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Looking for leverage: advocating for México's poor

Dr. Robinson discusses his lifetime commitment to activism and (small ¨d¨) democracy, as a professor, researcher and filmmaker analyzing and documenting the lives of poor and indigenous Latin Americans.

Bilateral challenges are bigger than short-sighted agendas

By José Fernández Ramos

Education and treatment vs. drugs. Will this month's meeting between Presidents Calderón and Obama favor long-term vision over short-sighted agendas?

La Gloria, Veracruz after the Swine Flu scare

By Lizette Becerra

Journalist Lizette Becerra writes about the complications that remain in La Gloria, Veracruz in the aftermath of the swine flu outbreak.

"We" are immigrants too

By Sheila Croucher

Turning the spotlight on the American and Canadian migration to Mexico.

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MIAMEX Consulting: Baby Boomers in Mexico

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Bilateral challenges are bigger than short-sighted agendas

By José Fernández Ramos

Education and treatment vs. drugs. Will this month's meeting between Presidents Calderón and Obama favor long-term vision over short-sighted agendas? More >>

Waiting for Obama

By Dan Lund

Pollster Dan Lund analyzes President Obama's agenda during his first trip to Mexico: border-related violence, trucking and NAFTA, and immigration reform. More >>

Dear Mexican Government:

By Aran Shetterly

The results are in. The Secretaria de Hacienda surveys what expats have to say about living in Mexico.

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Berries, Protestants, and Railways

By Dan Lund

Columnist Dan Lund grew up in the Red River Valley of the North, where North Dakota and Manitoba share both geography and history. It was there he learned that before borders came borderlands. More >>

Church vs. State?

By Stanley Brandes

Does celebrating Day of the Dead in US schools violate the Constitution?

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Inside Business

Mexico: Land of opportunities

By Emilio Betech R.

From environmental technologies to franchising to education, Mexico offers a range of possibilities for starting your own business. More >>

The suite spot

By Inside México

Say goodbye to doing laundry. Extended-stay hotels simplify residents' lives, and prove a bright spot for the hospitality industry. More >>

Out of crisis, opportunity

By Inside México

Toda la Prensa's Marc Chassinat delivers your favorite magazines, and advice on surviving hard times. More >>

Perspective

International dateline

By Inside México

Foreign correspondent Dudley Althaus has covered Mexico for over decades. He discusses coverage of the drug wars, the future of international news, and what it means to be an expat.

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Press 2 for Spanish

By Ceci Connolly

Inside México talks with Ceci Connolly. More >>

We Are In This Together

By Inside México

Canadian Ambassador Guillermo Enrique Rishchynski on two-way trade, tourism, and south-of-the-border hockey.

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Hillary Clinton in Mexico: The US and Mexico are "like family"

By Catherine Dunn

Hillary Rodham Clinton's trip to Mexico -- her first visit to Latin America as Secretary of State -- comes at a time of tension between the US and Mexico. Yesterday she addressed Indigenous scholarship winners at the Palacio de Bellas Artes, saying that young people are a "critical aspect" of both countries' "common future." More >>

Preparing for Mexico-bound Baby Boomers

By Inside México

Inside México had the opportunity to speak with one of Mexico's leading public intellectuals about the phenomenon of "baby boomers" retiring to Mexico. Dr. Jorge Castañeda, who served for three years as the country's Foreign Minister under President Vicente Fox, believes that the largest ever out-migration of Americans will benefit both nations. More >>

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México's Border Patrol

Produced By Border Stories

A man from Guatemala is robbed along Mexico's southern border; a Mexican boy is forced into voluntary leave by U.S. immigration authorities and lands penniless in Nogales; a Honduran woman is beaten, raped and abandoned by the guide she paid to help her reach Phoenix. Injured, marginalized, scared, humiliated and exhausted, these are some of the human beings you will meet at a Grupo Beta field office. More >>

Slideshow

Swine flu protection: A look in photos

Produced By Inside México

Professional photographer, Allen Craig Schlossman, shares with Inside México some of the photos he has been able to capture over the past week while Mexico City has undergone precautions to avoid spreading the swine flu. More >>

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Los Dos Laredos

Produced By Border Stories

It might be difficult to imagine what $347 billion in combined, annual U.S.-Mexico trade looks like, but taking a glance at the World Trade bridge that connects Laredo, Texas to Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas is a good place to start. More >>

Blog: Doing Business in Mexico

Inside México Service Star: Dell Computer Mexico

By Margot Lee Shetterly

Who says you can't find exceptional customer service in Mexico? Dell Computer Mexico's serviced my failing hard drive within 24 hours. They were professional and quick and get 5 stars for excellent customer service. More >>

Inside Medi@

Getting high the Mexican way: exposed skeletons dance to the corruption tune

By José Fernández Ramos

A review of Liz Monroy’s novel, "Mexican High". More >>

Usonians of the world, unite!

By José Fernández Ramos

José Fernández Ramos rallies behind the term "Usonian". More >>

Smoking pens

By José Fernández Ramos

Confused by nicotine addiction, some journalists miss the point of new smoking regulations. More >>

Mirror, mirror on the wall

By Jose Fernandez

A commentary on David Lida's book, First Stop in the New World: Mexico City, the Capital of the 21st Century. More >>

Backyard war

By José Fernández Ramos

Turning a blind eye to drugs comes at a higher price than accepting the Merida Plan petty cash, according to José Fernandez Ramos. More >>

Perspectives on Mexico Blog

Inside México Today: Friday April 16, 2010

By Margot Lee Shetterly

Have you registered your cell phone yet? The government says it won't start canceling unregistered numbers until they have successfully processed all of the numbers that did register.

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