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AMLO’s Fourth State of the Nation Address
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After AMLO’s State of the Nation Address
Read moreA Myopic AMLO Sings his own Praises, Merited or Not
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Despite a dramatic 74 percent uptick in violent crimes, a 7.3 percent increase in poverty, a contraction of the national economy every year since he took office, and, lest we forget, a dismal mismanagement of the covid-19 pandemic that has resulted in the deaths of nearly 260,000 Mexicans (and that’s just based on the official numbers, outside
Read moreAMLO Reaches Third Informe With Record Number of Lies
By KELIN DILLON As Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) reached his third official “Informe” (State of the Nation Address) as the head of the country’s executive branch, research consultancy SPIN revealed López Obrador has reportedly told 61,079 lies throughout the first three years of his six-year term — more than double the amount of lies attributed to former
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AMLO’s Third State of the Nation Address
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Last of the Sauri-ans The first week of September in Mexican politics was raucous from start to finish. Here is a capsulated roundup of events: It all started on Monday, Aug. 31, with the first vote at the Mexican Chamber of Deputies for the upcoming third and last year of the current legislature. Contending for the
Read morePeers Clash in New Mexican Congress’ First Week
By RICARDO CASTILLO What happened during the first week of the National Regeneration Movement’s (Morena) new majority in both Mexican houses of Congress (the Chamber of Deputies and the Chamber of Senators) only served to prove what I had suspected: The Mexican left, now represented by the Morena political party, has been down so long that its members don’t know what to do
Read morePorfirio Muñoz Ledo, Under the Limelight Again at Age 85
By RICARDO CASTILLO The new Chamber of Deputies president, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, is a master of political discourse and parliamentary procedures. During the “installation” (to use the Mexican term for inauguration) of the two houses of Congress last Saturday, Sept. 1, Porfirio, at age 85, presided over the inaugural process of the 64th Legislature. And in so doing, he showed his experience
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