A Class in Politics
How AMLO turned an anti-corruption campaign into an opportunity for economic redistribution.
10 Articles by: Edwin F. Ackerman
Edwin F. Ackerman is an associate professor of sociology at Syracuse University and the author of Origins of the Mass Party: Dispossession and the Party- Form in Mexico and Bolivia in Comparative Perspective.
AMLO’s War on Neoliberal Corruption
Since the 1990s, the Mexican right has portrayed privatization and deregulation as democratic causes. AMLO’s redistributive program cuts through this framing, casting neoliberalism as a form of corruption that disempowers ordinary Mexicans.
How Morena Turned Anti-Corruption Politics Into Class Politics
Anti-corruption politics was key to the landslide victory of AMLO’s Morena party in Mexico. Morena branded neoliberalism a form of upward redistribution, rallying the working class under the banner of republican austerity against the excesses of the rich.
AMLO’s Presidency Has Been a Success
Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has achieved more than just policy victories during his five years in office. He has reshaped the national political field and established a new cycle of left-wing governance.
Assessing AMLO
Mexican scholar, columnist, and television host Gibrán Ramírez Reyes reflects on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s first year and a half in office.
The Mainstream Media Versus Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Mainstream media coverage of Mexico’s leftist president Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his response to the coronavirus crisis has been terrible. While world health authorities have commended Mexico’s approach, the media — blindly parroting AMLO’s right-wing opposition — have panned it.
Mexico’s Fourth Transformation
We’re roughly three months into AMLO’s term as president of Mexico. The challenges and opportunities his administration and the Mexican people face seem equally epochal.
AMLO’s Mexico
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has shaken Mexico’s entire political landscape. Will he be able to reshape the country?
A Potential Breakthrough in Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is poised to win Mexico’s presidency. He’s promised Mexicans a new country — can he deliver?
