More Turbulence Ahead, Keep Those Seatbelts Buckled
Global commentators have suggested that the political wildcard for 2024 will be the United States
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The Mexican Senate’s Dark Night of Infamy
In one fell swoop, the all-Morena, blundering, makeshift Senate gave its slapdash approval and benediction to 20 separate controversial laws in a marathon session so that they could get priority seating for the Rosalía concert in the Zócalo later that night
Read moreMexico City May Soon Ban Bullfights
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Bullfighting, one of Mexico’s most cherished cultural traditions, may soon be banned in Mexico City, which boasts the world’s largest bullring, the Plaza de Toros México. On Monday, Dec. 6, a special commission of the city’s congress voted four in favor against one abstention to ban the sport, claiming that it constituted an act
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By KYLIE MADRY Do the Cabinet Shuffle While the resignation of Mexico’s Security and Public Protection Secretary Alfonso Durazo made headlines several weeks ago, more cabinet changes are coming, said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). To replace Durazo, AMLO proposed Rosa Icela Rodríguez, who had been appointed to oversee Mexico’s sea ports and merchant shipping in July, during his
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By KYLIE MADRY Foreign Meds to Flood In Mexico’s medicine shortage will come to an end, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced at his morning press conference Thursday, Oct. 29. The country signed a deal with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) for 32 billion pesos to buy medicine from outside of Mexico, which, until a few
Read moreAMLO Declares War on Outsourcing
By KYLIE MADRY Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) once again sparked controversy, this time declaring his intention to ban outsourcing in Mexico during his morning press conference on Tuesday, Oct. 27. This is AMLO’s latest target in his war on corruption, with the president saying that outsourcing only allows businesses to skirt tax laws and avoid paying employees
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