ABC Daycare Center Fire Tragedy Revival
By RICARDO CASTILLO … It has been a decade since 49 toddlers died in a daycare center fire, but the wounds are still fresh and justice is demanded…
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Urzúa Resigns as Head of Finance Head, Herrera Pinch Hits
By RICARDO CASTILLO It was a political rock rattle and roll in the Mexican government Tuesday, July 9, when, over the course of just one hour one Treasury Secretary resigned and a new one was appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). To offer a proper sequence of events, allow me to start from the beginning of the series
Read moreA Tariff Gone Too Far
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Read moreAMLO’s Revolving Door Turns Twice
By RICARDO CASTILLO The 10-page-long resignation letter Senator Germán Martínez Cázares sent to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Tuesday, May 21, resigning from the directorate post of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) marked a turn of political chess castling even before the president has been in office for six months. Immediately after Martínez Cázares’
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The Mexican Social Security Institute’s New Logo
Read moreMexican Social Security Institute Director’s Resignations Stirs up Political Hornet’s Nest
By RICARDO CASTILLO In what constituted the first internal rupture of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) administration, Senator Germán Martínez Cázares, director of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), turned in his resignation on Tuesday, May 21, after denouncing “pernicious interference” from Treasury Secretariat (Hacienda) officials, apparently acting on orders from Treasury Secretary Carlos Urzúa. Martínez Cázares read
Read moreAMLO’s Trio of Dubious Appointments
By RICARDO CASTILLO It’s been barely a month since Mexican President-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) won the July 1 election, and he is already raising eyebrows — not so much for his victory, but because some of the nominations he has made. Particularly grabbing attention are the appointments of several persons to his energy management cabinet. Definitely, the least
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