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Mexico
Narcopolitics and the Failed State: 43 Missing Students, a Narco Mayor and an Institutional Fiasco
In what other country of the world can 43 college kids be kidnapped by police forces and life continue its political, economical and social course as if the …
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Pena Nieto on Indigenous Rights: Praise Abroad, Protest at Home
Many indigenous and peasant organizations have pointed out that Mexico's energy reform is irreconcilable with the rights of the nation's indigenous peoples and small farmers.
San Fernando Migrant Massacre: How US, Mexican and Latin American Governments Share Responsibility
An international tribunal recently concluded that the US, Mexico and several Latin American countries are responsible for state terror against migrants.
Monsanto Announces “Global Center” for Developing GMO Corn
Monsanto announced this week that it is opening a new facility in Mexico to research and develop new hybrid types of corn resistant to disease and climate conditions.
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Global Drug Report: Don’t Just Decriminalize, Demilitarize
“The drug war is a pretext for the militarization of resource rich areas in Mexico and Central America, as happened with Plan Colombia in Colombia,” said Dawn Paley, author …
Mexico: Researcher Raises Alert About Environmental Dangers of Wind Farms
Southern Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec has the largest concentration of wind farm projects in Latin America. Biologist Patricia Mora explains what environmental impact studies leave out: the negative impacts …
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Mexico’s Cocopah People Refuse to Disappear
The Mexican constitution defines indigenous people as the descendants of the populations that inhabited the area before the state was formed and who preserve their ancestral cultural or economic …
Border Songs: Bringing the Immigration Crisis to the Classroom with Music
The current humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border remains hidden from view, leaving many people, including students, completely unaware that thousands of impoverished people have died.
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As Men Emigrate, Indigenous Women Gain Political Opportunities and Obligations in Mexico
When men leave Mexico for the United States, indigenous systems of governance are threatened and more community responsibilities fall on women. Despite this, women are still fighting for space …
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Undocumented Mothers in the US Are Often Vulnerable, Ignored and Misunderstood
Undocumented women face challenges with employment, health care, high rates of domestic violence and psychological trauma.