The hundred-year anniversary of the assassination of Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata has exposed the deepening fault-lines in the country鈥檚 left.
Ryan Mallett-Outtrim
Mexico鈥檚 new left-wing government has tripled the list of crimes that carry automatic pre-trial detention, in what President Andr茅s Manuel L贸pez Obrador (AMLO) says is a crackdown on corruption. Human rights groups, however, have warned the move may end up funnelling more innocent people into Mexico鈥檚 already strained penal system, writes Ryan Mallett-Outtrim.
The cabinet picked by Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is the most progressive in generations, despite some dubious choices, writes Ryan Mallett-Outtrim from Puebla.
Mexico鈥檚 first left-wing president in decades is one month away from taking office, though his cabinet picks 鈥 half of whom are women 鈥 remain a mixed bag for progressives. On one hand, AMLO supporters have welcomed selections like Olga Sanchez Cordero, the incoming interior minister who supports legalising abortion and recreational marijuana.
Mexico鈥檚 next president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO for short) is still three months away from taking office, but some of his campaign trail promises already seem distant, writes Ryan Mallett-Outtrim from Puebla.
Back in July, AMLO became the first left-wing candidate in Mexico鈥檚 modern history to win a presidential election, though he has to wait until December 1 to take office.
Mexico鈥檚 left-wing Morena movement stormed the presidency and appeared poised to flood both houses of congress, despite an election marred by violence and allegations of irregularities.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador could become Mexico鈥檚 first progressive president in generations, but what would such a presidency actually look like? It is not an easy question to answer, though his time as leader of Mexico鈥檚 largest city could offer some insights.
The slow-burn fire sale of Mexico鈥檚 public assets could be about to end 鈥 or at least, that鈥檚 what has market analysts worried.
What鈥檚 the fate of Cuba in the age of Trump? It is not an easy question to unravel, but Canadian author and journalist Arnold August provides some answers in his latest book, Cuba-US Relations: Obama and Beyond.
Venezuela鈥檚 socialists scored聽an overwhelming victory in mayoral elections on December 10, taking over 90%聽of the country's municipalities.聽
President Nicolas Maduro鈥檚 United Venezuelan Socialist Party (PSUV), along with its allies, have secured victory in 308 of Venezuela鈥檚 335 municipalities. According to preliminary results, the governing socialist party managed to take 21 out of the country鈥檚 23 state capitals as well as the Caracas Capital District.
Venezuela鈥檚 government and opposition both claimed millions voted in rival symbolic elections on July 16.
Meanwhile, the US has responded to the opposition vote, with President Donald Trump describing the unofficial referendum as an example of 鈥渄emocracy, freedom, and rule of law鈥 in a White House statement on July 17.
Thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas on May 9 to rally in support of the country鈥檚 commune movement.
Socialist revolutionaries from across the country joined the march, calling on the government of President Nicolas Maduro to endorse a proposal to provide constitutional recognition of communes.
Much has been made of US President Donald Trump鈥檚 potential impact on Mexico, but one critical story has been largely ignored in the Western media.
Coverage of Mexico in the Trump era has been dominated by speculation over the fate of the stumbling Mexican peso, the possibility of the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) collapsing and, of course, the wall.
Meanwhile, a seismic shift is quietly taking place in Mexican politics: the right wing is the weakest it has been in generations, while the left is seeing a historic resurgence.
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