Category Archives: News
Take A Trip Through Hell On Earth With K. Mennem As Your Guide
Since I wrote about the drug war in Mexico last year (see here and here), I’ve discovered more independent journalists who devote their time to covering drug war-related events in Mexico. One of these journalists is K. Mennem, creator of … Continue reading
Posted in Latino, News, Politics
Tagged Hell On Earth, K. Mennem, Mexico, Narcotrafficking
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The Trials of Baltasar Garzón
Spanish magistrate Baltasar Garzón continues to sit on the opposite side of the bench inside Spain’s supreme court. Garzón, lauded globally as a defender of human rights, is currently defending himself in his second trial where he is accused of breaking … Continue reading
Posted in News, Politics
Tagged Augusto Pinochet, Baltazar Garzón, Bush Six, Francisco Franco, Human Rights, Spain
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Music, Protests, and Video Games: Photos from BMI’s Otoño Alternativo, Caifanes, Occupy LA and the Tetris Championship
The past week was an exciting and busy one as I covered a handful of interesting events for Remezcla and LA Weekly (all links in the photos). First up, I made my way to the King King in Hollywood for … Continue reading
Posted in Music, News, Politics
Tagged BMI’s Otoño Alternativo, Bocatabu, Caifanes, city hall, Gustavo Galindo, Henk Rogers, Hollywood, King King, Nokia Theatre, Occupy LA, Radaid, Tetris, The Tender Box, USC, V For Volume
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Blood, Drugs and Hitmen Addendum: Javier Garza Ramos
Javier Garza Ramos, editor-in-chief for Mexican newspaper El Siglo de Torreon, wrote a piece for the Columbia Journalism Review that covers on a topic I touched on briefly in a previous post. The following excerpt comes from Writing The War On Drugs: Why … Continue reading
Blood, Drugs and Hitmen: Where to find Info. on Organized Crime and Narcotrafficking in Mexico and Latin America
Drug cartels in Mexico who once operated in the shadows announced their entrance into mainstream society with a number of beheadings in 2006 that marked the beginning of a wave of unprecedented violence that still consumes parts of the country. Gun … Continue reading
