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Philip L. Russell : Mexican Elections: A Veteran, a Smile, and an Image
A figure of PRI candidate Enrique Pena Nieto, at rally kicking off his presidential campaign in Guadalajara, March 30, 2012. Photo by Edgard Garrido / Reuters.The Mexican presidential election:A veteran, a smile, and an image So far a lack of … Continue reading
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Tagged Electoral politics, Latin America, Mexico, Philip L. Russell
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : David Bacon on U.S. Policies and the Great Mexican Migration
Journalist, author, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon.Rag Radio:David Bacon discusses how U.S. policiesfueled the great Mexican migration By Rag Radio / The Rag Blog / March 21, 2012 Noted journalist, author, documentary photographer, and long-time labor organizer David Bacon … Continue reading
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Tagged David Bacon, Globalization, Immigration, Labor Movement, Mexico, NAFTA, Rag Radio, Thorne Dreyer
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David Bacon : How U.S. Policies Fueled the Great Mexican Migration
So many migrants from Veracruz have settled in North Carolina and the South that they name markets for their home state. Because of ferocious anti-immigrant laws, however, many businesses have lost customers as immigrants flee the state. Photo © David … Continue reading
Bob Feldman : Texas Under Mexican Rule
Texas colonizer Stephen F. Austin (with his father, Moses Austin, inset on right). Painting from the Fort Bend Museum / Wikimedia Commons. The hidden history of Texas Part 2: The 1821-1826 years under Mexican rule By Bob Feldman / The … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Feldman, Mexico, Native Americans, Slavery, Stephen F. Austin, Texas History
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John Ross : Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Grito’
Mexico’s Bicentennial: Miguel Hidalgo with the banner of the Virgen de Guadalupe.Can a new revolution be far behind?The countdown to Mexico’s Buy-Centennial ‘Viva Mexico! Let’s go kill some Gachupines!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2010 … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, Felipe Calderon, John Ross, Mexican Bicentennial, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico
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David Bacon : Life in an Immigrant Labor Camp
Immigrant workers at labor camp in northern California. Photos by David Bacon / The Rag Blog. Journalist and long-time labor organizer David Bacon will be Thorne Dreyer‘s guest on Rag Radio on KOOP 91.7 FM in Austin, Tuesday, September 7, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, David Bacon, Farmworkers, Immigration, Labor, Mexico
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John Ross : ‘El Jefe Diego’ and ‘The Mysterious Disappearers’
Photo of kidnapped Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, released via Twitter. This is the second version, with the copy of the muckraking newsweekly El Proceso, featuring his face on the cover, apparently photoshopped in.Bicentennial mischief in the making?The mysterious kidnapping of … Continue reading
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Tagged Diego Fernandez de Cevallos, Kidnappings, Mexico, Subcomandante Marcos, Zapatistas
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John Ross : Epic Hunger Strike in the Land of the Hungry
Cayetano Cabrera of the Mexican Electricity Workers’ Union (SME). His hunger strike was the longest in Mexican history — but it ended in futility. Photo from Musicios y Politicos y Locos.Where Hunger is palpable:Mexican hunger strike sets recordBut electrical workers … Continue reading
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Tagged Direct Action, Hunger, John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexico, Strikes
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John Ross : Oaxaca : Killer Governor Blown Away
Oaxaca Governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz (depicted above) was blown away in the recent Mexican elections by left-right candidate Gabino Cue. Cartoon from NNDB.Victor Gabino Cue a question mark:Killer Governor blown away in Oaxacan election The unlikely new governor Gabino Cue, … Continue reading
Mexican Elections : ‘Which Cartel Are You Voting For?’
“Which cartel are you voting for?” Cartoon by El Fisgon / La Jornada.‘United Cartels’ are big winners inMexico’s Super Sunday elections By John Ross / The Rag Blog / July 9, 2010 See ‘The people of Oaxaca speak’ by Victor … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War, John Ross, Mexican Elections, Mexico, Oaxaca
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LITERATURE / ‘Punto Final’ : ‘Adios’ to Monsivais and Saramago
Carlos Monsivais (top), and Jose Saramago. Photos from el idiota de la familia, top, and La Nousfera.Left writers as endangered species:Adios to Carlos Monsivais and Jose Saramago By John Ross / The Rag Blog / July 3, 2010 MEXICO CITY … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Authors, Carlos Monsivais, John Ross, Jose Saramago, Literature, Mexico, Revolutionary Movements, Writers
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John Ross : The Long Night of San Juan Copala
Justicia en San Juan Copola. Photo from Su Propina es mi Sueldo.Mexico’s Gaza:The long night of San Juan Copala Much as the Israeli government had warned the organizers of the Freedom Flotilla not to set sail for Gaza, the Governor … Continue reading
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Tagged Activism, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, John Ross, Mexican History, Mexico, Palestinian Blockade, Social Justice
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