Thursday, April 10, 2008 Sanctioned and Unsanctioned Protests of Human Rights Abuses (1 comments)
The cynicism of the corporate media is such that even protests over human rights abuses become just so much fodder for their conservative grist mills.
Monday, November 20, 2006 Can Peace Be the Last Refuge of a Scoundrel?
As Felipe Calderón, who many believe did not actually win the election, is set to assume the Mexican Presidency, frantic preparations are made to insure that his inauguration goes off without a hitch. In Oaxaca, meanwhile, federal police sent in to protect its citizens are doing nothing but violating women's rights.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006 Class and Cleanliness in Oaxaca: The Return of the Tourist Police State?
As the struggle for justice continues in Oaxaca, the weight of the modern military state attempts to crush it. But the calls for accountability and decency will not be silenced. This modern battle is part of an ongoing class conflict, and a racism which has endured 500 years.
Thursday, October 19, 2006 The unbearable weight of being: Media and Politics as Usual in the US and Mexico
In a world that daily becomes harder to bear, we all find ways to cope, and denial is one of the best ways. But what about the people who report the news? Is it legitmate for them, too, to ignore, in Al Gore's words, "inconvenient truths"?
