Truthout
Mexico
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
Clinton's State Department overlooked human rights abuses but kept a flow of contracts moving to US security firms in Mexico.
ICE Raids Target Undocumented Immigrants for Mostly Minor Offenses
President Obama's policy to prosecute “bad immigrants” is less like reform and more like a means to continue deportations.
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Chiapas Communities Organize to Protect Sacred Lagoon From Tourist Highway
Communities along the proposed highway route formed a united movement opposing the project.
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Pope Francis, Mexico, and the Legacies of Liberation Theology and Camilo Torres
The imminent pilgrimage to Mexico of Pope Francis will highlight some of the most painful dimensions of the country's deepening human rights crisis.
The Deal That Brought the Colorado River Back to the Sea
A new amendment to the 1944 water treaty between Mexico and the United States aims to create a fair, cooperative system for restoring the Colorado River.
Impacts to Health, Livelihood Continue One Year After Toxic Mine Spill in Mexico
Officials from both the mine and Mexican government claim the river is now safe.
The Dark Side of Clean Energy in Mexico
In the Tehuantepec Isthmus region, Indigenous farmers are resisting so-called green development that may pollute their land.
Punishing El Chapo and Preserving US Hegemony
The US prefers to scapegoat high-profile villains, like a Mexican drug cartel boss, rather than acknowledge its own culpability.
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Worker Protests in Ciudad Juárez Shine Light on Workers’ Rights Violations
Workers took action to improve conditions in the low-wage maquiladora sector.
El Chapo Is Caught, but Corruption, US Consumption and Failed Drug War Keep the Cartels in Business
It is unclear how much of an impact his arrest will have on a drug war that has killed tens of thousands.