Weekly Political Analysis
The housing sector: a foregone crisis.
Nowadays, the housing sector is not living its best moment. According to figures provided by BBVA Bancomer, during...
The politics of the tax reform
On September 8th, President Peña gave a speech at the official residence of Los Pinos, where he delivered...
Giving up the zero deficit: back to the past
The fear of an unbalance in public finances with PRI’s return to government has proven to be true....
Informality: an issue neglected by the tax reform.
One of the premises of the federal government’s tax reform is tackling informality. Nevertheless, the changes planned correspond...
The Central American immigrants’ hell
The road of immigrants through Mexico’s territory with the purpose of reaching the U.S. border and improve their...
PRD: nay to opening up the oil sector, yea to negotiation?
In an act with all its main members, and at the foot of the mausoleum that houses the...
A “counter-reforming” atmosphere threatens federal transparency.
Ever since the 2002 issuing of the Federal Law of Transparency and Access to Government Public Information, progress...
The “renewed” education assessment system: will it do any good?
On August 19th, the Chamber of Deputies’ Commission of Public Education and Educational Services approved in its evening...
Caro Quintero: another “gold star” for the justice system
On August 9th, after almost 30 years in prison, Rafael Caro Quintero abandoned – under the protection of...
Outlining the electric sector’s reform.
Even though proposals for Constitutional changes coming from President Peña’s government are quite brief in its contents, the...