Pemex Government Funding Outpaces Contributions
This marks the first time Pemex’s public support has outpaced its contributions since 2020
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Private Sector Covers Government’s Education Shortcomings
The National Commission for Free Textbooks commissions most of the production of Mexico’s educational textbooks
Read moreThe Road Ahead for the ‘Tres Amigos’
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreMexico City Metro Suffers 16 Mishaps Since Jan. 7
On average, every 31 hours, an incident occurred the past three weeks that caused the Metro service to be suspended
Read moreEconomic Expert: AMLO ‘Pawning’ Mexico’s Future with Education Policy
By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is “pawning” Mexico’s future with his “preference for improvisation,” according to economist, author and journalist Jorge Suarez Velez in his weekly column for Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Thursday, Aug. 25. This “improvisation,” according to Suarez Velez, is manifested in López Obrador’s penchant for promoting his friends “without experience or
Read moreNYT: AMLO Only Making Poverty in Mexico Worse
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS In a scathing report on the state of poverty in Mexico, the New York Times (NYT) on Monday, July 18, pointed out that while President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has repeatedly claimed that fighting poverty is his most important priority, nearly every policy he has enacted has only served to hurt the poor. Nearly four years
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Budget Change Controversy Harsh times demand harsh measures, and this week Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sent a bill to the Chamber of Deputies proposing to rearrange the government’s budget to meet the inevitable health and financial crisis looming for the nation. AMLO’s adversaries, through the non-governmental organization México Evalúa (Evaluates) has claimed that the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Getting Back to Work The covid-19 lockdown is taking its toll everywhere in Mexico. The truth is, each and every able body in the country would rather be working than inventing in pastimes at home. But some who are already moving ahead of the pandemic are paving the road for when the moment comes to restart the
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