Topic: Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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Latin America Monitor Looking for day when Mexico's underworld is violence-free? Try looking back.
Since the 1980s Mexico's criminal organizations have become increasingly globalized and sophisticated, but almost a century ago they were largely family organizations shipping bootleg liquor to the US.
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Mexico arrests powerful teachers union boss on corruption charges
Elba Esther Gordillo is widely blamed for an educational system that has kept Mexican children scoring lower on standardized tests than most other countries of its size or importance.
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Latin America Monitor Film critical of Mexico's PRI packs theaters ahead of presidential election
That a movie about a political assassination and suspected state interference could even be made is a testament to how far Mexico has come from the days of government censorship.
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