Pedro Martin works on a chicken farm just outside the village of Pegueros, Jalisco. The state of Jalisco ranks among Mexico‘s top…
Laura Carlsen
Laura Carlsen is director of the Americas Program of the Center for International Policy and a member of the Mesoamerican Women Human Rights Defenders’ Initiative. Before joining the Americas Program, Carlsen worked in Equipo Pueblo, was a correspondent for Latin Trade magazine, editor of Business Mexico, and a freelance writer. She has been a gender and communications consultant with Just Associates (JASS) and the Nobel Women’s Initiative, and policy consultant and writer for the International Organization for Migrations.
There has never been a time in U.S. history when the nation’s security and trade policies were not linked. The nation’s status…
You had to duck to miss the food issues flying through the global cafeteria this week. For the first time since widespread…
Bolivia‘s National Palace is a classic colonial building that sits on the pigeon-filled Plaza Murillo in downtown La Paz. It’s more often…
The North American Free Trade Agreement is the world’s most advanced example of the U.S.-led free trade model. It’s not just about…
In regional lore, Oaxacans have a reputation for being like the tlacuache. A recurring figure in Mexican mythology, the tlacuache plays dead…
On September 16, over one million people raised their hands in a vote to recognize center-left leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador as…
On September 10, opening day of the Fifth Ministerial of the World Trade Organization, Lee Kyung Hae climbed the fence that separates…
