Should government pump money into the economy and generate jobs by financing giant public works projects? In the extremely close Mexican presidential election of 2006 (which he lost), Andrés Manuel López Obrador made it clear that that his answer is a decisive ¡Sí!

Political campaigns are tough (and they can get even tougher after the voting). In this video documenting Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s presidential race, we learn some of the tricks of the trade in Mexico.

Enjoying almost full support by his party as their presidential candidate, Andrés Manuel López Obrador stepped down from his post as Mayor of Mexico City, aka D.F. (Distrito Federal) to campaign for the presidency of Mexico in the 2006 elections against Felipe Calderón.

Útilies. It relates to school supplies, including notebooks, pens, pencils, crayons, paper, scissors… anything children need to get through the school year. Not a big deal for the middle class, but it can be a serious challenge to those of lesser means. López Obrador made it a campaign promise that útilies would be provided free to all children throughout Mexico, just as he did for the children of Mexico City while he was mayor.

French born Chilean singer Ana Tijoux bring the best of both worlds! She made part of Makiza, in Chile, and became well known in Latin American because her collaborations with Julieta Vanegas, Los Tres, Bajofondo Tango Club and Control Machete.

Ana Tijoux’s 2011 single speaks of the thousands of young people who, in protest, have taken over their schools and universities, demanding free, quality education from their government.

Ana Carolina sheds some light on the nuances of Spanish adjectives and how their position tends to differ from adjectives in English.

In this episode, Ana Carolina shows us how to set the table so that our guests can enjoy any meal!

Ana Carolina gives us seven useful tips for improving our pronunciation in Spanish.

Ana Carolina guides us on a tour of a playground, pointing out a variety of fun children's equipment.

Ana Carolina takes us to a clothing store to teach us some useful vocabulary and phrases for shopping.

In this lesson, Ana Carolina enumerates some common conditional conjunctions in Spanish as well as three types of conditional clauses with examples.

Ana Carolina introduces us to some Spanish vocabulary for personal hygiene products we might pack for a trip, both for use on a daily basis and to be prepared should an emergency arise.

Ana Carolina encourages us to try her easy and tasty Latin American eggnog recipe to surprise our guests this holiday season.

Ana Carolina tells us about some typical symbols of Christmas in her home country of Ecuador, where, in spite of its tropical location, it's quite common to see depictions of snow!