Presidential Meeting Puts US-Mexico Relations Back on Track – In the Wrong Direction
The presidential summit made a show of putting the bi-national relationship back on track – in precisely the wrong direction.
Protecting Women Human Rights Defenders
Women human rights defenders have been threatened, tortured, raped, exiled, and assassinated. But they have not been silenced.
Mexico’s Hot Money Challenge
NAFTA undercuts Mexico’s ability to control a sudden influx of volatile financial investment.
WikiLeaks: Local Mexican Governments Corrupted by Drug Money Leave Citizens Nowhere to Turn
Once Latin America’s safest city, Monterrey has become a central battlefield in Mexico’s war drug war.
More U.S. Aid Won’t End Mexico’s Drug War
Even former Mexican President Vicente Fox has said that “prohibition isn’t working” and that “violence against violence doesn’t work.”
Napolitano in Texas: Tough Talk, Little Coherence
A recent speech by Secretary Napolitano highlights the deficiencies plaguing U.S. border policy.
Report Back: Unique Trip To Chihuahua, Mexico
Puppet Underground and IPS expert, Sanho Tree, will give a report back from their trip to Chihuahua, Mexico this past December, where they partnered with several community groups doing music and puppetry workshops. The trip culminated in a Fandango on the border between Ciudad Juarez and El Paso, TX on December 11th.
Global Solidarity is on the Rise for Mexican Workers Too
Like Egyptians, Mexicans need international solidarity to help move to a real democracy.
We Need to Rethink, Not Rearm NAFTA
While Canada and the US get ready to move bilaterally to beef up border security, we wonder who benefits from the proposed “security perimeter.”
The Eternal Drug War
Despite the horrific casualties from the War on Drugs, most elected leaders are fearful of seeking peace.
The Murdered Women of Juarez
The murder of women and the escalating war on drugs reveal a Mexican system with blood on its hands.
Two, Three, Many Colombias
The U.S. vision for Latin America consists of applying Plan Colombia to the region as a whole.
WikiLeaks XVIX: Guatemalan Concerns Get Short Shrift in Cables About Illegal Border Crossings Into Mexico
Conflicts between state and federal security agencies in Mexico exacerbate the situation.
Rio Rumbles
Crime syndicates and militias need to provide benefits to communities to survive.