“Let’s be clear about the history here: Mexico has, for decades, genuinely struggled with cartel violence, and I am not arguing otherwise. But what these outlets consistently omit is the context of the last year. Cooperation between the U.S. and Mexico against cartels is, in the words of officials on both sides, at unprecedented levels — a shift I’ve tracked in real time (see my columns on the World Cup coverage and Mexico’s business community). The result of that cooperation isn’t more violence; it’s homicides down by almost 50% this year. Apparently good news doesn’t sell subscriptions.”
Travis Bembenek, CEO
Legacy media got Mexico’s story wrong — on the World Cup, on Mencho, on cartel violence — and won’t admit it. MND CEO Travis Bembenek explains why.
Mexico is building a vast biometric ID system and expanding camera networks. Critics warn the infrastructure could enable the kind of surveillance state China spent decades constructing.
U.S. interference in Mexico has a very long history, writes Maria Meléndez, including a fascinating historical chapter in which the CIA attempted to influence the country’s art and culture.
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