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Mexico protests: fears for democracy prompt mass demonstrations

Electoral reforms proposed by the Mexican government have sparked huge protests across the country. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in more than 100 towns and cities in opposition to legislation passed by the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The reform will slash funding to the…

The Conversation · Mar 3, 2023

Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

WEKU · Feb 27, 2023

Mexican protesters see electoral overhaul as a threat to democracy

MEXICO CITY — Juan Manuel Martinez remembers the days when he would vote in Mexico’s elections with no confidence that they were being run fairly.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 27, 2023

Four years after his inauguration, why is Mexico’s leader still campaigning?

Barred from re-election, Lopez Obrador is accused of bussing in supporters to drum up support for his successor

The Guardian - US · Dec 1, 2022

Author Katherine Corcoran digs deep into the killing of a Mexican reporter

In her new book, "In the Mouth of the Wolf: A Murder, a Cover-Up, and the True Cost of Silencing the Press," Katherine Corcoran digs deep into the killing of Mexican reporter Regina Martinez in April 2012 in the state of Veracruz.

Tribune News Service · Nov 9, 2022

Student support nonprofit with decades of experience opens new headquarters in eastern Kentucky

Student support nonprofit with decades of experience opens new headquarters in eastern Kentucky

WEKU · Nov 4, 2022

In Mexico, ruling party infighting gets worse

A blistering display of bare-knuckled political infighting has broken out in President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, complete with rumors of secret wiretaps and drug cartel ties

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Mexico’s Dying Democracy

AMLO and the toll of authoritarian populism.

Foreign Affairs · Oct 21, 2022

Prosecuting a president is divisive and sometimes destabilizing – here's why many countries do it anyway

Criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump and his allies could result from at least one of multiple investigations.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

Luis Echeverría obituary

Former Mexican president who took office promising reform but oversaw a dirty war against dissidents

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2022