AMLO Downplays Protest against New Electoral Law
López Obrador labeled those who joined the demonstration as “pure electoral racoons” who were following the orders of “white collar criminals”
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Pilots Protest AMLO Reform to Allow Air Cabotage
López Obrador’s argument that this measure would lower the price of plane tickets is wrong
Read morePRI Candidate for Coahuila Is Frontrunner in Unofficial Polls
Ricardo Monreal, leader of the Morena majority bloc in the Senate, criticized Mejía Berdeja’s resignation from his post and his subsequent defection to the PT as its official gubernatorial candidate in Coahuila
Read moreThe Summit That Never Was
The only time López Obrador touched on the subject was when he made reference to the Sembrando Vida Program, which is focused on tree planting
Read moreAMLO-Biden Talks Get Off with Turbulent Start
In the same bilateral meeting on Monday, Biden also reiterated his government’s priority of solving the problem of fentanyl trafficking into the United States
Read moreAMLO’s Daily Tirades against Journalists Are Putting Them in Harm’s Way
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA In February of this year, the San Diego Union-Tribune published an editorial criticizing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), saying his “rhetoric will get more journalists killed.” Specifically, the Union-Tribune editorial zeroed in on López Obrador’s penchant for labeling journalists — especially journalists who criticize AMLO and his administration — as “thugs,” “mercenaries” and “sellouts.”
Read moreCache of Aztec Artifacts Uncovered, Possible Clue to Royal Tomb
By ALLAN WALL What is now Mexico City was founded as Tenochtitlán in 1325 by the Mexica (Aztec) and subsequently destroyed by the Spaniards and their indigenous allies in 1521. The Spaniards built a new city on the rubble. Therefore, when they dig down under the city, archeologists frequently find Aztec structures, as was the case in the renowned Templo
Read moreJorge Nuño Named as Mexico’s New Communications, Infrastructure Head
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Jorge Nuño Lara will become the new head of Mexico’s Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), replacing Jorge Arganis, who is leaving office due to health issues, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced Wednesday, Oct. 9. “Jorge Nuño is going to take charge of the Secretariat of Communications and Infrastructure: he is going to be
Read moreOpposition Bloc against AMLO’s Electoral Reform Grows
By MARK LORENZANA The contentious electoral reform spearheaded by deputies from the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has further divided the country, and two groups have emerged thus far: those who have called for a complete transformation — or even scrapping — of the National Electoral Institute (INE), and those who are
Read moreScrapping of Electoral Institute a Threat to Democracy, Says Majority of Mexicans
By MARK LORENZANA Only 13 percent of Mexicans believe that the National Electoral Institute (INE) should be eliminated, 31 percent support some sort of electoral reform and 53 percent think that the INE has been doing a good job so far, according to a telephone survey conducted by Mexican daily newspaper Reforma from Wednesday, Oct. 26, to Saturday, Oct. 29.
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