Civil society organizations and opposition lawmakers have filed a formal complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic, requesting the initiation of extradition proceedings to the United States against Federal Deputy Andrea Chávez. The lawmaker—a member of the ruling MORENA party—is alleged to have ties to Adán Augusto López Hernández and his […]

Cup-style mole is easy to prepare and can save the day in a kitchen pinch—though, of course, it doesn’t quite match the flavor of an artisanal version. Even so, there are reliable brands out there; we found one that is cheaper than Doña María and endorsed by the Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Profeco). That brand […]

Mark the date, for we are witnessing the most spectacular downfall of this administration. Omar García Harfuch—the man once viewed as the “genius” of Mexican intelligence—has just destroyed his career in less than 72 hours. By stepping forward to defend the indefensible and asserting that “no crimes were committed” within the Sinaloa state government, the […]

The script of Mexican politics is more nauseating than convoluted, and for proof, look no further than the spectacular—and utterly shameless—rise of Luisa María Alcalde. This “little gem” went from being just a pretty face drawing a paycheck as a fake campaign assistant riding around in a van, to becoming the top boss of the […]

The Laguna Verde Nuclear Power Plant, located in Veracruz, has once again come under the international spotlight after specialized organizations and plant workers warned of a growing exodus of operating personnel, a decline in technical expertise, and potential risks to the facility’s operational continuity. These allegations were publicized by the National Anti-Nuclear Committee (NAC) and […]

Omar García Harfuch, the man once seen as the “genius” of Mexican intelligence, has just destroyed his career in less than 72 hours.By coming out to defend the indefensible and asserting that “there were no crimes” committed by the Sinaloa government, the Secretary of Security has gone from being a technical police officer to a […]

The Morena party’s parliamentary group in the Chamber of Deputies yesterday sent two reform initiatives to the Permanent Commission—one constitutional and the other concerning secondary laws—to establish proven foreign interference as a new ground for annulling electoral processes. At a press conference, the coordinator of the Morena caucus, Ricardo Monreal Ávila, explained that the first […]

Complaints against financial institutions in Yucatán continue to rise. During the first two months of 2016, the National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Users (Condusef) registered 1,310 complaints in the state, a 5.4 percent increase compared to the same period last year. According to the agency, 28.2 percent of the complaints […]

Mexico’s political and security landscape has entered a phase of extreme tension, a crisis of historic proportions that appears to be dismantling the foundations of the administration that came to power promising a radical transformation. What for years had been the subject of suspicions, rumors, and independent analysis is now materializing in judicial cases in […]

“My Chairines:Take half the country!…Whichever half you prefer.We don’t care.We’ll keep the poorest 50%, no problem.And build the socialist homeland you desire.But we will build a wall so you can’t enter.Take all thethieving politicians,take the rapist politicians,take the traitor Andrés Manuel and his lazy, rat-like sons, and Zopi.Take your corrupt union leaders that you love,political […]