Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a high approval rating in his country, but his party isn’t expected to do well in this weekend’s midterm elections. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.
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A mayoral candidate in Mexico has said publicly what just about every Mexican knows to be true — the drug cartels have thoroughly contaminated Mexican politics. But this candidate is caught on tape. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.
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Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon will be watching his country’s upcoming local elections very carefully. That’s because his conservative party is trying to win Congressional seats and Calderon wants to make sure he has enough support to fight the country’s rampant drug problem. Lorne Matalon reports. Listen
Novelist Vanina Marsot’s new novel “Foreign Tongue” is about French, English, being bilingual, and translation. If you’re a fan of false cognates, this one is for you. Also, a Spanish expression beloved by Mexicans, and the Pentagon latest acronyms. Listen
Today on The World: Iranian authorities stand tough, and pledge to teach opposition protesters a lesson; We’ll have the latest from Tehran; Human rights abuses and civilian deaths on the rise in Mexico’s drug war; And a government bailout is considered by Russia – for makers of wooden ‘nesting dolls.’ Listen
The World’s Lorne Matalon reports from Mexico on rising complaints about human rights abuses by the military. Civilians are getting caught in the crossfire as the Mexican army battles drug lords. Listen
The World’s Lorne Matalon reports on the Mexican government’s battle against drug traffickers and official corruption in the central state of Michoacan. Listen
Mexico’s drug cartels are stepping up the violence. Recently senior police officers, members of their families and a judge have been assassinated in broad daylight. Do you fear this might spill over into the United States? What should Washington do about it?
President Obama’s choice for US ambassador to Mexico has sparked some controversy south of the border. Carlos Pascual is a career diplomat with an expertise in the problems of failed states. That’s a sensitive topic in Mexico, given the violence and lawlessness associated with drug cartels there. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports. Listen
This week: a four-part series on how the economic downturn is affecting immigrants in California. So, take a quick economic tour of life in the Golden State these days. We talk to Mexican farm workers in the San Joaquin Valley, Asian health care workers in Los Angeles, and nannies in Hollywood. Listen to the Global Economy Podcast
It was out of the headlines while Mexico struggled with the swine flu virus. But the war between the government and Mexico’s drug cartels continued without interruption during the outbreak. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.
On this week’s Global Economy Podcast, we go digging for precious gems in Afghanistan. Could emeralds and rubies spell sustainability and success for Afghanistan’s economy? Also, we hear how one Mexican restaurateur dealt with the swine flu outbreak, and how many Mexicans are dealing with a credit card crunch. Finally, we compare US health care costs with those in other countries. Listen
This week, the impact of swine flu on the Mexican and Egyptian economies. Also, one Chinese county toys with the idea of paying workers to smoke, and then quickly abandons it when there is international outrage. Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne, and Ireland’s struggling horse-breeding industry. Listen
Mexico’s finance minister estimates that the swine flu is going to cost the country’s economy more than two billion dollars. The World’s Lorne Matalon speaks with a number of Mexicans about how the outbreak may not have hurt their health, but it certainly hurt their wallets.
Mexican lawmakers recently passed a bill that says it’s a federal offense to threaten or murder a journalist. That says a lot about how dangerous it is for journalists to cover issues like corruption and drug-trafficking in Mexico. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.
