by Maurice Rafael Magaña* June 14, 2016, marked the 10-year anniversary of the beginning of a popular uprising in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca. The Oaxacan social movement of 2006 formed following the violent eviction of striking teachers from … Continue reading →
by Antonio Martínez Velázquez* In 1906 Ricardo Flores Magón, an intellectual who fought for freedom and equality during the Mexican Revolution, criticized the “venality and aggressive cynicism” of a press that was “praising the clumsiness and wrongdoings of the government … Continue reading →
by R. Aída Hernández Castillo* An extraordinary phenomenon is taking place in Mexico: an Indigenous woman representing an Indigenous Governing Council has launched a campaign to run as an independent candidate for the nation’s presidency in the 2018 elections. In … Continue reading →
As the IDF military operations in Gaza following the attacks of October 7 continue unabated, and the death toll among Palestinians gets close to 29,000 people (or about 1 in 100), our need to understand the roots of this conflict … Continue reading →
As the IDF military operations in Gaza following the attacks of October 7 continue unabated, and the death toll among Palestinians gets close to 29,000 people (or about 1 in 100), our need to understand the roots of this conflict … Continue reading →
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by Peter Baird* Editor’s note: As a complement to the following blog, see the in-depth analysis of neoliberal economic change and authoritarianism in Mexico by Job Hernández Rodríguez in “Latin America Revisited,” Vol. 40-4 of Social Justice. During September 1–5, 2014, … Continue reading →
by Juan José Gutiérrez* A los tiranos no se les apacigua, a los tiranos se les enfrenta Tyrants are not to be appeased, but confronted. Enrique Krauze, on the recent visit of Donald Trump to Mexico The rather abrupt visit … Continue reading →
by Gene Grabiner* Critics have long been concerned about the potential for government abuse and overreach, as well as the desire of officials to conduct civic affairs beyond public scrutiny. As moral philosopher Jeremy Bentham cautioned, “secrecy, being an instrument … Continue reading →
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