It will likely lead to more deaths. It will be a drain on our treasury. And it’s unlikely to stem the flow of drugs. This is because the U.S. intervention ignores the root causes of the drug trade and the spreading international character of the cartels.read more

“I felt an endless anger: how could it be that they are taking me off of a plane? How can these ‘United States authorities’ behave with such despotism?”read more

The great journalist and activist and chronicler of Mexico died last month. “He didn’t write for fame or fortune. He wrote for beauty and truth.”read more

Approval of the statewide ballot initiative on Nov. 2 would allow local governments to tax and regulate the limited possession and cultivation of marijuana for adults age 21 and over.read more

The squid in our stores is often processed in horrendous conditions in Mexico.read more

Egged on by the United States, Mexico is waging an ill-conceived war on drugs that has led to an explosion of violence.read more

Mexican Americans made political history 40 years ago when, on Jan. 17, 1970, they founded their own independent political party in Crystal City, Texas. They called it “La Raza Unida Party” — or, translated, “The United People’s Party.”read more

We need to examine why fewer Mexicans are coming to the United States. The number is down 25 percent since the recession began. And that’s no accident.read more