Clinton’s State Department overlooked human rights abuses and corruption while keeping a lucrative flow of contracts moving to U.S. security firms working in Mexico.
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
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The Ultimate Blowback from U.S. Foreign Policy? Donald Trump.
How the CIA, bad trade deals, and wanton military intervention caused the social crises that gave us the Donald. (Really.)
Is GDP Over?
Economists from rich countries increasingly agree: Sustainable development and reducing inequality matter more than economic growth.
Standing Before Congress, Pope Francis Calls Out the ‘Industry of Death’
In his speech to U.S. lawmakers, the “People’s pope” condemned the arms trade, war profiteering, and even the war on terror itself.
In Mexico, Hunted Down for Speaking Out
Once a refuge, Mexico City has become a hunting ground where journalists end up reporting on the assassinations of their colleagues — and wondering who will be next.
Expect the Barometer to Rise in Mexico
Over 90 percent of Mexicans have lost faith in their political parties. What comes next?
Continuing the Crackdown on Kids
The “Biden Plan” for Central America treats refugee children as a national security threat.
Women Up in Arms
From Mexico to Kurdistan, women resistance fighters have blazed a trail for new gender relations in some of the world’s most patriarchal societies.
Obama Has Nothing to Gain by Propping Up Mexico’s Government
If Washington gives the Mexican president a pat on the back, it will be a stab in the back for the Mexican movement for justice and transparency.
Mexico’s Undead Rise Up
With 43 disappeared student teachers presumed dead, Mexican popular resistance is creating new alternatives to the militarized narco-state.