Tag: Mexico; North America

SECURITY IN MEXICO: SOME FEMINIST NOTES

October 3, 2024

Since 2006, Mexico has been living through a war known for its senselessness. The declaration of the war on drugs by former President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012) not only led the country into a cycle of violence and insecurity, but also marked the beginning of a process of militarization that has affected various sectors of society.

Mexico has its first woman president. Here’s why that matters

October 3, 2024

With the slogan “It’s time for transformation, it’s time for women!” and shouts of “Presidenta”, Claudia Sheinbaum took office October 1 after winning a landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential election on June 2. She defeated her closest rival, the conservative candidate (and also a woman) Xochitl Galvez, by a thirty-point margin and a vote count of 35 million—a record in the history of Mexican democracy.

Ayotzinapa: From Presidential Promises to Disappointment

July 30, 2024

On June 27, the mothers and fathers of the 43 students forcibly disappeared from the rural teachers’ school in Ayotzinapa made public their position regarding the President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s extreme defense of the army.

Crossing the Medicine Line

May 22, 2024

About 21 million people become climate refugees annually, from the big storms and droughts, and by 2050, 1.2 billion people will be climate refugees. Thank the energy companies for most of that.