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Stories by Sarah DeVries
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AMLO’s referendum on ex-presidents is all show, no substance
The referendum aims to hold the powerful accountable, but does just the opposite: it distracts from the current administration’s failures.
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Are we ever sending our kids back to classrooms? Because mine needs it
After a year of online classes, the mental harm of distance learning may pose more risk to our children than the coronavirus.
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Navigating a tourist town’s sales onslaught feels different in a pandemic
Is it wrong to be annoyed at that vendor shoving trinkets in your face as you eat when they might be facing an empty cupboard at home?
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Covid vaccination in Mexico: quick, organized, unsurprisingly bureaucratic
For Sarah DeVries, lining up for the jab was painless; it was when she was asked for her qualifying paperwork that things got complicated.
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The next public infrastructure disaster is only one politician’s whim away
May 3’s Mexico City Metro crash shows the consequences of public projects being led by the most powerful rather than the most competent.
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In Mexico’s cities, daily life is marked by a plethora of charming noise
Sarah DeVries shares a lighthearted guide to the sounds of daily life you’ll hear if you spend time in a typical Mexican neighborhood.
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I wouldn’t vote for AMLO again, but I can’t blame those who would
A big part of President López Obrador’s appeal is that he says to voters, “I’m not on the side of the people you watch win over and over.”
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Let’s hear it for Mexico’s renaissance in community muralism
From professionals to local amateurs, murals are blooming all over the place. What better way to spread around hope, community and beauty?
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When narcos are choosing our politicians, what solutions are left?
This bloody election season, it’s clear that organized crime seeks to control most of Mexican society. Has it become impossible to stop?
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Sharing the planet means accepting kittens and mutant flying ants alike
Sarah DeVries reflects on her attempts to live and let with the insect members of her community, even scorpions and tarantulas.
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Metro accident payments help victims today but won’t prevent tomorrow’s
Victim compensation means families of the dead won’t scramble to find funeral costs, but the real justice is in preventing future accidents.
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How did AMLO go from Metro Bus success to CDMX airport debacle?
When he was mayor of Mexico City, President Lopez Obrador championed at least one forward-thinking transportation solution.
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After a rough year, we deserve to kick back with a drink or two
As we draw near to yet another month with the Covid-19 pandemic in our lives, perhaps a toast is in order to celebrate getting by this long.
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Is going home to get a vaccine ‘jumping the line’?
Many Mexico expats have the opportunity to get a Covid shot elsewhere, unlike many Mexicans. Should they? What, if any, ethics are involved?
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Let’s forget about optics, Mr. President, and vaccinate all frontline workers
Don’t politicize the crucial immunization of all medical workers if the real reason you’re not giving them shots is due to poor planning.
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Mexican women are sick of turning the other cheek. Who can blame them?
Sarah DeVries would argue that women have been playing nice to get equality and justice for millennia now. And just how well has that worked?
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AMLO’s energy goals unnecessarily demonize private competition
Allowing competition but protecting the entrenched sole provider is like holding a race and telling participants they can’t use their legs.
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‘Don’t come’ rings hollow to migrant hopefuls who are out of options
People desperately struggling to find safety, food and shelter will always play the odds to get to where they’re most likely to survive.
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Inoculation a hard sell when vaccines inspire more fear than the virus
As numerous nations pause their use of the Astra-Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine, Sarah Davies contemplates how quickly emotions can override facts.
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International Women’s Day highlights work still needed on gender equality
Gender parity, safety, femicide: half of Mexico’s population have some concerns they’d really like to see the nation properly address.
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When that green stoplight sends our kids back to school, we must be ready
A plan for safe in-person classes, vaccines for teachers, and keeping schools out of bankruptcy will all be crucial. Just how ready are we?
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Please accept your vaccine so all our lives can go back to normal
Vaccines promise a pathway out of the Covid-19 pandemic, but how do we reach herd immunity in our communities if too many refuse the shot?
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Mexico City’s plastics ban doesn’t factor in the capital’s economic divide
Most eco-friendly alternatives to disposable products aren’t cheap, especially when Covid-19 has done a number on many people’s income.
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As Biden and AMLO reexamine immigration policy, balance is key
Writer Sarah DeVries hopes Mexico and the U.S. can keep migrants’ humanity in mind, yet also not create an open invitation at the border.
