Walls of Silence

Angel Boligan, El Universal, Mexico City, Cagle Cartoons Dec 9, 2014 Dig deeper

Mexico’s Government Is ‘Dysfunctional and Corrupt,’ So Why Does Obama Support It?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 30, 2014 The disappearance of 43 students in the Mexican state of Guerrero has shed light on Enrique Peña Nieto’s failures as president; a study shows a last name can still "set you up for life"; meanwhile, Google Glass may not be a success, but smart glass technology may yet prevail. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Human Rights Groups Accuse Mexican Authorities of Abusing Power to ‘Quell Mass Protest Movement’

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 26, 2014 Human rights groups are speaking out about the 11 peaceful demonstrators who they believe were unjustly arrested at a Mexico City march spurred by the disappearance of 43 students in Iguala in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Breaking Point

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 21, 2014 So deeply has this incident shaken the country that, as author Ruben Martinez describes it, “To understand the historical significance -- and the moral and political gravity -- of what is occurring, think of 9/11, of Sandy Hook, of the day JFK was assassinated.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mexicans Have Had Enough of U.S.-Backed Violence and Exploitation

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Nov 20, 2014 The US funding of a "war on drugs" in Mexico, which was supposed to take aim at the traffickers, has instead largely fueled collusion between law enforcement, politicians and criminal syndicates The U . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Why the Mexican People Will Not Let Their Government Bury the Missing Ayotzinapa Students

Staff / Truthdig Nov 15, 2014 Though a Mexican official called the investigation into the disappearance of 43 students in Guerrero "very successful," the parents of the youth, accompanied by a violence-wary populace, will not let the case close; Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is preparing to run for president; meanwhile, harrowing information about Greece's neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn has been revealed. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Will the Mexican President Resign Over the Ayotzinapa Student Disappearance?

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 13, 2014 Not only did President Enrique Peña Nieto handle the current crisis facing his nation with cowardly indifference, but as the call for his resignation resounds throughout Mexico, more evidence of his ineptitude comes to light. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

#YaMeCanse: Mexico Turmoil Reaches Boiling Point as Protests Over Students’ Disappearance Continue

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 10, 2014 Setting fire to the door of a palace built for Hernan Cortés, which Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto uses for official ceremonies, is an appropriate symbolic act for a wary nation abused and abandoned by corrupt officials, continually plagued with bloodshed and fear. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )