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PRESS / Mexico’s Leftist ‘La Jornada’ : 25 Years of Rabble Rousing
Noam Chomsky salutes left wing dailyKeynotes La Jornada anniversary event The first issue of La Jornada rolled off borrowed presses September 19th [1984] to the universal disdain of Mexico’s ruling class which then maintained a hammerlock on the press… By … Continue reading
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Tagged John Ross, Media, Mexico, Noam Chomsky, The Left, The Press
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Fear and Loathing in Mexico : A Pandemic of Paranoia
Coming back to earth: Preacher Jose Mar Flores Pereira (Josmar) and federal cop after faux hijacking of AeroMexico plane in Mexico City, September 9, 2009. Photo by Jorge Dan Lopez / Reuters.Fear and Loathing south of the border:Paranoia goes pandemic … Continue reading
Bicentennial Mexico : Textbooks Revise History, Delete Spanish Conquest
Detail of Mural by Diego Rivera showing Spanish conquistadors conquering Mexican indigenous peoples, Palacio de Cortes, Cuernavaca, Mexico.Just in time for the Bicentennial:Much of Mexico’s history becomes, well, history This August 24th when sixth graders returned to their classrooms, many … Continue reading
Calderon’s ‘Informe’ : Mexico as Paradise on Earth
El informe: Mexican President Felipe Calderon presents his third annual report to the legislature at the National Palace in Mexico City, Sept. 2, 2009. Photo by Marco Peláez / La Jornada Calderon, ‘a small man who stands barely over five … Continue reading
Drought : Mexico Goes Down the Drain
A tractor ploughs a hectare of land in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua. Photo by Tomas Bravo / Reuters.Mexico goes down the drain:Water and power south of the border By John Ross / The Rag Blog / August 31, … Continue reading
Mexico Frees Convicted Killers of Chiapas Indians
Relatives of those killed in the 1997 Acteal massacre carry photos and pray in San Cristobal, Chiapas, Mexico, Tuesday, August 11, 2009. Photo by Moyses Zuniga / AP.Supreme Inpunity:Mexico’s high court frees convicted killers of 49 Indians in Chiapas By … Continue reading
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Tagged Crimes Against Humanity, Human Rights, Indigenous People, Latin America, Mexico
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‘The Mexican Genome’ : Big Science and Indian Genocide
‘Mexican People — Mexico Today and Tomorrow, 1934-35,’ by Diego Rivera. The manipulation of the genetic mapping of the indigenous peoples of Mexico is only one front on which Big Science aids and abets ethnic cleansing. By John Ross / … Continue reading
Mexico : The Song of the Guerrilla is Heard Again
Rosendo Radilla Pacheco, politician, activist and folksinger, was “disappeared” by federal troops in August 1974 during Mexico’s “dirty war.” He is now the subject of a human rights investigation and a documentary film (above).As Mexico Awaits 2010:The song of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Latin America, Mexico, Revolutionary Movements
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John Ross on the Mexican Elections : The Dinosaur is Back
Jurassic fallout from the Mexican election:The dinosaur is back, but for how long? By John Ross / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2009 Also see ‘No more environmental pretensions: The Green PRI,’ By John Ross, Below. MEXICO CITY — … Continue reading
The Mexican Dilemma: Biofuel or Food?
Street vendor in Mexico City. Critics of biofuels say they push up the cost of food.Mexico’s gamble on biofuelsBy Alberto Najar / June 26, 2009 Mexican authorities intent on tackling the issues surrounding the production of biofuels are faced with … Continue reading
Mexican Elections : Calderón Beats Law and Order Drum
Mexican President Felipe Calderón: his political muscle will be weakened. Photo by Gurinder Osan / AP. With all that sucking the sand from beneath his feet, President Felipe Calderón, like every beleagured right-winger since Nixon, is beating the Law and … Continue reading
