Jul 15 ‘Fast and Furious’ Gun Operation Provokes Outrage in Mexico By Larisa Epatko Revelations about a U.S. sting program that backfired has provoked new anger in Mexico, where lawmakers and citizens already are upset about the flow of American weapons to Mexican drug gangs. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Gun Dealers in Border States Face New Reporting Requirements In an effort to crackdown on multiple purchases of semi-automatic weapons along the U.S.-Mexico border the Justice Department announced new reporting requirements for gun dealers in four states on Thursday. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch NewsHour Connect: Fronteras Examines the Drug War at Home Hari Sreenivasan talks to Alisa Barba and Michel Marizco of "Fronteras". Continue watching
May 09 Watch What’s Next for Mexico’s War on Drugs? Demonstrators take to the streets to fight against violence caused by drug cartels in Mexico. Belo TV's Mexico Bureau Chief Angela Kocherga, based in El Paso, Texas, reports from the border region and though Mexico with the latest from Mexico's… Continue watching
May 09 Life Along the Border Amidst the Drug War By Lauren Knapp Pedro Gonzalez/LatinContent/Getty Images The drug-related violence in Mexico continues to escalate. Recently, soldiers discovered 11 more bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Durango. Mexican officials have now found 168 bodies in mass graves this month alone, and… Continue reading
May 09 World Week Ahead: More on bin Laden’s Hideout; Mexico’s Protests By Larisa Epatko This week, we'll take a closer look at Osama bin Laden's lair and what the Pakistani military might have known about it. We'll also explore what comes next for Mexico, where thousands protested growing drug-related violence over the weekend. Continue reading
Apr 22 Mexicans Protest Drug Violence Amid Brutal Killings By Larisa Epatko After five years of a government war on the drug cartels and the deaths of more than 30,000 people, some Mexicans are organizing a movement called "ya basta" -- enough -- to bring an end to the killing. Continue reading
Mar 07 Further Thoughts on Friday’s Job Numbers By Elizabeth Shell February's 192,000 net new jobs breaks down into 222,000 jobs added in the private sector, 30,000 jobs dropped by government. This provides evidence for one side of the economic policy debate of the moment, you could even say "of… Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch As Drug War Rages, What Could Obama, Calderon Do Differently? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Eric Olson, senior associate at the Mexico Institute of the Woodrow Wilson Center, about the White House meeting between President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the continued toll of the drug-related violence in Mexico. Continue watching
Mar 03 Watch Obama, Mexico’s Calderon Vow to Step up Drug War Cooperation In a visit to the White House, Mexican President Felipe Calderon met with President Obama, who pledged to increase U.S. cooperation in trying to bring the violent drug war plaguing both sides of the border under control. Hari Sreenivasan reports. Continue watching