By KELIN DILLON Mexico City’s prescription drug drought, which began mid-2020, has continued its stay, leaving the country’s inhabitants with diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer without the vital medications to treat their illnesses. Pharmacies have come up short on supply with drugs like vyvanse for treating attention deficit issues, mometasone and paramethasone for allergies, the antacid Riopan for stomach
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS If there remains any doubt as to whether or not Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has assumed dictatorial powers, his blatant use of “trial by president” should be proof enough for anyone with even the slightest knowledge of how a democracy is supposed to work. Let me be very clear: The fact that AMLO has
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By MATT SEDDON On Jan. 22, desperate parents of children with cancer demonstrated and caused a significant amount of chaos at Mexico City’s Benito Juárez International Airport. They were fighting for the lifesaving medications their children needed — medications they said they could not obtain. The leader of the protest received a call from a high-level government official, who assured him the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO A year ago at this time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) declared a full-fledged frontal war on fuel thieves, nicknamed “huachicoleros.” In just a few months, the hordes of fuel duct-spiking gangs were deprived of gasoline as the lines were dried out, and by March, AMLO announced the huachicol had been stopped by as much
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