Narcocorridos Try To Make Violence Into A “Culture”
Narcocorridos Try To Make Violence Into A “Culture”
[Editor’s Note: Wuicho Vargas is a writer who lives in McAllen, Texas.] I’m from Guadalupe Nuevo León, and currently we are experiencing a massive, red wave of pure, exquisite, and […]
Hometown Exile: Saying Goodbye To Visiting Mexico
By Beatriz Terrazas IN 2008, WHEN I VISITED MY MOTHER IN EL PASO, she pouted like a toddler who has been told a lie and said: “Usted me dijo que íbamos […]
The Trouble With Haiti’s Refugee Camps, Over A Year Later
Port-au-Prince, Haiti — On a hot and dry Sunday morning, fifty people gathered inside a weathered tarp to pray. A priest led them to stand, and they sung religious chants […]
Hundreds March For Marine José Guerena In Arizona
Hundreds of people marched in Tucson, Arizona Monday to honor Marine José Guerena, who was killed in his home when the Pima County SWAT team executed a search warrant for […]
Is There Justice Two Years After Brisenia Flores’ Death?
On May 30, 2009 Brisenia Flores and her father Raúl were killed in their Arizona home. Brisenia’s mother Gina was also shot. Two years later, two of those accused of […]
José Guerena Killed For Nothing No Drugs Found, Video
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department didn’t find drugs or anything else close to drugs in the home of deceased Marine José Guerena, reported the Arizona Daily Star: Reports show about […]
Where’s Justice For Marine José Guerena, 71 Bullets Later?
When you shoot at a man 71 times in 7 seconds, your intentions are clear: kill — not subdue or arrest. When a Special Weapons and Tactics Team (SWAT) shoots […]
News Taco To Go: Suicide, Tech, Pawlenty, Chávez & Cops
Cops Shoot Latino Marine 71 Times, Deny Him Care In Arizona Judge Blocks César Chávez Street Renaming In Texas Attempted Suicides High Among Young Latinas Pawlenty’s Latino Voter Pitch: Immigrants […]
Extradition Process Begins Against Alleged US Agent’s Killer
The man accused of leading the gang that allegedly ambushed and killed US Federal agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico last February could soon be extradited to stand trial in the […]
The Hot, Sweaty Summer Of Richard Ramirez
The summer of 1985 was a particularly hot one — and not just because of the weather. Everyone forced themselves to suffer the indignity of staying indoors. After all, there […]
