Why undocumented immigrants keep coming
On the night of May 1, 2013, a criminal gang attacked a group of impoverished Central American migrants, who were riding on the top of a freight train passing through Cosoalacaque, in Veracruz, Mexico.
Oaxacan teachers challenge the test
The testing regime in Mexico is as entrenched as it is in the United States, and its political use is very similar - undermining the rights of teachers, and attacking unions that oppose it.
Mexico’s high court protects gay marriage rights
A Supreme Court ruling last week allows same-sex couples to legally marry, if they request special legal protection from federal tribunals.
Trumka: Mexico on path of “low wage development”
Mexico, the large U.S. trading partner and southern neighbor, is on a path of "low-wage development," including weakening its labor law and oppressing independent unions.
New political movement rising in Mexico
A new center-left political movement, called the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) has emerged on the Mexican political landscape.
Mexico's labor law reform sparks massive protests
A plan to gut labor protections has spurred unrest in Mexico's streets.
Under death threats, Mexican labor leader leaves country
Blanca Velasquez left the country this month and suspended a two-year legal battle she has had with the government, according to the AFL-CIO's Solidarity Center.
On the 202nd anniversary of Mexican independence
On Sept.16, Mexico celebrated its two hundred and second independence day. Is independence slipping through the Mexican people's fingers?
Mexico’s Lopez Obrador vows continued campaign vs. election fraud
Lopez Obrador said he will not recognize a ruling by the top electoral court that the July 1 Mexican presidential elections were fair and clean.
Struggle over elections continues in Mexico
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his coalition are asking the Federal Electoral Institute's electoral court to annul the presidential election.
