Field Notes: Where Migrants Crossed the Rio Grande
Reynosa, Mexico: Fresh footprints of migrants dot the bed of a dried pond just south of Mission, Texas, near the Rio Grande.
Browsing Tag
Mexico
144 posts
Letter From Los Algodones, Mexico: The City of Dentists
A trip to Los Algodones, the town just south of the border where it seems almost everybody is either a dentist or works for one.
A Tour of Contested Walls Around the World
It’s not just Trump's proposed border: We live in a wall-building age.
Few Answers and No Justice for the Mexican Towns Attacked by the Cartel
A new report finds that the Mexican government failed to stop a door-to-door campaign of killing that went…
Beyond the Wall: A Conversation With Vicente Fox
In light of Donald Trump’s recent visit, Pacific Standard chatted with Mexico’s former President Vicente Fox about tensions between the U.S. and Mexico.
Field Notes: Cancun, Mexico
Off the coast, 450 life-size sculptures stand on the seafloor, designed by Jason deCaires Taylor to inspire conservation…
It’s Time for Countries to Work Together to Combat Global Warming
On the historic new climate agreement between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. By Madeleine Thomas From left: Mexican…
What Will It Take to Stop the Murders of Journalists in Veracruz?
Last week, Manuel Torres González, another journalist in Veracruz, was killed. Is Governor Javier Duarte de Ochoa partly…
Murder at the Border
In a rare ruling, Border Patrol Agent Lonnie Swartz has been indicted for the murder of Jose Antonio…
Why 2015 Was the Most Violent Year for Journalists in Mexico
More journalists were threatened, abused, and murdered than any other year in Mexico's history.