Mexico

López Obrador Clashes With Courts After Vowing ‘Poverty’ for Mexican Government

At a press conference on February 1, the Mexican president said his government would embrace what he called “Franciscan poverty” if it would “transfer funds to the people” and achieve “development, jobs and welfare.”

  • Feb 8, 2019
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Surviving One of Mexico’s Deadliest Places for Women

Women like Viviana Muciño are leading the fight against femicide in Ecatepec.

  • Feb 4, 2019
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First Oscar-Nominated Mixteca Yalitza Aparicio: En la esquina de Latinoamérica

She has been here in the cold and somewhat contaminated waters  of Playas de Tijuana.

  • Jan 24, 2019
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Fireball at Illegal Mexico Pipeline Tap Kills 66; 85 Missing

Just a few feet from where the pipeline passed through an alfalfa field, the dead seem to have fallen in heaps, perhaps as they stumbled over each other or tried to help one another in the moments after a geyser of gasoline shot into the air Friday.

  • Jan 19, 2019
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López Obrador Calls on Mexicans to Help in Battling Fuel Thefts

There aren’t enough tanker trucks, and lines have stretched for hours at gas stations in outlying states this week.

  • Jan 9, 2019
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Two Things You May Have Missed in Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’

The film contains other subtle but important elements that have been largely ignored by critics so far.

  • Jan 9, 2019
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Founders of Taza Chocolate Are Profiting by Appropriating Mexican Identity (OPINION)

You might hate us, but you sure love making fortunes from our culture.

  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 1:41 PM

Trump Appeals to Taxpayers for Border Wall Funding

What is unprecedented, authorities say, is the number of women and children arriving at the border, many seeking legal asylum in the country.

  • Jan 9, 2019
  • 10:32 AM

Mexico Launches Plan to Stimulate US Border Economy

The country will slash income and corporate taxes to 20 percent from 30 percent for 43 municipalities in six states.

  • Jan 6, 2019
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Mexico Urges Thorough Probe Into Border Tear Gas Incident

In a statement Thursday, the ministry said through its embassy that it lamented any violent acts along its border. It reiterated its commitment to the safety of migrants.

  • Jan 4, 2019
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Zapatista Rebels Vow Opposition to Mexico’s New President

The criticisms came as the Zapatistas celebrated the 25th anniversary of their brief armed uprising in 1994.

  • Jan 3, 2019
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Remembering the Caravan: 5 Essential Reads That Show the Desperation of Central American Migrants

Pieces that explain this human drama, not amplify political rhetoric about refugees.

  • Dec 26, 2018
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US Pledges $10.6B Aid for Central America, Southern Mexico

The plan was announced in a joint U.S.-Mexican statement released by the State Department and read aloud by Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard in the Mexican capital.

  • Dec 18, 2018
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‘The Fight Belongs to Everyone:’ Former Domestic Workers in Mexico See Themselves in Alfonso Cuarón’s ROMA

“So many domestic workers could be Cleo,” said Marcelina Bautista in the offices of Mexico’s first union for domestic workers, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras del Hogar (SINACTRAHO).

  • Dec 14, 2018
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Mexico City’s New Mayor Disbands Riot Police

Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn into office yesterday.

  • Dec 6, 2018
  • 12:05 PM

What Happens Next to Migrants in Tijuana, Mexico? (VIDEO)

It’s the question many are asking.

  • Dec 4, 2018
  • 11:03 AM

Mexico’s President Promises Communication, Creates Ayotzinapa Truth Commission

As of now, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has promised to deliver daily press conferences.

  • Dec 4, 2018
  • 10:38 AM

Mexico Inaugurates New President

After taking an oath to office, Andrés López Obrador spent the weekend speaking to Congress and making public appearances at the inaugural celebration, a dinner with foreign officials, and a spiritual cleansing ceremony where he vowed to “purify public life in Mexico.”

  • Dec 3, 2018
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LIVE From Mexico: From Catcalling to Femicide

How are Mexican women mobilizing to fight for their lives and each other?

  • Nov 30, 2018
  • 12:52 PM

‘Walls Work:’ Says Not My President (A POEM)

Spewing lies and policies/Backed by white supremacy 

  • Nov 26, 2018
  • 11:22 AM

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