The Huffington Post
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - 00:00
Unfortunately, ordinary Mexicans seldom have a seat at the bargaining table and up to a third of legislators (the plurinominales, elected under proportional representation) are not accountable to them anyway.
Monday, August 27, 2012 - 00:00
Guadalajara has not seen the level of drug cartel-related violence as other areas, but similar flaming roadblocks shook the city in early March
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 00:00
The success of the whole endeavor has local authorities concerned, worried about the glorification of Escobar's extremely violent and corrupt ways.
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 00:00
While they were on the lookout for investments in the United States, members of some of these prominent families-including the Salaverria, Poma, de Sola and Duenas clans-were also at the time financing, either directly or through political parties, death
Thursday, August 9, 2012 - 00:00
While they were on the lookout for investments in the United States, members of some of these prominent families -- including the Salaverria, Poma, de Sola and Duenas clans -- were also at the time financing death squads.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 00:00
Ignoring the post-electoral conflicts already brewing south of the border, the White House congratulated the candidate and the Mexican people.
Thursday, August 2, 2012 - 00:00
Having ensured its continuity (at least for a while), it could worry less about promoting the reforms that Mexico needs and instead tweak an already perversely inefficient political-economic system to suit its own interests.
Monday, July 30, 2012 - 00:00
Several masked, armed men broke into a branch office of the El Norte newspaper near the northern city of Monterrey, poured out gasoline and ignited it.
Tuesday, July 24, 2012 - 00:00
Nearly 16,000 bodies remain unidentified, says the National Human Rights Commission, an independent government agency. In total, 24,000 people have been reported missing.
Monday, July 23, 2012 - 00:00
We increase the violence in Mexico both by buying the drugs and then by trying to stop them from coming in.