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Disaster in the Making: Mexico City Short of Water
Dawn breaks over the sprawling metropolis of Mexico City. Officials are struggling to provide water for all 20 million residents. Photo: Brennan Linsley/Associated Press.Water shortages plague Mexico CityMay 21, 2009 It’s been three weeks since the taps in Carlos Sandana’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Latin America, Mexico, Mexico City, Water Conservation
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Al Giordano : How the ‘NAFTA Flu’ Exploded
Updated May 4, 2009 This photo, on the Smithfield Farms website, (still there at this posting on May 3, 2009), carries the following caption: “Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly. Kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never … Continue reading
Jonah Raskin : Outsiders in El Norte
Undocumented Mexican immigrant awaits deportation. Photo by Los Angeles Times / Calisphere. This is an except from my new, forthcoming book about farmers, farm workers, the environment, food for the Rag Blog. — Jonah. Field Days:Outsiders in El Norte By … Continue reading
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Tagged American Society, Books, Immigration, Mexico, Undocumented Aliens
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El Paso City Council : Rethink Drug War, Drug Prohibition
Maybe it’s time for a new look at drug prohibition: A police officer guards a crime scene where four men were gunned down in a drive-by shooting in the border city of Ciudad Juarez Aug. 22, 2008. More than 2,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Drug War, el paso, Mexico, Prohibition, Texas
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Massacre at Tlatelolco : Art Can Help Us Remember
Freedom of Speech (1968) by Adolpho Mexiac. Inspired by the student protest in 1968 in Mexico City and the massacre at Tlatelolco. As I started to tell the story behind these sculpted ghosts, I realized how little I remembered of … Continue reading
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Tagged History, Human Rights, Mexico, Mexico City, Police Riots, Sixties, Social Action, Social Movements, Student Movement
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The Next Decade Will Be All About "Deregulation"
Maybe we all heard it wrong; it’s not the NEW world order – it’s the NAU World Order aka “North American Union”….. Diane Stirling-Stevens / The Rag Blog The North American Union: Democracy Dying in CanadaBy Kevin Parkinson / August … Continue reading
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Border Wall : Tragic Slapstick
Movable Border Wall, Clown Cars By Melissa del Bosque | July 21, 2008 The Secure Border Fence Act passed in 2006, but the Department of Homeland Security only just realized that the homeland has an international water treaty with Mexico … Continue reading
MUSIC : Gringos Recording Mexican Songs…
Doug Sahm and The Texas Tornados, 1996:(From Left) Flaco Jimenez, Sahm, Freddy Fender, and Augie Meyers. Class personified: Nat King Cole.The bueno, the bad and the muy uglyBy Gustavo Arellano and John Nova Lomax Mexican artists have recorded English-language songs … Continue reading
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Tagged Mexico, Music, Musicians, Popular Culture, Rock 'n Roll, Texas
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World Court Urges US to Stay Five Executions
World Court judges on June 19 heard arguments in the case involving Mexican citizens on death row in the United States. Photo by Peter Dejong / AP.Mexico had appealed to U.N. body on behalf of citizens on Texas death row.July … Continue reading
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Tagged Capital Punishment, Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Human Rights, Mexico, World Court
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Oaxaca : Indigenous People Saying ‘NO’ to Migration
The FIOB is a political organization of indigenous communities and migrants, with chapters in Mexico and the U.S. It advocates for the rights of migrants, and for the right not to migrate — for economic development which would enable people … Continue reading
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Tagged Human Rights, Immigration, Indigenous People, Mexico, Migration, Poverty
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Oaxaca’s Government Land Grab
Members of the Oaxaca People’s Popular Assembly (APPO) take part in a demonstration against Oaxaca’s governor Ulises Ruiz in Oaxaca on Nov. 5, 2006. At least a dozen people have been killed in the area since the protest movement began. … Continue reading
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Tagged Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexico, Protest, Social Movements
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