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Campaign to Defend Mexico’s Sacred Lake Changes Global Activism
Indigenous wisdom provided an effective counternarrative to stop a mega-airport project on a sacred site.
![Trial of El Chapo Highlights Failure of War on Drugs](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/02/s2_El-Chapo-in-US-custody2-400x300.jpg)
Trial of El Chapo Highlights Failure of War on Drugs
Christy Thornton, an assistant professor of sociology and Latin American studies, discusses more.
![A migrant family walks across a bridge on January 18, 2019, in Tijuana, Mexico.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0126-m-400x300.jpg)
Transcending Language Barriers to Connect With Asylum Seekers
Many asylum seekers fleeing violence say there’s no obstacle that will deter them, not even a border wall.
![Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro (C) greets his supporters during a gathering against oppositions' rallies in front of the Miraflores Palace in Caracas on January 23, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0124-v-400x300.jpg)
Venezuela’s Maduro Faces Major Test After US-Backed Coup Attempt
The latest failed coup in Venezuela is part of a series of efforts by successive US administrations.
![The US-Mexico border crossing at Tijuana, Mexico. The US's "dental refugees" flock to Mexico in the thousands every day, seeking affordable care.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0122-pr-400x300.jpg)
Millions of Americans Flood Into Mexico for Health Care
The US's “dental refugees” flock to Mexico in the thousands every day, seeking affordable care.
![A crew works replacing the old border fence along a section of the US-Mexico border, as seen from Tijuana, in Baja California state, Mexico, on January 8, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/GettyImages-1079457800-400x300.jpg)
How Not to Build a “Great, Great Wall”: A Timeline of Border Fortification
Trump’s phantasmagorical wall, whether it ever materializes or not, has become a central artifact in US politics.
![Then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, surrounded by members of her caucus, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on November 28, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2019/01/2019_0103-house-400x300.jpg)
Trump Writes Sad Ballads as the New House Majority Arrives
What a perfectly ridiculous way to ring in a new year.
![Hundreds of women take to the streets in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 25, 2018, as part of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1065459936-400x300.jpg)
Mapping Femicides in Mexico: One Woman’s Quest
In Mexico, an average of nine women are believed to be murdered every day.
![Central American migrants traveling in a caravan are taken into custody by US Border Patrol officers after crossing the Mexico-US border fence into San Diego County, as seen from Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico, on December 13, 2018.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2018/12/GettyImages-1072907460-400x300.jpg)
Mexico Heeds Trump’s Gag Order on Immigration Communications
The lack of transparency will make it harder to protect asylum-seekers from draconian immigration policy.
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Tijuana Crossing: Asylum Seekers Hold Out Hope in the Face of Trumpism
The dual threats of violence and poverty are forcing thousands to move away from their families.