Remote workers in Mexico City are facing the ire of protesters.
This wave of anger against relatively well-heeled foreigners didn't come out of nowhere.
Our explainer:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/w...
The new chief justice of Mexico's Supreme Court started life as a goatherd in a remote Mixtec-speaking village in Oaxaca.
I interviewed Hugo Aguilar Ortiz for this story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/w...
Mexico's sweeping judicial overhaul is getting off to a rocky start: Nearly 90 percent of voters opted not to cast ballots, an exceptional level of abstention.
Our analysis:
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/02/w...
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Now fears are emerging that the Trump administration could weaponize this trade, much in the way that Russia moved in 2022 to cut off gas supplies to Europe
My latest, exploring what this reliance means at a time of simmering tensions over trade, migration, fentanyl
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
Mexico has a staggering dependence on imports of natural gas from the U.S., which is used to make electricity and power the country's export-driven industrial base.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
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The obituary of Mario Vargas Llosa that I wrote for The New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/o...
Aiming to appease Trump, Mexico is hitting China with tariffs, deploying thousands of troops to deter migration, handing cartel leaders over to the United States and using C.I.A. intelligence to hunt down others.
Will that be enough to stave off tariffs?
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
My Green Room interview with @zocalopublicsquare.bsky.social where I talk about my path to journalism, New Mexico chile and Sofia Imber's sublime contemporary art museum in Caracas
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/new-york-tim...
After Mexico reached a deal to avoid tariffs -- for now -- I joined colleagues at The Daily to discuss trade tensions between Mexico and the United States.
We explored the question: Where does North America go from here?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/04/p...
NEW: Trump hits Colombia with 25% tariffs + sanctions
--Colombia's president rejected U.S. military deportation flights
--Measures call into question Colombia's longtime status as a top ally in Latin America
--Brazil also complained about treatment of deportees
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
--Some extortion payments, even if made under duress, could be considered “material support” to cartels
--Banks could ultimately decide to avoid entire sectors perceived as high risk
--Companies and individuals face severe penalties — including fines, asset seizures and criminal charges — for paying ransom or extortion payments
--Cartels have extended their operations far beyond drug trafficking and human smuggling
How Labeling Mexico's Cartels ‘Terrorists’ Could Hurt the U.S. Economy
w/ Maria Abi-Habib
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/w...
Mexico is getting ready to negotiate with Trump. Here’s what’s different this time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/w...
What border crisis?
--Unlawful border crossings are at their lowest level in years
--Migrant shelters in Mexico's border cities are way under capacity
--Movement through the Darién Gap is falling sharply
Our story:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/w...
Crispín Agustín Mendoza has been many things in his life: undocumented migrant in California, college graduate, successful businessman, returnee to Mexico
Now he's facing attempts on his life as mayor of a small town in Guerrero
My profile of Crispín:
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/w...
The other mass deportations: More than 71,000 people sent to Haiti from Dominican Republic since October
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/w...
If Trump’s threat of hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico was intended as a divide-and-conquer strategy, early signs show that it might be working
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/w...
Sheinbaum says Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own:
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/26/u...
Trump Plans Tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China That Could Cripple Trade
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/b...
Breaking news related to two big stories by @SearchlightNM's
@MrJoshuaBowling about lavish spending by a university president who's married to Valerie Plame. First one here, from late 2023: searchlightnm.org/the-finer-th...
Brazil's Lula was targeted in assassination plot by members of an elite army unit. Their aim in 2022, investigators say, was to keep Bolsonaro in power.
More from @anaionova.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/w...
“If you put 25 percents tariffs on me, I have to react with tariffs,” Ebrard said. “Structurally, we have the conditions to play in Mexico’s favor.”
While Mexico is far more dependent on trade with U.S. than vice versa, Mexico still absorbs nearly 16 percent of all U.S. exports.
U.S. farmers, as well as manufacturers of semiconductors and chemicals, rely heavily on exports to Mexico.
ICYMI: Could a tariff war erupt between the United States and Mexico?
Marcelo Ebrard, who is poised to be one of Mexico’s top negotiators with the Trump administration, said that retaliatory tariffs are on the table.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/w...
