Halfway into the president’s term, the plight of Mexico’s lower classes has only worsened. Economists say it is the result of government mismanagement of welfare programs and the economy.
Author: Maria Abi-Habib and Oscar Lopez
Two of 17 Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti Are Freed, Group Says
After being held hostage for 37 days by a gang, two people with a U.S. Christian aid group have been released in Port-au-Prince and are described as “safe.”
Mexico City’s Mayor Caught in Political Fallout After Train Crash
Mexico City’s mayor and one of her predecessors, both of whom are eyeing the nation’s highest office, were the subject of public anger after the train crash.
A Women’s March in Mexico City Turns Violent, With at Least 81 Injured
Armed with blowtorches and hammers, women demonstrated at the president’s residence, demanding that Mexico’s government take action to address one of the world’s worst rates of gender violence.
Mexico’s President Has Covid. Will It Make Him Take the Disease More Seriously?
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has played down the pandemic, and many Mexicans wonder if his own illness will change his mind since he can count on the quality care that many struggle to find.