When the Court Was Servile
Although over time the Supreme Court had been less subservient to the executive than Congress, it genuflected several times between 1970 and 1994
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Mexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO Salina Cruz Pier Expanded Notwithstanding a myriad of problems still left to be resolved in the construction of the Inter-Oceanic Train Corridor at the Tehuantepec Isthmus, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) inaugurated the first leg of the project, constituting an extension of the docking pier at the Salina Cruz port. AMLO said the dock would
Read moreMaya Train Project Chugs Along Full Speed Ahead, Despite Opposition
By RICARDO CASTILLO No doubt about it, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) Tren Maya tourist train project is a go. But opposition to AMLO’s “pharaonic” endeavor is hopelessly trying to get its progress suspended, or outright dumped, to no avail. The train is a go, but there are still opponents to it, stemming out of two fronts. Note
Read moreOpponent of Thermoelectric Plant Gunned Down in Morelos
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Samir Flores Soberanes – a leading activist against a controversial thermoelectric plant and gas duct that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has proposed opening despite concerns that they will harm the surrounding environment – was shot dead by unknown assailants in front of his Amilcingo, Morelos, home in the early morning hours
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