If we needed a major opportunity to pause and bring forth both our individual and collective strength, it’s certainly arrived.
Opinion
Is it time to move the US-Mexico border? Here are some benefits
Borders exist for good reasons, but this border is not working. Could the border be moved? With a pen stroke, yes.
Both pro-choice and pro-life should work together for better services
I don’t want women to have to deal with unwanted pregnancies in the first place. And guess what? There are many ways to deal with them by preventing them.
Remote learning may be good long-term goal but at present it means exclusivity
Access to adequate learning resources becomes contingent on various factors that all, at their root, come down to economic security.
Attending musical events is something that happened in another world
Much of what I love about musical experiences as they’re normally held is enjoying them with other people.
Is this a transformational moment, a time to create society anew?
Presumably the coronavirus pandemic will be over at some point. But what will be left by then?
The best way to swat a fly: some useful advice for the rainy season
Flies’ eyes, like yours and mine, are not in the backs of their heads so they have a “six,” a blind spot like a fighter pilot’s.
Bicycles multiply as the capital expands it bike lanes network
The city has rolled out emergency bike lanes to encourage safe, socially distant travel during Covid-19. And cyclists are using them.
‘After a 20-year relationship, I’m giving up on Mexico’
Property invasions, cartel impunity, criminal banks and incompetence at the top have quashed all hopes for Mexico for this expat.
Jo Tuckman embodied the social responsibility of a foreign journalist
She embodied a style of journalism that had been falling out of fashion, one that is anthropological and explores complex truth through personal stories.
Presidents find a distraction while their countries are in crisis
López Obrador and Trump stick their heads in the sand and refuse to face society’s problems.
AMLO is doubling down on failed bets in Mexico
The first bet was NAFTA. The second was to reduce poverty and inequality by leaving intact dysfunctional tax, labour and social insurance regulations.
AMLOve is not unconditional; for this writer, the honeymoon is over
Even though he’s finally Mexico’s chief executive, López Obrador still sees himself as a victim of a mean and corrupt media.
The human rights abuses of renewable energy companies in Mexico
The abuse of vulnerable communities and protected land is not a phenomenon exclusive to non-renewable energy giants.
Mexico City buried its rivers to prevent disease, creating a city where Covid thrives
Mexico City’s air pollution–which contributes to high rates of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases–leaves citizens more vulnerable to the coronavirus.
Time to break the bank to keep people alive and safe
President López Obrador is not doing the right thing by insisting on austerity. This is the time to break the bank in order to keep people alive and safe.
Could the coronavirus pandemic mean a turning point for tourism industry?
Through the shutdown we have not only seen how tourism affects wildlife and the environment, but we’ve observed the influence it has over communities.
Earthquake survivor lived through two Big Ones
The only aspect of my life that is likely to garner a mention in Ripley’s Believe it or Not is my relationship with earthquakes.
President López Obrador’s anti-corruption push is failing
The president insists that Mexico’s greatest asset is “the honesty of its people,” but studies show corruption has worsened since he took office.
Tire clamps a welcome measure in a generally lawless landscape
Few things about city life in Mexico trigger my contempt as quickly as people leaving their cars where they know they shouldn’t.
Mexico’s crusade for healthy eating could hurt trade
The healthy eating drive, which will begin next month, overlooks the fact that Mexico exports some US $22 billion a year in processed food to the US.
Wealthy Mexicans find they can buy comfort but not protection
The alarm bells started ringing in March when three top businessmen went down with coronavirus after flying home from a U.S. ski resort.
What Seybaplaya, Campeche, teaches us about community activism
Small-scale operations affecting positive action at a community level are often the ones displaying the most effective model for widespread, global change.
Banning alcohol a futile exercise that was not well thought out
Besides, a beer or a glass of wine (or a shot of tequila or mezcal — pick your poison) can really help take the edge off.
Mexico’s railroads have a colorful history
It’s too early to buy a ticket or get off the tracks, but that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel may indeed be an oncoming train.
