Felipe Calderon

Mexico's Union Bust Reveals Flaws in NAFTA

Laura Carlsen | Posted 10.26.2009 | World


Laura Carlsen

"From one day to the next, they left us with no job," said an out-of-work electrician, as he marched alongside some 200,000 fellow workers and their supporters in downtown Mexico City this month.

Weekly Immigration Wire: Healthcare and the Undocumented

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics


The Media Consortium

Right-Wing pundits are polluting constructive dialogue about health care reform, many times citing immigration as mark against it.

We Can't Wait for Change

Christine Neumann-Ortiz | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics


Christine Neumann-Ortiz

What President Obama and other Democrats fail to take into account is that the Latino community can't wait till 2010 for justice to arrive.

Obama In Mexico Supports Calderon's Drug Crackdown Despite Abuse Allegations

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 09.10.2009 | World


GUADALAJARA, Mexico — A day before facing a potentially boisterous town hall in New Hampshire, President Barack Obama praised the spirited debat...

Mexico Anti-Drug Aid Delayed Due To Human Rights Criticism

AP | Posted 09.05.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., blocked the release of a favorable State Department report on Mexico's human rights record, The Washingt...

Mexico Election: Drug War Plays Big Public Role For First Time

AP | ALEXANDRA OLSON | Posted 07.20.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — When Mario Anguiano successfully ran for mayor of Colima three years ago, no one much cared that his brother and cousin were in pr...

Swine Flu: Calderon Popularity Soars From Flu Crisis

Reuters | Posted 07.02.2009 | World


Mexican President Felipe Calderon's handling of the swine flu story">H1N1 flu crisis in April and May boosted his popularity rating to a glowing 69 pe...

Swine Flu Playing A Role In Mexican Politics

New York Times | Posted 06.08.2009 | World


The slumping economy and the bloody drug war had been Mexican voters' top worries ahead of midterm elections in July. Then the mysterious A(H1N1) viru...

Mexico Swine Flu Stimulus Plan Announced To "Rebuild Confidence" In Mexican Goods, Services

AP | MARK STEVENSON and JAMES ANDERSON | Posted 06.05.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — Mexico emerged from its swine flu isolation Tuesday as thousands of newspaper vendors, salesmen hawking trinkets and even panhandl...

Mexico's Swine Flu Response Getting High Approval

Foreign Policy | Posted 06.04.2009 | World


Over 70 percent give Felipe Calderon's government high marks for its handling of the crisis. ...

Obama Isn't Afraid of Mexico

Teresa Puente | Posted 05.25.2009 | World


Teresa Puente

Unless you plan to vacation with narcotraffickers, I see no reason why Americans should avoid venturing south of the border.

Obama and Mexico: Managing Incipient Chaos

William Bradley | Posted 05.18.2009 | World


William Bradley

Obama's measures will only manage the incipient chaos of Mexico's drug wars, not end it. Which has actually long been typical of America's policies with regard to Mexico.

Summit Of The Americas: Obama Seeks New Relations; Chavez Seeks Mischief; Regional Leaders Seek Conviviality

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


Following his Thursday stop in Mexico, President Obama will head to Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean for the 5th Summit of the Americas -- a meeti...

Obama In Mexico: Drug Violence To Top List Of Issues (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.17.2009 | World


President Obama travels to Mexico Thursday morning as the first stop in his Latin America trip, after which he will join other regional leaders in Tri...

Here We Go Again in Mexico

Murray Fromson | Posted 04.25.2009 | World


Murray Fromson

Until the widespread usage of drugs in the United States is curtailed sharply, there can be no realistic or substantive solution to the problem inside Mexico.

Mexican Critics Accuse US Embassy Of Stealing A City Street

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | World


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Obama To Visit Mexico

AFP | Posted 04.18.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama will visit Mexico on April 16 and 17, a spokesman for Mexico's president said on Wednesday....

Hillary Clinton To Visit Mexico To Support Drug Crackdown

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.13.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will travel to Mexico this month to show support for that country's crackdown on drug car...

Drug Policy Reform: Is the Timing Perfect, or Are We Ahead of the Times?

Stanton Peele | Posted 03.31.2009 | Living


Stanton Peele

Are those of us who seek changes in the American approach to drugs whistling in the dark, or is now the time to strike?

Mexico President Denies Country A 'Failed State'

AP | TRACI CARL | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


MEXICO CITY — President Felipe Calderon hopes to quell Mexico's rampant drug violence by the end of his term in 2012, and disputes U.S. fears th...

Bush Calls Mugabe "Undemocratic"

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics


Michael Carmichael

As a former advisor to Morgan Tsvangirai, I want to offer observations on the recent attempt by President Bush to appear less despotic than the reviled president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.