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Leftist Leader Takes Reins in Mexico, Vowing to Help the Poor

AMY GUTHRIE and MARK STEVENSON / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2018 Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador assumes Mexico's presidency with the promise to profoundly transform Latin America's second-biggest economy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Incoming Mexico Government Denies Deal to Host U.S. Asylum Seekers

AMY GUTHRIE / The Associated Press Nov 24, 2018 The future interior chief says there is no agreement with the Trump administration on a "Remain in Mexico" plan for Central American migrants. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mexico’s President-Elect Plans to End the Nation’s War on Drugs

Phillip Smith / Independent Media Institute Jul 10, 2018 The course Andrés Manuel López Obrador is charting marks a dramatic shift from those of his predecessors. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Incoming President Is the Bernie Sanders of the South

Common Dreams Jul 2, 2018 The winner of the presidential election, Andrés Manuel Lopéz Obrador, has a track record that reminds many of the Vermont senator. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mexico Gives Leftist Lopez Obrador Big Presidential Win

MARK STEVENSON, PETER ORSI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / The Associated Press Jul 2, 2018 Angry and frustrated over corruption and violence, Mexican voters deliver a tidal wave presidential election victory to Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mexico Elections Center on Disgust With Corruption, Violence

CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and MARK STEVENSON / The Associated Press Jul 1, 2018 Mexicans vote in a potentially transformative election that could put in power a firebrand vowing to end business as usual in a country weary of political scandal. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Drug War Hobbles Mexican Economy

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 23, 2012 In addition to having produced 60,000 dead, 20,000 disappeared, hundreds of thousands displaced, wounded or on the run, and tens of thousands widowed or orphaned, Mexico’s drug war -- which seems to be off the radars of that country’s presidential candidates -- is a chain wrapped around the nation's considerable industrial potential. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )