What Awaits Migrant Kids “Al Otro Lado?”
Kathy Kruger Castro, a Mexican attorney at Al Otro Lado, was separated from her brother for 10 years at the border. Now she fights for unaccompanied migrant kids.
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The 4T
“On July 2, 2018, a political event took place in Mexico that many still fail to grasp… The first thing to say is that 15 million citizens who had not taken part in previous elections burst onto the scene.”
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Beyond the USMCA: Why Sheinbaum Can’t Bet Everything on the US Economy
With Treasury yields spiking and US job losses mounting, Mexico’s USMCA shield may not hold, pushing Sheinbaum toward state-led growth and new partners like Brazil.
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The Boom in Mexican Computer Exports
Trump’s China tariffs rerouted the AI data-center supply chain to Mexico, now the world’s third-largest computer exporter—overtaking its own auto industry.
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Ayotzinapa: An Opportunity to Move Forward
The FGR’s arrest of ex-Governor Ángel Aguirre—accused of ordering footage of the Iguala bus destroyed—revives a case stalled for nearly 12 years.
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Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples
For Indigenous Peoples Day, Elena Poniatowska talks with Senator Susana Harp on recognizing Afro-Mexican peoples, halting textile plagiarism, and Mexico’s racism.
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Archives of the PRI’s ‘Political Police’ Reveal Its ‘Tradition’ of Spying
Contralínea’s serial report on Mexico’s secret-police files shows the PRI spied on Sheinbaum from age 6, her mother (branded a ‘communist’), and AMLO from his start in politics, among a vast range of targets.
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Trump’s Pushing It — But Claudia Sheinbaum’s No Pushover
David Raby on the El Mayo abduction, USMCA fights, ICE killings of Mexican-Americans, and the economic strength behind Sheinbaum’s firmer line with Washington.
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Guadalajara’s Water at Risk of Privatization
Jalisco’s governor floats water privatization amid a contamination crisis on his own government’s watch, joining other right-wing opposition states embroiled in water scandals.
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Beyond the Rubble
Natural disasters expose the strengths and weaknesses of every society. Venezuela’s earthquakes proved its communes were far more than an ambitious political vision — they were the social infrastructure people relied on.
