WikiLeaks XVI: Cancun — From a Combustible Regional Summit to a Lacklustre Climate Conference
Cancun promises to be calm to a fault.
Mexico: Pact with the Devil?
Will the next Mexican leader make a pact with drug traffickers?
Worlds Collide at Cancun Climate Talks
Is climate change a business opportunity, columnist Laura Carlsen asks, or a chance to change the way we structure our economies and our lives?
Postcard from…Mini Numa
In rural Mexico, the flush toilet is a human rights victory.
2010: Year of the Nini
If Time magazine had any inkling of sense, it would name the Nini the person of the year for 2010.
Another War in Lebanon? Not Likely
Israel is focused on Iran. But the Obama administration should not ignore the few voices inside Israel that want escalation against Hezbollah.
Mexican Elections: Oaxaca and Territory in Play
The elections of Sunday, July 4th, in 14 Mexican states can be seen as a struggle for Mexican territories by diverse power groups, including the drug cartels.
Finally, a Forum for Victims of the “Wars on Drugs”
Those who most need to hear alternative points of view on drug policies turn a deaf ear to those most affected by them.
Troops to the Mexico Border
Obama’s military step up is bad news to migrant communities.
Our Latest: Calderon, Thailand, and the Myth of Overtaxation
What IPS says about the world today.
Urging Presidents Obama and Calderon to Address Human and Workers’ Rights Issues
They should seek to strengthen Mexican judicial and civilian institutions while creating jobs and education opportunities for the millions of those without decent jobs.
Hunger Strike in Defense of Work Begins in Mexico
The struggle of Mexican electricians, now converted into a hunger strike, is against the historic injustice that is worsening daily in the country, particularly under the present government.
U.S. Drug Policy Feeds Violence in Mexico
As long as there is high demand for drugs in the United States, the illicit drug trade and all its bloody consequences won’t stop.
Brown Bag: ‘The Big Scam: John Ross Discusses How Washington Gave Mexico A Drug Problem’
IPS’ Drug Policy Project invites you to a brown-bag discussion with John Ross. Militarization of the border has turned Mexico into an annex of “The Wire.” Drugs stay in the country longer these days and invariably leak into the Mexican marketplace, fomenting intense commercial rivalries between the cartels.
The Struggle of Electricians in Mexico Goes On
“It’s either them or us. The time has come for the people, for the excluded, exploited and discriminated people, the ones who are always pushed back.”