President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

In 2001, President GW Bush and Mexico’s then-president, Vicente Fox, made a similar proposal that was unpopular and would have allowed US employers to easily import low-wage employees from central and south America while raking in enormous profits for Wall Street and Fortune 500 companies.

President Stevo Pendarovski of North Macedonia. The mosaic behind him, by a native artist, is titled “Macedonia: The Land of Light.” It is located in the presidential palace. JOHN PENNEY

The decision has set up a standoff between the president and the courts, writes Luis Gómez Romero. López Obrader wants to cut salaries for all government workers in Mexico, including himself. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell0) By Luis Gómez Romero, University of…Read more →