Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
Bilingual independent media by, about, and for social movements in Mexico and beyond
by: Theresa Kleinhaus and Maya Schenwar, Truthout Original In villages across Oaxaca, where land has been owned communally for centuries, paramilitary groups are doing their bloody part to change the scene. Oaxaca and Chicago – On April 30, in the…
[ An AK-47 bullet entered Faustino Vásquez’s chest and exited through his shoulder. Another shot pierced his wrist. ] The Mexican government ignores the assassination of two community radio activists By John Gibler SAN JUAN COPALA, Mexico — Driving through…
Plan Mexico, officially called the Merida Initiative, is a $1.4 billion U.S. aid package to Mexico in order to “fight drugs.” Mexico’s law enforcement is extremely corrupt; its members consume the drugs themselves and commit hundreds of human rights violations…
June 2008 As Congress enters the final stages to approve the Merida Initiative, an aid package to Mexico and Central America that seeks to further militarize the region under the guise of the U.S.’s “war on drugs/war on terror,” we…
by Stephen Lendman It’s called “Plan Mexico,” or more formally the “Merida Initiative,” and here’s the scheme. It’s to do for Mexicans what Plan Colombia has done to that nation since 1999, and, in fact, much earlier. Since then, billions…