Fugitive drug lord ‘El Chapo’ has been captured, Mexico’s president says
*Enrique Peña Nieto’s Tweet legitimizes the news. Chapo was reportedly apprehended in Los Mochis, Sinaloa. VL By Elahe Izadi and Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post Drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” […]
Mexican marijuana farmers see profits tumble as U.S. loosens laws
*Wasn’t this part of the calculus to begin with? Decriminalize pot, eliminate the profit incentive for drug dealers? VL By Deborah Bponello, The Los Angeles Times He started growing marijuana as […]
Soldadera: The Tiny Things They Carried
*I enjoyed reading this immensely. Soldaderas have always been a figment of the past in my mind, frozen images of iconic Casasola photographs. This piece is from June of this […]
Lupita Nyong’o Ruffles Feathers By Saying She is Not Just Kenyan; She Is “Mexican-Kenyan”
*She says she’s fascinated by carne asada tacos. That’s full-fledged Mexican cred for me. Mexico recently announced it will give its 1.38 million afro-Mexicans official recognition in its census forms. […]