Luis Rubio Whatever the outcome of Mexico’s upcoming June second elections, what is certain is that the winner will be fallen upon by the mighty tiger of insecurity and violence that afflict practically the entire country. Although the President has minimized and spurned the extent …
Juan Villoro Cristina Rivera Garza has become the first Mexican voice to receive the Pulitzer Prize in the memoir or autobiography category. The award, founded in 1917, waited more than a century for this to happen. In journalism, the Pulitzer can be obtained by people …
Federico Reyes Heroles “Always take sides.Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.Silence strengthens the executioner, never the tormented.“ Elie Wiesel Why do you post so much, he was asked. He turned to Wiesel, an indispensable author who refers to the Holocaust, to persecution, to death. …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Thousands of Mexican civic society organizations are calling on their millions of members across the country to gather next May 19 in the public squares of their neighborhoods, communities, towns, and cities for the launching of the last citizens’ march to the …
Antonio Navalón One of the significant advantages that the 4T will have had, but above all, the unique and particular vision of President López Obrador is that from beginning to end, he sustained and put into practice his mentality that the best foreign policy is …
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Uncertainty has taken possession of the electoral process and its possible outcomes. Many factors, some noisy and others more intangible, are interacting to generate new tones of confusion and bewilderment in citizens’ evaluations of the development of the electoral process, of the …
Luis Rubio As Marx pointed out, history repeats itself, the first time as a tragedy, the second as a farce. For his part, Santayana argued that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Repeated or not, it is imperative not …
Juan Villoro In the ultimate fulfillment of her tireless work, Victoria Prego died on Labor Day. At 75, the Spanish journalist had worked as a correspondent in London, on numerous television forums, and as assistant director of El Mundo. However, her main endeavor was La …
Maria Amparo Casar I begin by expressing my gratitude for the support I have received from so many friends, colleagues, organizations and citizens who have made me feel supported and accompanied in the situation that I must tell today, to my regret. I lack words …
