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Book Review: The Life and Times of Mexico by Earl Shorris

ValleyGirl wrote 1 week ago: If you are a repeated visitor to Mexico and you are interested in a historical, social, political, c … more →

Tags: Books & Resources, Cultural Commentary, books about Mexico, Earl Shorris

Focus On: Mexican Politics

landrjm wrote 2 months ago: Since last week, we looked at the political system of our neighbor to the north, I thought it would … more →

Tags: Focus on

Back to School Detention for Los Zetas

julydogs wrote 2 months ago: All summer fun finally comes to an end–for school boys and girls and gangsters alike. The firs … more →

Tags: Argentina, Brazil, counternarcotics, Criminal, Drug Enforcement, Drug Trafficking, drug war, drug wars, Free Market Capitalism

The Season 5 Finale of Weeds! 1 comment

Haley wrote 2 months ago: First, you REALLY should not be reading this if you’re not looking for spoilers. Because this … more →

Tags: Weeds, nancy botwin, andy botwin, Shane Botwin, silas botwin, season finale, open letter, gets away with too much, Season Five

NarcoPetro Dollars - Zetas Inside Pemex5 comments

julydogs wrote 3 months ago: Another page opens in the ever-amazing book of  Zetas. They have managed to penetrate and compromise … more →

Tags: capitalism, Criminal, Drug Trafficking, drug war, drug wars, Free Market Capitalism, government fail, Latin America, law enforcement

Lost In Translation--Calderon's Narcoguerra/Bush's War on Terror2 comments

julydogs wrote 4 months ago: Like a subtitled remake of a disaster movie, Felipe Calderon’s “Narcoguerra” looks … more →

Tags: Drug Cartels, Drug War, War on Drugs, Narcotraficantes,, Drug Enforcement, drug war, government fail, iraq, México, narcoguerra, organized crime, Right Wing

Who Will Govern Nuevo Leon, Mx?

Alex wrote 4 months ago: Will it be Rodrigo Medina for el PRI or Fernando Elizondo for el PAN to govern Nuevo Leon, Mx. Hones … more →

Blistering...John Ross on Mexican day-care horror1 comment

julydogs wrote 5 months ago: Was working a piece this morning about US military blowback in the Mexico drug wars when the latest … more →

Tags: Free Market Capitalism, government fail, Justice, Labor, Latin America, México, privatization, Social Justice, Working Poverty

Mexican Politics and Transportation Planning

mikesnotes wrote 7 months ago: I realize that I am neither a political theorist nor a Mexican, which not only exacerbates my lack o … more →

Tags: Mike's Notes on Mexico: Places and Peoples, Experiences as a Consumer: La Tramite Más Inutil, mexico city, México, Metrobus, Transportation Planning, Línea 12, AICM Terminal 2, periferico

Crisis strikes a blow at support for the PAN (in Spanish)

mexicoinstitute wrote 9 months ago: Reforma, 2/23/2009 In the upcoming election on July 5, the electorate might place the blame for the … more →

Tags: Politics and Elections, prd, pri, 2009 election, pan, Economic Crisis, Insecurity

Mexican opposition leader gets new lease on life

mexicoinstitute wrote 9 months ago: International Herald Tribune, 2/3/2009 As the year began, the dominant political figure of the Mexic … more →

Tags: Economic Integration, Politics and Elections, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Economic Crisis, Social Movement

Hemisphere Highlights: Congressional Elections in Mexico

mexicoinstitute wrote 9 months ago: Center for Strategic and International Studies, Hemisphere Highlights, 1/31/2009 Katherine Bliss Wit … more →

Tags: Politics and Elections, prd, pri, Calderon, pan, 2009 Elections

AMLO and Navarrete iron out differences (In Spanish)

mexicoinstitute wrote 10 months ago: Reforma, 1/26/2009 Carlos Navarrete The Party of the Democratic Revolution’s leader in the Sen … more →

Tags: Politics and Elections, prd, AMLO, Partido de la Revolución Democrática, energy reform, Navarrete

PRD asks AMLO for 2009 canididates

mexicoinstitute wrote 10 months ago: El Universal, 1/5/2009 Lopez Obrador The Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) has given Andrés M … more →

Tags: Politics and Elections, prd, Left, AMLO, 2009 Elections

PRD will ask for forgiveness for internal conflict (in Spanish)

mexicoinstitute wrote 11 months ago: Milenio, 12/8/2008 Jesus Ortega - Source: http://comunicacion.senado.gob.mx The Party of the Democra … more →

Tags: Media and Society, Politics and Elections, Energy and Natural Resources, México, prd, Left, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, AMLO, Guadalupe Acosta

PAN rejects electoral alliances for 2009 (in Spanish)

mexicoinstitute wrote 11 months ago: La Crónica de Hoy, 12/8/2008 The President of the National Action Party (PAN) Commission on Election … more →

Tags: Politics and Elections, México, pri, pan, 2009 Elections, Partido Acción Nacional, Jose Espina, Partido de la Revolucion Institucional

Fresh turmoil ends Felipe Calderón's 2nd year as Mexican president

mexicoinstitute wrote 12 months ago: Dallas Morning News, 11/30/2008 November was not kind to Felipe Calderón, as he completes today the … more →

Tags: Security and the Rule of Law, Economic Integration, Politics and Elections, México, Security, Felipe Calderon, merida initiative, Mexican economy, Public Opinion

Is Carlos Salinas returning to Mexican politics?

mexicoinstitute wrote 1 year ago: Financial Times, 11/22/2008 At around midday on the last day of July, a tiny man with a shiny head a … more →

Tags: Economic Integration, Politics and Elections, México, carlos salinas, pri, comeback, Neoliberal

The Mexican Government Reacts to the Crash

mikesnotes wrote 1 year ago: The black boxes from the Learjet arrived back in Mexico this morning.  El Universal reports that Com … more →

Tags: Mike's Notes on Mexico: Places and Peoples, * Mouriño Air Crash & Public Reaction, mexico city, Mouriño, air crash investigation, Felipe Calderon, Mexican government, pan, El Yunque


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