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Inside Mexico’s Controversial ‘Trans-Isthmus Corridor’ Megaproject

Dawn Paley / Truthdig Jun 3, 2024 As a new president takes the reins, a global logistics hub under military control barrels ahead on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Mexico Is Showing the World How to Defeat Neoliberalism

Ellen Brown / Truthdig Feb 6, 2020 Called Mexico’s “first full-fledged left-wing experiment,” López Obrador’s government is nixing failed policies and transforming the nation. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Mexico Begins Flying, Busing Migrants Back to Honduras

MARÍA VERZA and SONIA PÉREZ D. / The Associated Press Jan 21, 2020 The latest migrant caravan provides a public platform for Mexico to show it will not grant them passage to the U.S. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Argentina Defies the Americas’ Crisis of Democracy

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Dec 23, 2019 As regional powers backslide and Donald Trump looms, one nation offers a popular, progressive alternative. A dispatch from Buenos Aires. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Mexico Denies Trump’s Claim of Secret Concessions in Deal

JILL COLVIN, COLLEEN LONG and MARIA VERZA / The Associated Press Jun 10, 2019 Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard asserts that there are no undisclosed agreements. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Deal or No Deal, Asylum Seekers Wait It Out at the Southern Border

CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / The Associated Press Jun 9, 2019 A U.S.-Mexico pact announced Friday may mean that more migrants will be sent back to Mexico to await resolution of their asylum claims. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Threatened Tariffs on Hold After Deal With Mexico

JILL COLVIN, MATTHEW LEE and LUIS ALONSO LUGO / The Associated Press Jun 8, 2019 The agreement aims to have Mexico take measures to stem the flow of migrants but excludes some dramatic overhauls sought by the president. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Violence Rocks Venezuela as Guaido Urges Uprising

SCOTT SMITH and CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA / The Associated Press Apr 30, 2019 Armored vehicles plow into anti-government protesters in Caracas as troops loyal to President Nicolas Maduro try to restore order. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Colombia’s President Urges Maduro of Venezuela to Step Aside

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2019 Ivan Duque speaks out after Juan Guaido, the head of Venezuela's opposition-controlled congress, declares himself interim president. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Mexico Sets Ambitious Plan to Stimulate Economy in Border Region

AMY GUTHRIE / The Associated Press Jan 5, 2019 The nation's new president slashes taxes to try to stoke wage and job growth, making a commitment to the area despite U.S. threats. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The IMF Is Dismantling Argentina All Over Again

Celina della Croce / Independent Media Institute Dec 24, 2018 New loans are spurring unrest and deepening the country's social and economic crisis. Stop us if you've heard this story before. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Between Socialism and Barbarism, the Media Choose Barbarism

John McCullough / FAIR Dec 24, 2018 Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is a moderate leftist, yet he's depicted as a bigger threat than fascists like Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )