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“Against Mexico_the making of heroes and enemies” on PBS
PBS.org has acquired Against Mexico-the making of heroes and enemies a short documentary film that I produced and directed. Against Mexico enters the world of historical reenactments of Texas’ ‘fight...
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A Narco’s Case Against the U.S.-what Zambada’s case reveals about the...
This piece appeared on Salon.com on November 14, 2011 CIUDAD MIER, Mexico — A Mexican army commander sent to protect a region of villages and ranches in northern Mexico from the Gulf Cartel and Zetas...
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The Pope in Mexico and the Paradigm of Greed
The Pope laid it all on the deadly sin of greed. Greed was behind the 50,000 deaths in Mexico, behind the terror, loss and pain. Young people sick with greed, he said, have caused tremendous ‘human...
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Against Mexico featured on PBS Newshour
‘Against Mexico’ Documentary Explores Texas Secession Battle | PBS NewsHour Posted on Newshour May 2012 At first blush, a group reenactment of Texas’ 1836 battle to secede from Mexico has little to do...
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The things I love don’t belong to me–life in Mexico City
There’s a bottle of Jimador brand tequila, half full, in the kitchen, the remains of a conversation about the Mexican student movement. But I didn’t buy it. The bottle of J&B holds just one swig...
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Mission Transformed_Sept.-Oct. 2012 issue of Sojourners magazine
To access piece on Sojourners site, click here. ON A FLIGHT from New York City to Guatemala some years back, I met a woman from Oklahoma on her way to visit her soon-to-be internationally adopted...
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Post 9/11 “terrorism” related trials/laws
Below is a sample of some of the trials that grew out of the Sept 11 2001 attacks on New York City. All reports were published in The Washington Post. The case of Sheik Mohammed Ali Hassan Moayad drew...
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Immigration/Transnationalism Coverage
All stories were reported in the New York City area and appeared in The Washington Post. Links are to pdf versions of the reports. NYC_Latinos_CAFTA For some Latinos with financial and familial...
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Myths of Mexico published in Columbia Journalism Review
Myths of Mexico/Columbia Journalism Review/Nov.-Dec. 2009 In 1891, my great-great-uncle, Catarino Garza, attempted to overthrow the Mexican dictator, Porfirio Díaz, by launching an armed revolution...
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Reporting on the naked city
Deejay’s Appeal: Kill the ‘whiteness’ inside NEW YORK — The dance floor throbs to the rapid thump-thump of the hip-hop beat. The deejay, Tha Pumpsta, leans against his booth, and a woman slides up from...
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From the Archives/Venezuela’s Chavez Wins Hearts Among the Poor
Venezuela’s Chavez Wins Hearts Among the Poor By Michelle García Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 4, 2006 CARACAS, Venezuela — The shanties came tumbling down, wiping out the families...
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From the Archives/A ‘Movement on Fire’ Plays Well in Caracas
A ‘Movement on Fire’ Plays Well in Caracas At World Forum, Foes of U.S. Policies Buoyed by Latin America’s Turn to the Left By Michelle García Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, January 29, 2006...
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In the name of National Security_a 9/11 report
To download the Spanish-language version click here. published in El Diario/La Prensa September 7 2011 as part of a special 9/11 series The 2001 attacks carved a deep gash into Lower Manhattan, and...
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“Against Mexico_the making of heroes and enemies” on PBS
PBS.org has acquired Against Mexico-the making of heroes and enemies a short documentary film that I produced and directed. Against Mexico enters the world of historical reenactments of Texas’ ‘fight...
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A Narco’s Case Against the U.S.-what Zambada’s case reveals about the...
This piece appeared on Salon.com on November 14, 2011 CIUDAD MIER, Mexico — A Mexican army commander sent to protect a region of villages and ranches in northern Mexico from the Gulf Cartel and Zetas...
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Border Security Winners
The Business of Border Security. I take a look at who stands to gain from tightening the border. Excerpt Another potential winner are organized crime groups such as the Los Zetas. From Mexicali to...
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Drugs and Democracy–a look at Uruguay and Mexico
Uruguay makes international headlines news as marijuana legislation moves ahead. In the July/Aug 2013 issue of the Boston Review I compare Uruguay and Mexico’s drug strategy through the lens of...
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Mexico’s City of Dogs–Al Jazeera America
The dogs of Ciudad Juarez as a metaphor for the ambitions, corruption and failure of people. Published September 4 on Al Jazeera America. Excerpt: Imagine, then, the upheaval that upended this...
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The Road Home| Military veterans and homelessness
Ten years ago, I produced a feature story for public radio about Army Reservists as they prepared to deploy for Afghanistan.The piece was built around the drafting of their a last will and testament...
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Remembering journalist, fighter and loyal friend Elaine Rivera
It must have been February. The streets were deserted, a freezing rain came down hard and I was standing outside of some warehouse in Brooklyn waiting for a union guy to show up and talk to me about...
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