Progressives need to speak up: Morales made mistakes, but nothing justifies the violent right-wing putsch that followed

Laura Carlsen
There’s nothing “uncontrollable” about people applying for asylum. All the U.S. has to do is meet its obligations under international law
Senate Republicans defied the president Tuesday, announcing their opposition to the tariffs
Amid crises in Venezuela, migration, and the climate, the Western Hemisphere’s chief regional organization the OAS, has been hobbled by pro-Trump leadership
Mexico is well-positioned to become an example for upholding the human rights conventions and international laws that the Trump administration has vowed to dismantle.
The battle to stop the spread of extractive industries pits indigenous and peasant communities against powerful business interests, backed up by politicians who encourage the foreign investments that convert millennial ways of life into cash—for them
López Obrador has vowed to wean Mexico off U.S. agricultural imports, increase aid for students and the elderly, and consider amnesty for drug war criminals
The verbal bluffing is crucial window- dressing in the absence of a policy that could really fix NAFTA to the benefit of both countries
Mexican civil society is stepping into the void, rapidly getting together to develop proposals to affirm respect for their rights and dignity
From immigration to the drug war, there’s a lot that needs fixing in the U.S.-Mexico relationship. But border walls, hate speech, and deportations won’t do it