By RICARDO CASTILLO … There is a lot of debate over why the Mexican leader did not attend the G-20, but he certainly had his reasons…
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Mexico, Home of Fifis and Chairos
By RICARDO CASTILLO … There are two words that have recently come into rhetorical vogue in Mexican slang: fifi and chairo…
PRI Holds Revival to Resurrect Living Dead Voters
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Mexico’s moribund party is desperately trying to scare up some support among political zombies…
Dos Bocas Goose Will Lay Eggs, AMLO Hopes
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Critics have said the Dos Bocas oil refinery will be a disaster, but Mexico’s president is confident that it has wings and will fly…
Mexican Steel Tycoon’s Arrest Foreshadows Political Storm
By RICARDO CASTILLO … The arrest of Alonso Ancira Elizondo and charges against Emilio Lozoya Austin are threatening to create the perfect political storm in Mexico…
Roster of Allegedly Crooked Journalists Made Public
By RICARDO CASTILLO … A list has surfaced of 36 big-name journalists who allegedly received illicit paybacks from the previous administration for favorable press coverage…
A Dubious Future for Mexico’s PRI and PRD Political Parties
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Is there anything left for Mexico’s PRD and PRI to celebrate now that they have been diagnosed as end-of-life patients?…
Labor Day Unionists Meeting Buries Charrismo
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Many union leaders belong to a club nicknamed in political circles the “charros” (Mexican rodeo horse riders)…
Abrogation of Mexico’s Education Reform Fails, For Now
By RICARDO CASTILLO … The Mexican Congress sent back to the Chamber of Deputies AMLO’s much-touted law reversing former President Enrique Peña Nieto’s Education Reform…
A Tale of Two Airports: NAIM and Santa Lucía
By RICARDO CASTILLO … Communications and Transportation Secretary Javier Jiménez Espriú released copies of crooked contracts made during the construction of what was to be the New Mexico International Airport…
Mexican Education Bill Gets Lower House Approval
By RICARDO CASTILLO … After a long and weary debate, Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies voted to abolish former President Enrique Peña Nieto Education Reform…
