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June 10, 2024
Daniel Kent Carrasco, Diego Bautista Páez, Diana Fuentes, and Francisco Quijano

Sheinbaum’s triumph marks a profound reconfiguration of the political system that has shaped Mexican public life since the 1990s, and a powerful bulwark against the rise of the far right.

May 28, 2019
Michael Lettieri

Julián Leyzaola Pérez gained a reputation as an anti-crime crusader as police chief of Tijuana and Ciudad Juárez—and for the human rights abuses that occurred under his watch. He could likely become Tijuana’s next mayor. 

December 4, 2018
Laura Carlsen

Andrés Manuel López Obrador was inaugurated Saturday, in a ceremony unlike any other seen in Mexico. What’s next for the new president?

November 26, 2018
Javier Porras Madero

In a popular consultation, Mexico overwhelmingly rejected the ongoing construction of a controversial airport. The backlash by Mexican elites reveals dark truths about what “modernization” really means in the country. 

October 25, 2018
Nicholas Cunningham

Ahead of his inauguration, president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has warmed up to NAFTA as he eyes fossil fuel expansion.

July 3, 2018
Steve Ellner

It took Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) 12 years to become president-elect of Mexico, making history for Mexico’s Left as his party’s coalition also achieves a legislative majority. But the struggle has only just begun.

June 6, 2017
Christy Thornton

Elections in the State of Mexico on Sunday revealed the growing power of the Mexican Left — and the lengths to which the ruling party will go to repress it. 

March 7, 2017
Miguel Tinker Salas

Can Andrés Manuel López Obrador and MORENA unite the Mexican Left and forge a citizens’ revolution ahead of the 2018 presidential election? 

December 23, 2016
John Ackerman

The “pink tide” passed by Mexico. However, the emergence of new social and political movements may represent a beacon of hope to revive the region’s Left.

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