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We’re All Tired – Protests Against State Violence Go Worldwide
Demonstrations linking Ferguson to Ayotzinapa indicate an increasing connection on the ground between issues that so often seem disparate.
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In the Wake of Ayotzinapa, Adonde va Mexico?
The brutal kidnapping and probable murder in the most heinous of circumstances of the 43 normalistas from Ayotzinapa last September 26 has revealed to the world the ugly, neo-fascist …
43 US Cities to Hold Vigils, Protests Demanding Obama, Congress End “Plan Mexico” Drug War Funding
In Mexico, more than 100,000 people have been murdered and more than 25,000 have been disappeared since the beginning of Plan Merida.
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In the Land of Zapata, a Community Fights Natural Gas Development
In the same towns where Zapata fought for the rights of Mexico's rural majority, mega-development projects are setting off fierce protests.
US Support for Mexico’s Drug War Goes Beyond Guns and Money
The US puts its own personnel on the line in Mexico, but corruption and violence characterize both countries' security forces.
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A Silence That Speaks: Ayotzinapa and the Politics of Listening
This should not be misinterpreted as a call for silencing voices or demands.
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Ayotzinapa’s Uncomfortable Dead
“Alive, they were taken, and alive we want them back,” is the rallying cry for the 43 disappeared Mexican students.
Mexico Burns as Outrage Over Student Disappearances Sparks Protests Against State-Backed Violence
Protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero have set fire to the local legislature as outrage spreads over the disappearance of 43 students.
Mexico’s History Is Even Richer Than We Thought
The city of Teotihuacan, mysteriously abandoned some 2,000 years ago, is home to an amazing array of ancient, but largely unfathomable, structures.
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The Mass Shooting in Mexico
The murder and disappearance of students from Ayotzinapa is raising questions once again about the complicity of law enforcement and public officials in Mexico's drug wars.