Tesla to Open Major Plant in Nuevo León
The Mexico plant, an investment that could be worth up to $10 billion, will be Tesla’s third assembly plant outside of the United States
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Premeditated Evil
OPINION By ENRIQUE KRUAZE The great Hungarian theoretician György Lukács was a member of the intellectual circle of German socialist Max Weber and was therefore well aware of the famous reflection of the master: “Whoever seeks the salvation of his soul and that of others must not do so through the path of politics, whose tasks, which are very opposed
Read moreKrakow: The Good, the Bad and the Very, Very Ugly
By RICH GRANT We did not want to go to Auschwitz-Birkenau. After all, it had taken us a lot of time and effort just to get to Krakow. The sun was out, and it was a perfect day. Pretty Polish girls walked by in summer dresses. The cafes of Old Town were buzzing and there were buskers singing and juggling
Read moreMexico’s Elections Reach Conclusive Results
By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s historically large midterm elections, held on Sunday, June 6, have finally come to definitive results, barring a handful of cases that have necessitated recounts. More than 47.4 million people turned out for Sunday’s vote, putting the country’s citizen participation at 52.67 percent for the record-sized elections. The National Electoral Institute’s (INE) quick count of votes puts
Read moreMexican Artists Celebrate International Dance Day in Lockdown
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF A total of 93 Mexican dancers of different genres came together over the internet this week to create a moving modern ballet interpretation of José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango,” a classic Mexican symphony. The dance, titled “Un Solo Corazón en Movimiento” (“A Single Heart in Movement”) was part of an initiative by the National Institute
Read moreDresden: The Mini-Prague
BY RICH GRANT They say that no one buildings cities like Prague anymore, but that’s not quite true. Most of the gorgeous baroque, “Old Europe” city you see in the heart of Dresden, Germany, today is brand new, even though it appears to look centuries old. From medieval-looking back alleys to grand cathedrals, from an impressive baroque opera house to
Read moreAMLO’s Anti-Corruption Moves Get Approval
By RICARDO CASTILLO Every morning since Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) came into power last Dec. 1, 2018, he has repeated over and over again that his leadership is meant to oust thievery within the Mexican federal government. The word “corruption” is repeated constantly in his daily speeches at the morning press conferences he holds at the National
Read moreWho Are the ‘Willing’ in Central Europe?
By JACQUES GOODLOE Special to Pulse News Mexico The idea of an “axis of the willing against illegal migration” composed of Italy, Germany and Austria has been proposed by Sebastian Kurz, Austria’s right populist leader. He spoke about this with German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, a Bavarian conservative who shares the Austrian chancellor’s views on tighter border controls. Kurz said fighting illegal
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