Thousands of citizens of all ages and classes have been demonstrating across Mexico for an end to corruption and cartel violence. They yearn for consistent actions that clean up democratic institutions.

Coordinated weekend protests in Mexico’s capital and other cities were organized through social media tools popular among young people around the world. But labeling them “Gen Z protests” – akin to recent ones in Asia and Africa – would miss the significance of this movement and this moment for all Mexicans.

In fact, the estimated 17,000 citizens who marched in Mexico City on Saturday represented a cross section of Mexican society. The multigenerational march was sparked by outrage over the recent killings of Carlos Manzó, a popular, tough-on-crime mayor, and Bernardo Bravo, head of a cit

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