The president disbanded the Federal Police and created the National Guard to tackle soaring violence, but three years later, criminal cartels have expanded their reach.
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Read Your Way Through Mexico City
Juan Villoro, who spent over two decades perfecting one book about Mexico City, recommends reading on the city he loves. “Mexico is too complex,” a visitor said. “It needs to be read.”
Over Caves and Over Budget, Mexico’s Train Project Barrels Toward Disaster
Pitched as a way to develop the country’s poorest region, the Maya Train is threatened by a ballooning budget and rushed construction over fragile terrain. But Mexico’s president has refused to slow it down.
Mexico Arrests Top Prosecutor in Case of Missing Students and Issues 80 Warrants
The country’s former attorney general, accused of covering up the probable massacre of 43 students, was charged with forced disappearance, torture and obstruction of justice.
Mexico Says 43 Students’ Disappearance Was a State Crime
The authorities said for the first time that the state had been a key player in the likely massacre of students from a teachers’ college in 2014.
Mexico Sees Its Energy Future in Fossil Fuels, Not Renewables
The president’s push to bring the energy sector under state control has put up roadblocks to renewable energy and left Mexico’s climate goals behind.
Mexico City Declared Police Abuse Over. Reports of Misconduct Kept Rising.
The police and city officials have turned a blind eye to misconduct, current and former police officials say — leaving victims of abuse, many of them poor, with little recourse.
Will an Investigation of a Former Mexican President Lead to Charges?
After years of promises, many Mexicans fear that the announcement of a corruption probe into Enrique Peña Nieto might be nothing more than a political tactic.
Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency
Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.
Mexico’s Drought: Country Faces a Water Emergency
Nearly two-thirds of the country’s municipalities are facing a water shortage. In Monterrey, a major economic hub, the government delivers water daily to 400 neighborhoods.