Republican Lawmakers Want US Army to Combat Cartels
Matamoros is considered ground zero for the Gulf Cartel, one of the oldest organized crime groups in Mexico, and is known for its warring factions
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Univision’s Ramos Confronts AMLO on Historic Homicide Rates in Mexico
By MARK LORENZANA Veteran Mexican-American journalist Jorge Ramos gave Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) all he could handle on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 22, during AMLO’s daily press conference. Ramos, known for his no-nonsense approach when dealing with López Obrador during his news conferences, told the Mexican president point-blank that his administration can now lay claim to
Read moreMexico’s Chamber of Deputies Approves Keeping Army on Streets until 2028
By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies — whose majority bloc consists of members of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) — approved on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 14, a proposal to use the Armed Forces for public security tasks until 2028. Yolanda de la Torre, a deputy of the centralist Institutional
Read moreWhat AMLO Got Wrong, According to Experts
By MARK LORENZANA Economic experts in Mexico have questioned the numbers that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) presented in his fourth State of the Nation Address (Informe de Gobierno) at the National Palace in Mexico City on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, and accused him of “not sticking to reality.” The analysts, in a report by Mexican
Read moreAMLO Offers Nothing New in Fourth State of the Nation Address
By MARK LORENZANA With his popularity dropping, violence growing and the country’s economy crashing, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, tried his hardest to put a positive spin on his administration’s shortcomings through his State of the Nation Address (Informe de Gobierno) at the National Palace in Mexico City. The 50-minute speech
Read moreDemocracy in Mexico Continues to Erode under AMLO
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA The word democracy is a combination of two Greek words: demos, which means “people” and kratos, which means “rule.” The ancient Greeks, after all, are credited with inventing democracy as a form of government. In Mexico, though, “the rule of the people” has been steadily replaced by the rule of one man — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
Read moreOpposition Bloc Demands Change in AMLO Security Plan
By MARK LORENZANA The public-security strategy of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is facing a possible review in the Mexican Senate, and the opposition bloc is demanding changes in the fight against organized crime, chief among them strengthening the state police and creating a professional civilian body in charge of public security. Damián Zepeda, a senator from the conservative National
Read moreCapital Flight from Mexico up 1,147 Percent in Third Quarter
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF During the third trimester of 2021, portfolio investment in Mexico registered nearly $14.6 billion in capital flight, both foreign and national, representing a 1,147 percent increase compared to the $1.17 billion that left the country during the same period of 2020. The 2021 third quarter figure is the largest capital exodus recorded for any
Read moreUSMCA: A Holiday Season to Remember
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreDoubling Down on the Lethal Flow of Fentanyl
By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE and DAVID M. LUNA (The following article first appeared in “The National Interest” and is being republished in Pulse News Mexico with specific prior permission.) As the United States debates “emergencies” at its southern border and negotiates a trade deal with China, U.S. leaders must confront the lethal trade in fentanyl from other North American countries
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