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
Article examining the influence of libertarian ideas in the recent uprisings in Oaxaca, Mexico. SERGIO DE CASTRO SANCHEZ Originally published in Spanish on oaxacalibre.org and in Rojo Y Negro, newspaper of the CGT Translated by a comrade of Capital Terminus…
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…
TO SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLECTIVES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO ANARCHIST GROUPS TO SISTER ORGANIZATIONS TO THE PEOPLE IN GENERAL Three years and four months after the imprisonment of Noel Garcia Cruz, Juventino Garcia Cruz and Abraham Ramirez Vasquez, members of…
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…
[ The cover image of this issue was created by Simón P. Sedillo. It portraits Tonantzin, a mother goddess and lunar deity from Aztec mythology, also known as the “Mother of the Corn.” ] by Simón Sedillo Originally published in…
PHR Recommends a Thorough Investigation into US Journalist Brad Will’s Case and a Larger Inquiry into Pattern of Violence in Oaxaca The International Forensic Program (IFP) of Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) recommends a thorough and wider inquiry following its…
by Kristin Bricker – May 22, 2008 It’s official: Congress has approved Plan Mexico. The House of Representatives approved the Merida Initiative, also known as Plan Mexico, last week by a vote of 256-166. Excelsior reports that 244 Democrats and…
May 22nd, 2008 by Alan: A 21 day series of strikes and occupations by the radical Sección 22 in Oaxaca of the Mexican teachers’ union Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores en la Educación kicked off in earnest on Tuesday. As of…