Weekly Political Analysis
Improving accountability: a matter of skill or will?
Within the discussions between legislators and members of the Federal Audit Office (ASF) held at Congress, there was...
The risks of the everlasting “conflicts of interests” in PEMEX
Within the 2012 Public Account report, PRD Senator Dolores Padierna claimed that the Secretary of Energy, Pedro Joaquín...
The dilemmas of participative democracy
The two major packages of political/electoral reforms that have been in the making during the past two years...
Gustavo Madero’s reelection: a “clean slate” for PAN?
On May 19th, for the first time in its history, the National Action Party (PAN) held an open...
The lack of human capital in the energy reform.
The recent Congress approval of the political-electoral reform’s secondary legislation means that the agenda is ready to begin...
The forgotten education reform
The celebration of Teachers’ Day on May 15th provides a scenario where it is worth enquiring about the...
Tamaulipas: a new opportunity to do the same all over again?
On May 11, more than 2 thousand people protested in the streets of Tampico to press the government...
Recession or not-recession: that is not the problem.
Over the last few days, the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) announced that the Mexican economy...
The political-electoral reform: when more complex does not equal improvement
During the past weeks there has been a lot of discussion about the consequences of the secondary legislation...
25 years of PRD: renewing itself or…
On May 5th, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary with an event held...