second decade of the 21st century increasingly mirrors the world’s political and economic environment of a century before when nationalism, protectionism and isolationism occupied center stage in the global political economy. The key drivers of economic growth and development — neoliberal economic policies and free market-oriented institutional
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OPINION By ENRIQUE KRAUZE Even though this is something that happened a few weeks ago, it is an issue that I don’t want to let go by unmentioned: Anti-Semitism has reappeared in Mexico’s public life, instigated by the powers that be. And the subject deserves a cautionary reflection. “The day there is not a single Jew left in the world,
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OPINION By IÑIGO FERNÁNDEZ BAPTISTA Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* In 2006 — more than 16 years ago — in the midst of the bird flu, Jeffrey Staples published an article in Harvard Business Review stating that a pandemic could become the single greatest threat to business continuity. That prediction took solid form with the covid-19 pandemic
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF In a letter made publish by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Sunday, March 13, Argentine President Alberto Fernández, a diehard populist who has backed López Obrador’s leftist policies, proposed the creation of a regional socialist alliance between Mexico, Argentina and Brazil to combat capitalism. In the letter, dated March 9, Fernández
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS At long last, spring has arrived in Mexico, and, as a result, the capital’s streets are now awash in sumptuous shades of lavender and lilac as the city’s lush jacaranda trees come into full bloom. Yes, the clusters of violet-blue trumpet flowers embraced by an ensemble of dark green fern-like foliage that grace the city this time of
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