Patrick Lawrence: Speak, Claudia!
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost LAGO de CHAPALA, Mexico—Watching that procession of hapless European supplicants passing through the Oval Office this week, my mind wandered briefly and came…
Claudia Sheinbaum Debunks NY Times Report on Fentanyl Production
The report comes just days after president-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on Mexican products if the country did not stop fentanyl from entering the US…
Mexico Elected a Climate Scientist. But Will She Be a Climate President?
Mexico’s outgoing president put climate policy on the backburner. His mentee, incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum, talks a good game on renewables—but remains committed to oil and gas.
Leftist Climate Scientist Claudia Sheinbaum Wins Mexican Presidency in Landslide
The close ally of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the first woman to win Mexico's presidency.
Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the Poinsettia, Enslaver, Secret Agent and Perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’
Roberts Poinsett is given credit for bringing the popular red and green plant to the U.S. But much like the history of the U.S., Poinsett had a complex and troubling…
Día de los Muertos: From Aztec Goddess Worship to Modern Mexican Celebration
By Kirby Farah / The Conversation Day of the Dead might sound like a solemn affair, but Mexico’s famous holiday is actually a lively commemoration of the departed. The nationwide…
Mexico’s Supreme Court Decriminalizes Abortion Nationally in Landmark Ruling
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the sections of the Federal Penal Code that criminalize women, pregnant persons, and healthcare professionals for abortion are unconstitutional, thereby decriminalizing abortion at the…
DeSantis Pledges to Send Military Into Mexico to Fight Cartels on ‘Day One’
The idea of bombing or invading Mexico is becoming increasingly popular among Republicans.