Mexico
La carta de AMLO al Presidente Trump
“El lema ‘Estados Unidos primero’ es una falacia…”
Mexico’s Original Sin: Corruption and the Power Pursuit of Wealth
Will it ever change?
Mexico’s #MeToo (PODCAST)
How is the movement growing?
This Small Mexican Border Town Prizes Its Human and Environmental Links With the US
A local vision for the border that is strikingly different from the prevailing U.S. view.
Mexican War on Drugs Has, in Places, Decreased Life Expectancy
In Mexico, life expectancy increased for more than six decades, but as we found in our new research, this rate slowed down between 2005 and 2015, and in some states even reversed.
Mexico’s Women’s Movement Confronts Gender Violence as Thousands Post #MeToo
A new Latin America News Dispatch podcast episode.
A GoPro Walking Tour of the Playas de Tijuana Border (VIDEO)
From José Angelo Gallegos
Abren La Pequeña Haití en Tijuana
Los haitianos que ahora viven en Tijuana se llaman “haitiajuanenses”.
How Mexican Advertising Featuring Rich White People Perpetuates Racism and Classism
My recently published research examines how this aspirational advertising demonstrates racial and social inequalities in Mexico, and reinforces colonial thinking in the country.
5 Facts About the Mexican Community in the US
The country’s youngest population is of Mexican origin.
Mexico’s Frontera Sur: Life Carries On in This Place of Permanent Mobility
The day we arrive in Ciudad Hidalgo, Chiapas, the southern Mexican state that borders Guatemala, all is quiet.
Mexico Is Being Held to Ransom by Oil Thieves and Systemic Corruption
People in Mexico have been generally supportive of the president’s measures to prevent theft, despite widespread shortages and explosions at pipelines where oil has stopped and tapping has occurred.
How Smallpox Devastated the Aztecs and Helped Spain Conquer a Civilization 500 Years Ago
Within just two years, Aztec ruler Montezuma was dead, the capital city of Tenochtitlan was captured and Cortés had claimed the Aztec empire for Spain.
Migrant Shelter on the Border to Close
The shelter, located across from Eagle Pass, Texas, in the Mexican town of Piedras Negras, will likely close Wednesday because it has “served its purpose,” according to Coahuila State Public Safety Secretary José Luis Pliego.
Don’t Mess With Yalitza Aparicio
Because every time someone throws shade Yalitza’s way, her light shines brighter.
El Chapo in Prison Changes Nothing
If it’s a waste of time for Mexico, then it’s a waste of money here.
Despite El Chapo Arrest, Powerful Sinaloa Cartel Marches On
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Those heaping bags of fentanyl and plastic tubs of crystal meth, heroin and cocaine offer no sign that the cartel has been weakened, lost sway over its traditional territory in northwestern Mexico or seen its international reach curtailed by the loss of its notorious leader.