Memin Pinguin, Racist Comic, Pulled from Wal-Mart Shelves
Region: United States
Memin Pinguin, a Mexican comic that some have label as racist is being pulled off of Wal-Mart shelves this week. The comic, very popular in its home country of Mexico, is about a Cuban boy who looks somewhat like a black ... more
Views: 2212Buying Liquid Gold in Mexico
Region: Mexico
Some Americans are now crossing the Mexican border with empty containers in their trunk. When they return, the jugs are filled with what's becoming a popular purchase from Mexico. No, it's not cerveza or tequila. It's gaso... more
Views: 1872Murder Hit List Publicly Displayed in Chihuahua City
Region: Mexico
Twenty-one Mexican police officers were notified in a very public way on Sunday that they’re on a murder hit list. The Gente Nueva (New People) gang printed their names in bold, black ink on th... more
Views: 3167Recent E-Mail Puts Mexican Authorities On High Alert For The Weekend
Region: MexicoIn the recent news reports, things have not fared well for Mexico’s law enforcement as several high-profile figures have ended up dead. At some of Mexico’s border towns, they have become the locations of bloody... more
Views: 1052Beheadings, Cop Murders and 3 Reporter Attacks
Region: MexicoTHE BORDER REPORT Three reporters for the Culiacán daily, El Debate, were attacked by federal preventive police yesterday. One of the reporters was forced into a police car and held for ten minutes with a gun to hi... more
Views: 3559Drug Lord Throws Party in Mexico From Inside US Prison Cell
Region: Mexico
THE BORDER REPORT For years, Mexico’s narco-traffickers have feared one thing more than any: extradition to the United States. In the U.S. prison system, the thinking goes, these guys are rendered impotent, ... more
Views: 2571Another Mexican Journalist Kidnapped, A Second Threatened
Region: Mexico
BORDERREPORTER.COM The rats are growing bolder in southern Sonora, specifically the major NAFTA city of Ciudad Obregón, where a radio reporter was released yesterday after being kidnapped the day before. Unknown ab... more
Views: 1471THE ARMY GENERAL WHO IS SHAKING UP MEXICO
Region: MexicoA Tijuana news Web site is reporting 15 dead in at least two different shootouts in Tijuana this morning. One of the victims was wearing a federal police uniform, the paper says; though that means nothing since cops work f... more
Views: 1849It's NAFTA, Stupid
Region: PennsylvaniaI read the news today, and I found out: Meeting with President Bush this week, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon rejected the idea their countries would go along with ... more
Views: 1711AFL-CIO Forms Partnership with U.S.-Mexico Workers’ Rights Network
Region: Mexico
- by James Parks Workers and their unions continue to reach across borders to create lasting relationships that will build strength to help balance the struggle between the rich and working people in the&n... more
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