Jun 27 Twitter Chat: Fired Up and Fed Up With Mexico's Drug War By Larisa Epatko Just days before Mexicans vote for their next president on Sunday, one of the hottest topics on voters' minds is the violence connected to drug-trafficking. On Wednesday, NewsHour senior correspondent Margaret Warner hosted a Twitter conversation from Mexico on what… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch Mexicans Focus on Security as Top Election Issue In a time of relatively stable economic growth, the top concern for Mexican voters is the national war on cartels and widespread drug violence. Margaret Warner previews the upcoming Mexican election and the various party factions competing for control, including… Continue watching
Jun 25 Mexican Campaign Ads: Fraternity, Nonviolence and 'I Will Wear the Pants' By Larisa Epatko One of the top contenders in Mexico's July 1 presidential election, Josefina Vazquez Mota of the Partido Accion Nacional, or PAN, is portraying herself as tough on crime and a protector of families. "I will be a president in a… Continue reading
Jun 20 The Mexican People's Dilemma in Drug War Is Next President's, Too By Margaret Warner MEXICO CITY -- I wandered into an artsy jewelry shop Tuesday afternoon in Pedragal, an upscale neighborhood in Mexico City. I left not only with a sparkly gift for a friend, but with deeper and more troubling understanding of the… Continue reading
Jun 20 U.S. and Mexico: Ties That Bind By Larisa Epatko As Mexicans move to elect a new president on July 1, whoever wins the keys to the official residence, or Los Pinos, will be tied to the United States in a number of ways: on border security, as trading partners,… Continue reading
Jun 18 The Most Important Presidential Race You Haven't Heard About By Margaret Warner Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife telenovela actress Angelica Rivera Hurtado at a rally in Atlacomulco, Mexico. Photo by Morgan Till for the PBS NewsHour. ATLACOMULCO, Mexico | Enrique Pena Nieto, the telegenic front-runner in the Mexican presidential race, waded… Continue reading