Tenochtitlán’s Founding: Facts vs. Political Narrative
In 2020, President López Obrador’s announcement to commemorate Tenochtitlán’s founding date sparked criticism from historians, who argue it occurred in 1325, not 1321. Despite expert concerns, a celebration took place in 2021, leading to further plans for a 2025 commemoration aimed at reinterpreting Mexico City’s historical narrative and roots.
Wiesel at the Zocalo
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. He was rescued from Auschwitz and Buchenwald. But there, he […]
The final march.
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 polls on June 2. The idea is to turn the […]
Uncertainty
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 contenders, and of the degree of credibility of their proposals […]
The column I would have prefered not to write
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 to describe the pain of what the government has done […]
Una conversación y dos entrevistas que merecen atención.
Joaquín López Dóriga entrevista a Federico Reyes Heroles sobre la confiabilidad de los datos de las encuestas previas a las elecciones de Junio de 2024. y Conversación de Carlos Loret de Mola con Héctor Aguilar Camín y Jesús Silva-Herzog Márquez sobre el futuro inmediato y los riesgos para la democracia en México. Y, Ciro Gómez Leyva y Manuel Feregrino entrevistan a Manlio Fabio Beltrones sobre su regreso a la vida política y el panorama antes de las elecciones.