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Mexico
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Zapatista Communities Celebrate 20 Years of Self-Government
The Zapatistas are still running their own schools and hospitals, raising new generations, and carrying on a dialogue with the outside world that has enriched both sides.
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A Mexican State Armed to the Teeth
Michoacan is one of Mexico's most lawless states, and decades ago the population learned to live with (and in many cases, live off) the drug trade.
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“It’s Not Just Two Pesos; It’s the Country:" Mexico City’s #PosMeSalto Movement Protests Rising Transit Costs
A rise in subway fare has Mexican youth in a city-wide transportation protest, taking place in a majority of major train stations.
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NAFTA: 20 Years of Regret for Mexico
Mexico's growth has been weak since the ‘free trade’ deal was signed, and it missed out on the region's poverty reduction.
NAFTA at 20: Lori Wallach on US Job Losses, Record Income Inequality, Mass Displacement in Mexico
Democracy Now! speaks to Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch and author of the new report, “NAFTA at 20.”
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NAFTA = Death: Artists Mark NAFTA’s 20th Anniversary With Border Protest
A group of artists marked the 20th anniversary of the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on New Year's Day with an art installation at the …
Twenty Years on, Mexico Is NAFTA’s Biggest Lie
Tim Wise: The numbers expose the official distortions around NAFTA's failed promises.
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Conscious Defiance: Catriona Rainsford’s “Urban Circus“
Author Catriona Rainsford ran away with the circus in Mexico, living and performing with an itinerant, fluid group of unicycle riding jugglers and fire
Protesters Descend on Mexican Consulates to Support Indigenous Leader
Protesters descend on Mexican Consulates to voice support for jailed indigenous leader Nestora Salgado.
30 Cities Across US Protest Toxic Free Trade Agreements
Yesterday, more than 30 cities across the U.S. and Mexico joined a Global Day of Action against toxic trade agreements.