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‘I have enough ovaries to apply the law.’ The language of gender enters the Mexican ...
By Leila Miller | Los Angeles Times | AUG. 15, 2023 | Photo by Ulises Ruiz MEXICO CITY — The two presidential front-runners grew up exposed to sharply different visions of what a woman in Mexico could aspire to be. In her impoverished home in the state of Hidalgo, Xóchitl Gálvez faced beatings ... -
Opposition bloc narrows to 3 aspiring candidates for 2024 election
By MND Staff | Mexico News Daily | AUG. 16, 2023 | Photo by Mario Jasso The Broad Front for Mexico (FAM) opposition bloc has trimmed its field of potential presidential candidates from four to three, eliminating former tourism minister Enrique de la Madrid. The organizing committee of the FAM ... -
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum grows lead for ruling party presidential ticket in new poll
Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum grows lead for ruling party presidential ticket in new poll. By Reuters | NBC News | AUG. 16, 2023 | Photo by Jeoffrey Guillemard MEXICO CITY — Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has grown her lead to a 13-point advantage in the contest to be the ... -
A New Worry for Mexicans in the U.S.: The Strong Peso
The peso’s soaring value means the money that Mexicans in the United States send home doesn’t go as far as it used to. By J. Edward Moreno | The New York Times | JUL. 31, 2023 | Photo by Claudio Cruz Most of the money that Antonio Solis makes delivering ... -
This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico’s next president
By Patrick J. McDonnell | Los Angeles Times | JUN. 22, 2023 | Photo by Eduardo Verdugo MEXICO CITY — The two appear an unlikely political pair: he a shopkeeper’s son from rural southern Mexico, she a globally recognized scientist from the capital. He is outgoing and folksy, a larger-than-life figure comfortable ... -
In Honduras, Xiomara Castro’s Government Is Caught in the “Remittances Trap”
As state spending rises, money from the diaspora is an economic lifeline—but it comes at a steep cost. By Gina Kawas | Americas Quarterly | JUL. 3, 2023 | Photo by Federico Parra After her election in 2021, observers had high hopes for Honduran President Xiomara Castro—and much skepticism. Now, ... -
Carlomagno Pedro: the man who broke the ‘art’ ceiling
By MND Staff | Mexico News Daily | MAY 27, 2023 | Photo courtesy of Friends of Oaxacan Folk Art Mexico’s handcraft tradition is so much more than eye-catching wares displayed for sale on the street. Rather, it is a testament to millennia of both history and aesthetic evolution. Mexico’s ... -
New opportunity for Cuban students in Mexico: UNAM opens headquarters at the University of Havana
Mexican universities have become an escape route for many Cuban students who choose to get a scholarship from the government of Mexico to study postgraduate studies. Story and Photo by Periodico Cubano | JUN. 25, 2023 Cuban university students will have a new opportunity to travel to Mexico in academic ... -
Mexico's Sheinbaum leads race for ruling party presidential ticket-poll
By Natalia Siniawski | Reuters/NASDAQ | JUN. 28, 2023 | Photo by Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, June 28 (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has a lead of more than 10 percentage points in the contest to be the candidate of Mexico's ruling party for the 2024 presidential election, a ... -
AMLO appoints Luisa María Alcalde Lujan Secretary of the Interior
Luisa María Alcalde Luján was appointed as Secretary of the Interior by AMLO, recognizing that generational replacement is needed. By Emmanuel Carrillo | Forbes Mexico | JUN. 19, 2023 | Photo courtesy of MX Presidency President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday appointed Luisa María Alcalde Luján as the new ...