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AMLO’s “First the Poor” Policy
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Sharing the Wealth
Read moreBorgen Project Hopes to End Extreme Poverty by 2030
By JENNIFER SCHNEIDER The waves lapped against the small fishing vessel in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. While the Internet connection glitched, a young Clint Borgen used the paychecks from his job on the fishing vessel to fund what would eventually become a national campaign that focuses U.S. political attention on extreme poverty around the globe. That was back in 2003, when
Read moreNavigating Mexico: In a World of 8 Billion
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Supposedly, sometime in July 2022, a baby was born and became the eighth billion member of the living human family. The planet’s population has doubled in 48 years. Quite an accomplishment. So the question might be, what is Mexico’s place in a global community of 8 billion people? The answer is tricky because there are
Read moreJudge Orders Restoration of Mexico’s Full-Time School Program
By KELIN DILLON On Wednesday, Sept. 7, Mexico’s Third District Judge in Administrative Matters of Mexico City, Yadira Medina Alcántara, enacted a nationwide amparo (legal injunction) to restore the country’s Full-Time Schools program (ETC), which was controversially ended in anticipation of the implementing the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) led government’s The School is Ours (LEEN) initiative by the end of
Read moreNavigating Mexico: Protecting Your Pesos
By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE One of the first topics in most high school world geography classes is, “Why are some countries rich while other countries are poor?” The answer is a relatively simple one: a combination of its level of corruption, its geography, climate, whether it is landlocked, security of property rights, economic flow and, one of the most
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AMLO’s Answer to Increased Poverty under his Regime
Read moreWhat AMLO Got Wrong, According to Experts
By MARK LORENZANA Economic experts in Mexico have questioned the numbers that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) presented in his fourth State of the Nation Address (Informe de Gobierno) at the National Palace in Mexico City on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, and accused him of “not sticking to reality.” The analysts, in a report by Mexican
Read moreAMLO Offers Nothing New in Fourth State of the Nation Address
By MARK LORENZANA With his popularity dropping, violence growing and the country’s economy crashing, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 1, tried his hardest to put a positive spin on his administration’s shortcomings through his State of the Nation Address (Informe de Gobierno) at the National Palace in Mexico City. The 50-minute speech
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