Private Sector Covers Government’s Education Shortcomings
The National Commission for Free Textbooks commissions most of the production of Mexico’s educational textbooks
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Thousands Show Up at Zócalo to Defend INE
Protesters also left flowers at the entrance of the SCJN, as a symbol of the confidence they have in the justices
Read moreSheinbaum Deploys National Guard in Metro, Days after Crash
According to a report from Mexico’s Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC), which was updated this month, there are a total of 128,233 GN agents throughout the country
Read moreLine 3 Crash Is Fourth Metro Tragedy under Sheinbaum’s Watch
A collision between two trains on Line 3 of the Metro Collective Transportation System in Mexico City on the morning of Jan. 7 left one person dead and at least 100 injured
Read moreEbrard Team Files Case against Sheinbaum’s #EsClaudia Campaign
Sheinbaum and Ebrard, along with Senator Ricardo Monreal and Interior (Segob) Secretary Adán Augusto López Hernández, are all considered to be in the running as the standard bearer for the presidency under the banner of López Obrador’s Morena party
Read moreTwo Former Mancera Officials Arrested for Alleged Espionage
Two former top-level officials who reported to then-Mexico City Governor and now Senator Miguel Ángel Mancera were arrested for alleged espionage
Read moreAMLO’s Twisted Definition of Democracy
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA It was exactly a month ago, on Nov. 15, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that he would pivot to a Plan B to pass his contentious electoral initiative, by any means necessary. But the most alarming part? He was twisting the meaning of democracy to force down the throats of Mexican citizens
Read morePowerful 6.9 Magnitude Quake Shakes Mexico Anew
By MARK LORENZANA Another powerful earthquake shook Mexico in the early-morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 22, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, according to the National Seismological Service (SSN). The quake, which hit at 1:16 a.m. in the morning and sent nervous residents across the capital and central Mexico rushing into the street, was, in fact, an aftershock of the
Read moreMexico City Government Collects Millions for Deaths of Endangered Rabbits
By MARK LORENZANA The Chapultepec Zoo, located in Chapultepec Park, Mexico City, is the oldest and best-known wildlife park in the country. It is also home to the only reproductive colony in the world of teporingos, also known as zacatuches or volcano rabbits, which are an endemic and highly endangered species. However, the capital government has allegedly collected millions of
Read moreMexico Hit by 7.7 Magnitude Earthquake
By MARK LORENZANA A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico on the afternoon of Monday, Sept. 19, just minutes after a nationwide earthquake drill, or “simulacro,” was held to commemorate the victims of the 1985 and 2017 earthquakes. Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported that the epicenter of the quake was 63 kilometers south of Coalcomán, Michoacán. According to Mexico City Governor
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