A governor’s criticism of the ruling Morena party highlights concerns about drug traffickers’ power and how far it extends.
Stories by Jude Webber
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Naming and shaming media shows a flexible approach to facts
President López Obrador has long harangued journalists for publishing stories that criticize him. But now he has gone a step further.
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Government gives control of private oil find to Pemex, risks international litigation
The Mexican government has awarded control of one of the country’s biggest oil discoveries to Pemex, dealing a blow to private investment.
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‘AMLO will keep on being AMLO’: president undeterred by bruising midterms
If President López Obrador was chastened by his losses in midterm elections this month, he has not shown it.
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Despite setbacks, Mexico City mayor sees no need to change direction
With the election results and the Metro accident it has been a terrible few weeks for Claudia Sheinbaum. But she remains unflappable.
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Is third time the charm for AMLO’s energy reforms?
The president’s latest attempt to change energy regulations has come via the modification of foreign trade and customs rules.
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Construction deficiencies caused Mexico City Metro collapse, inquiry finds
The collapse of a section of the line was caused by a series of faults during construction, according to preliminary results of an inquiry.
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Televisa-Univision merger seeks to cash in on Latino growth
Latin America is the latest front in the global streaming war being fought between the world’s biggest media groups.
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History of the drug trade reveals disastrous consequences of a century of prohibition
The Dope, an immensely readable history of the Mexican drug trade, shows how prohibition has had disastrous and far-reaching consequences.
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Finance minister and AMLO ally named to head Bank of México
President López Obrador has named a consultant who lacks public-sector experience to replace Arturo Herrera, who will run the central bank.
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Despite a loss of seats in Congress, AMLO may emerge emboldened from Sunday’s elections
For López Obrador, the midterms are a chance to prove ‘that things are changing, that there’s a transformation [under way].’
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Business seeks to revive Mexico’s Bajío region as a manufacturing hub
From its silver mines of the 1500s to its modern high-tech factories, Mexico’s central Bajío region has long been a success story.
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Political violence: ‘narco politics is advancing with gigantic steps’
Candidates’ deaths have laid bare the deep-rooted ties between organized crime groups and the local officials who protect them.
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Mexico’s ‘organic architecture:’ curvatures in space and time
Architect Javier Senosiain is Mexico’s leading proponent of ‘organic architecture,’ a concept popularized in the US by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Elevated section of Mexico City metro collapses; 23 dead, 70 injured
At least 23 people died when a section of the metro collapsed on to a road below, leaving the train split in two and hanging precariously.
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López Obrador flouts constitution in battle against Mexico’s institutions
As the halfway point in his term approaches, the president’s vow to respect the law appears increasingly tenuous.
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For Mexico’s drug cartels, there are big profits to be made in fentanyl
Like rival carmakers, the Sinaloa and Jalisco New Generation cartels compete to manufacture and export the finished product to the U.S.
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Congress votes to extend term of Supreme Court chief justice
Congress on Friday approved a law backed by President López Obrador to extend the term of the head of the Supreme Court.
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Vaccine tourism: Mexicans who can afford it head north for a Covid shot
Dismayed by the slow rollout of shots at home, middle-class Mexicans are traveling to the US for Covid vaccine.
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Broadcasters merge to launch Spanish-language streaming service
Televisa and the United States Spanish-language network Univision will combine their content to compete with online platforms like Netflix.
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Activists will face off against the army in their efforts to derail the Maya Train
A dilapidated shed on a potholed road in the Calakmul biosphere is headquarters of a battle to stop the Maya Train project in its tracks.
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US officials visit Mexico and Guatemala to discuss migration
The Biden administration battles a growing political crisis over the rising number of unaccompanied migrant children crossing the border.
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In Tijuana, 1,500 migrants are hopeful the new US president will let them in
Hundreds of migrants camped out in a tent city outside the El Chaparral pedestrian crossing, praying President Biden will let them in.
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President López Obrador fails to recognize his woman problem
For a president who promised respect, tolerance and peace, it looked last week as if he was at war with half his country — women.
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Culture and Covid delay women’s advance in macho Mexico
Gender attitudes remain deeply entrenched in Latin America’s second-biggest economy and despite major strides there is still a long way to go.
