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For 43 hours hundreds in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez remembered — and protested — the first anniversary of the forced disappearance of 43 Mexican male students from the Raul Isidro Burgos Teachers College of Ayotzinapa, Guerrero, at the hands of police and paramilitary forces. But late September’s bout of activism went beyond the Ayotzinapa issue. Continue Reading
The Juárez Cartel remains the biggest organization in the Paso del Norte region, followed by the Sinaloa Cartel of Chapo Guzman and Mayo Zambada. What’s more, “the (New Mexico) territory of Las Cruces and Albuquerque is disputed by the two cartels,” according to one story. Continue Reading
The export portion of the Chihuahua crop alone dwarfs New Mexico’s entire chile crop. Continue Reading
In 1992, 34,500 acres of chile were harvested in New Mexico. That remains the high point for a crop that is not only an economic driver but a cultural icon of the Land of Enchantment. Since then, it’s been mostly downhill for chile. Continue Reading
Most people probably don’t think of Albuquerque as a border town. But Diné (Navajo) Melaine Yazzie squarely defines the central New Mexico city as a classic one. Continue Reading
As the summer stumbles on and monsoon rains finally shower a water-hungry land, New Mexico’s largest city continues to grapple with chaos, corruption and callousness. Continue Reading
Feeding the passion of anti-Enrique Peña Nieto protesters is the widespread perception, with mounting evidence, that Mexico’s presidential election was bought and sold. Continue Reading
Despite the praise heaped on the voting by U.S. President Barack Obama and others, the 2012 elections were marred by scattered outbreaks of violence, widespread accusations of vote-buying by the different political parties, especially the PRI, and the systematic disenfranchisement of large numbers of voters. Continue Reading
Despite opposition, Mexico’s 132 Movement forges ahead and can even claim credit for unprecedented developments in the way political messaging has been delivered this election year. Continue Reading
With Mexico’s elections coming up on July 1, mixed moods grip the body politic. Polls show Enrique Peña Nieta leading in the presidential race, and his supporters are declaring him the virtual winner. Continue Reading
Almost from nowhere, the 132 Movement not only succeeded in mobilizing thousands of young people in street protests against one Mexican presidential candidate and media monopolization, but recast Mexico’s elections by thrusting questions of money and politics, economic power and corruption and education and citizenship into the center of the political process. Continue Reading
With the presidential race coming up on July 1, the most significant development of the electoral year may be the emergence of a new youth movement demanding media and democratic reforms. Continue Reading
If anything captured the essence of the 2012 May Day celebrations, it was the convergence of issues popularized by Occupy Wall Street-influenced movements with demands for justice long pushed by immigrant community organizations. Continue Reading
Around 1970, Lomas de Poleo’s settlers recreated the world of the small but vanishing Mexican ranch. If a new border crossing ever materializes at Anapra-Sunland Park, the dusty landscape will likely transform. Continue Reading
VIDEO: Javier Perea says he welcomes state takeover of the city’s finances and pledges open and responsible government dedicated to economic development. Continue Reading