AMLO Faces a Moment of Truth in 2021
By
Vanessa Rubio
The president’s dismantling of the economy may soon come to haunt him.
It is said that when Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1521 and realized the difficulty ahead, the later named First Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley ordered the sinking of his own fleet to prevent the crew from abandoning the mission And since then, when you are desperate, the popular saying “sink or burn your ships” reminds you that there is no turning back In a Twitter post in March I thanked previous reforms that had left Mexico on a strong footing https://twittercom/VRubioMarquez/status/1237798996363505664 “Blessed neoliberals! That left us with sound public finances, a...
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