Four competing drug cartels are extorting avocado producers, showing how the fruit is becoming an increasingly important source of illicit profits.
Opinion
Mexican women are not without defenders of reproductive rights
Unlike some of the various large pro-life organizations active in Mexico, most reproductive rights organizations seem to be homegrown.
That women are in jail for abortions comes as a big surprise
Thousands of women are serving sentences for abortions or suspected abortions, and many are poor and uneducated with few resources.
Kids could benefit from some campaigns teaching safety first (and not third)
In the United States strict traffic laws enforced by an active police force and videos of gruesome deaths in driver education class are pretty effective.
Racism probable cause for Africans getting bureaucratic treatment
A language issue at least muddies the waters, given the apparent lack of English, Portuguese and French-speaking immigration officials.
Legalizing pot for pain should be a priority given that many could benefit
If we legalize and regulate its medical use we can prevent those patients from becoming addicted to much stronger and more harmful substances.
Irapuato, Guanajuato, symbol of rising violence in Mexico’s mid-sized cities
The surge of violence in oft-overlooked mid-sized towns such as Irapuato has played an under-appreciated role in driving public security challenges.
Hospital visit points out faults, but treatment was provided in the end
Mexico’s once shining social security system is admittedly in a rickety state but at least everyone can eventually get the medical help they need.
Can the Big Brains that have gotten us in trouble also save us?
Desperate times require desperate measures: some thoughts on what is being or could be done to blunt the impact of greed, apathy and poor decision making.
Entire police forces are still being arrested in Mexico
The arrest of an entire police force in Chihuahua reflects how insidious corruption continues to be, with governments seemingly unable to make a difference.
Decision not to prosecute Mexico City rape protesters shows progress
The more attention crimes receive, the more likely they will be taken seriously by both the justice system and by society at large.
Rolling back federal policies indicates López Obrador has a woman problem
The administration has not made women’s rights a priority. Instead, it has been rolling back some of the few policies designed to protect and empower women.
US gun policy led to El Paso shooter responding to Hispanic ‘invasion’
The presence of illegal guns is a direct result of the United States’ lax gun laws and its refusal to track where those guns end up.
The dreaded 502 error is a digital publisher’s worst nightmare
The number of readers who could not access Mexico News Daily was only 1.28% of the total readership, but enough to keep a publisher awake at night.
Fact-checking service steals name, fails to check AMLO’s facts
The government’s news service, Notimex, has launched a fact-checking unit, taking the name of another private initiative. It also ignored a speech by AMLO.
López Obrador’s presidency could be a game-changer
AMLO represents hope not only for Mexicans but for Latin Americans as well to be part of something better, for rich and poor.
The nature of art and intellectual property is both sticky and slippery
Should original artists be flattered that their work is admired and deemed worthy of mass production, or irritated that it’s being copied and then sold?
As Mexico appeases Trump, migrants bear the brunt
Over the past month in Mexico, we were reminded once again that these migrants are not nameless, faceless statistics. They are people.
Is it just tomatoes that are fueling a construction boom in Carmen Xhán?
A visit confirms rumors that the border hamlet is the new bulge in the border balloon, an unguarded gateway between Guatemala and Mexico.
When a dog attacks someone, blame the owner not the dog
Socialization and training account for most of a dog’s behavior, and ultimately the humans that keep them are responsible for what they do.
Employment in Mexico: rising prices, fixed salaries and few ‘good jobs’
A full time job in a clothing store in Veracruz, paying just 3,500 pesos a month, was described as an exciting opportunity for a young woman.
With a snide voice the GPS said we were at the airport: before us was a landfill
Things can go wrong with this technology anywhere, but in a place with many duplicate street names, there are increased opportunities.
Money and social class: the implications of being among top 5% of earners
What are the responsibilities of good immigrants to a system in which they are unfairly favored on a number of fronts?
Dynamics of domestic worker relationship a difficult adjustment
Though many see it as low-skill labor that anyone could do, it’s important work, and without it it’s nearly impossible to get any other kind of work done.
Who cares what’s inside other people’s pants or under their skirts?
To those so passionately concerned about what’s in other people’s pants, under their skirts or in their brains, I would say: “People, chill.”
