Mexico

LGBTQ asylum-seekers first from refugee caravan to reach border

November 16, 2018 By Ben Cowles

They had to break away from the main group because of homophobic harassment from other migrants within the caravan.

Caravana de migrantes descansa pero seguirá adelante

October 28, 2018 By Associated Press

Miles de migrantes centroamericanos descansaron pero estaban decididos a seguir hacia la frontera estadounidense, mientras las agencias públicas mexicanas parecían vacilantes: a veces los ayudaban, otras veces les ponían trabas.

Mexican students remember a massacre and its meaning for today

October 3, 2018 By David Bacon

Every year on Oct. 2 thousands of Mexican students pour into the streets of Mexico City in memory of the hundreds of students who were gunned down by their own government in 1968.

Welcome the new NAFTA—Same as the old NAFTA?

October 2, 2018 By C.J. Atkins

The USMCA is a step forward, but it's still plagued by the same flawed NAFTA model that put corporate profits ahead of public interest.

This week in history: The Tlatelolco Massacre

October 1, 2018 By Special to People’s World

Fifty years ago, on October 2, 1968, a horrific massacre of students and protesters took place at the Plaza de las Tres Culturas (Three Cultures Square) in the Tlatelolco housing complex in Mexico City. To this...