''Nexos'' is a

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and

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in based in Mexico City,

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History and profile

''Nexos'' was founded in 1978. The founders were a group of Intellectuals headed by

Héctor Aguilar Camín Héctor Aguilar Camín (born July 9, 1946) is a Mexican writer, journalist, and historian, director of ''Nexos'' magazine. ''Nexos'' was fined and banned for two years (2020-2022) from contracts with the Mexican Government (which had provided the ...

. The magazine modeled on the ''

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''. Since the establishment of the magazine a number of leading intellectuals among its writers and contributors, such as

José Woldenberg Isaac José Woldenberg Karakowski (born 8 September 1952) is a Mexican political scientist and sociologist who served as the first president of the Federal Electoral Institute and currently works as director of ''Nexos'' magazine. Early life W ...

and

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have edited it. The magazine is published on a monthly basis. The magazine has socialist political views, and is a representative of the left-wing cultural and literary establishments in the country. It supported militant actions to offer social justice and equality to the poor in the 1980s. However, since the leftist government of

Andrés Manuel López Obrador Andrés Manuel López Obrador (; born 13 November 1953), also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican politician who has been serving as the 65th president of Mexico since 1 December 2018. He previously served as Head of Government of Mexico ...

took office in 2018 in Mexico, the director of Nexos, Hector Aguilar Camín, has created an alliance with right-wing political forces against López Obrador.

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