As criminal violence has spiraled in Cancún, adversely affecting tourism, security forces have taken drastic but often misguided measures to rein it in.
Opinion
Panic will get you nowhere: dealing with the coronavirus scare
As health experts have confirmed that the coronavirus will soon arrive in Mexico, it’s best to put our fears in perspective and avoid stigmatizing others.
Outrage over a narco wedding and grotesque opportunities
The story of Mexico — and perhaps the world right now — is of powerful, shameless people doing pretty much whatever they want and getting away with it.
Inside Mexico’s war on drugs: Conversations with narcos
Interviews with former drug traffickers by a Mexican professor living abroad shed light on the root causes of their involvement in Mexico’s drug violence.
Warm reception for AMLO in Campeche overshadows muted dissent
Despite his widespread popularity, AMLO’s refusal to acknowledge opposition to the potential consequences of his Maya Train project could backfire later on.
Shocking! Beautiful Xalapa is upgrading its infrastructure
The municipality, in a rare and shocking show of logic, has got to work on fixing some of the more gaping craters in the city’s roads.
Plane’s raffle may be absurd proposal but buying it was the real absurdity
It’s a prime example of the ostentatious and unapologetic wealth of the country’s rulers at a time when half of all Mexicans live in poverty.
Mexico transformed? Challenges, changes after a year of leftist government
López Obrador is transforming the perception of political power in Mexico and how it should be used.
Torreón school shooting: a child needed help but didn’t get it
What was this child going through? Would anything have been able to help him as an individual? How many others like him are there?
Little transparency in selection of companies to supply new refinery
The government has not said which companies have received contracts to supply equipment, raising doubts as to whether the auctions were fair.
Good privacy laws may not withstand more tracking by ‘Big Brother’
But the level of monitoring seen in the US has not yet arrived in Mexico
IMO 2020 means a cleaner shipping industry, but with consequences
The International Maritime Organization implemented a change effective January 1 forcing the shipping sector to reduce significantly emissions.
What makes femicide so special from regular homicide?
For women, femicide is a grim reality that won’t cease if it’s not acknowledged and taken seriously.
Renewable energy producers will be hurt most by strengthening CFE
The electricity commission has developed plans to curb private participation in the electricity market to consolidate power generation in state hands.
Fair pay the best place to start in building professional police forces
With every state police force lacking in numbers and many municipal forces dwindling as well, what we can do to recruit good, qualified officers?
Why are my tweezers Italian? Why not Mexican?
Perhaps, like Christmas ornaments, they could be made in Michoacán, one of Mexico’s most violence-plagued and dangerous states.
López Obrador has reversed positive trends in the energy industry
His quest for energy sovereignty is a questionable proposition with questionable results and is is holding Mexico back from a more modern energy system.
Mexico energy bulletin: 3 changes in rules for Pemex hit private fuels market
The private fuels market has been hit with three important pieces of news this week, a year after President López Obrador took office.
Orizaba is an example of a city that is doing things well
Orizaba shows that most urban planning and maintenance is best done by the people who live in the communities, as they know best their unique needs.
Lack of third-party petroleum infrastructure is an issue for Mexico
Only five storage terminals are in operation, mainly due to a lack of clarity in real market pricing and clients willing to exit Pemex contracts.
Economically privileged shouldn’t keep getting away with bad behavior
If we’re going to create a more equal and just society, we can’t allow certain people to make their long list of “endless” mistakes consequence-free.
Aversion to breastfeeding in public another questionable cultural import
In the U.S., men and women alike squirm upon seeing an unsolicited breast, and this reaction seems to be spreading to Mexico.
How Mexico’s ‘small armies’ came to commit a massacre
Two lesser-known gangs have grabbed headlines in the murder of women and children in northern Mexico but how did these “small armies” emerge?
On traditional healing, natural remedies and modern medicine
Non-medical treatments can work but it’s hard to listen to otherwise educated people preach about the dangers of modern medicine.
No short cuts in resolving the spiraling violence
A majority of Mexicans still believe in and trust López Obrador personally, but they increasingly do not believe in the government’s public security strategy.
