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Fuera Trump: Choice Words for “The Donald” From Mexico City
Some predicted that Trump will win in November. Others called his campaign a joke, but not a funny one.
Mine Waste Disaster Anniversaries Remind Us How Little Progress We’ve Made
We can't afford another Mount Polley or Rio Doce disaster ever again.
Law, Order and the Wall: Would Trump and Pence Fuel the Drug War?
Team Trump seems eager to return to a time when health problems like drug misuse were blamed on moral decay.
Both Parties Are Playing the Mexico Card
From immigration to the drug war, there's a lot that needs fixing in the US-Mexico relationship. But border walls, hate speech and deportations won't do it.
Defeating Fear: Lessons From Mexico’s Housing Movement
Los Panchos has taken back land and collectively built thousands of homes since the late-1980s.
Borders: Imaginary Lines, Real Exploitation
Most people take borders for granted, but unlike mountains or rivers, they are not natural.
Popular Uprising Backs Striking Teachers in Southern Mexico
What started as a fight for teachers union power has exploded into a popular movement against the privatization of public education and the entire public sector.
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“No Touching”: Peering Through the Iron Bars of the US-Mexico Border, Families Struggle to Connect
The Border Patrol's careful control over family reunions at the border wall leaves families heartbroken, unable to even touch or hug in many instances.
The 2020 Census and the Re-Indigenization of America
They tried to bury us, but they did not know we were seeds.
The Centralization of Policing: A Push to Integrate Local Police in Mexico and the US
Mexico's federal police are centralizing in ways that are both similar to and different from what's happening with local policing in the US.