FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, YOU ARE TO READ CURRENT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT LATIN AMERICA F

FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT, YOU ARE TO READ CURRENT NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT LATIN AMERICA FROM THE WEBSITE FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN CONGRESS OF LATIN AMERICA (NACLA) AND SUBMIT THREE SHORT REVIEWS DURING THE SEMESTER. PLEASE SUBMIT ONE REVIEW PER DUE DATE. EACH REVIEW IS TO BE AT LEAST 3-4 PAGES AND EACH DUE DATE CORRESPONDS TO A REGIONAL TOPIC IN LATIN AMERICA. IN TERMS OF THE CONTENT OF EACH REPORT, I AM LOOKING FOR TWO MAIN POINTS OF DISCUSSION. FIRST, YOU SHOULD DEVOTE THE FIRST HALF OF THE REPORT TO A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN POINTS IN THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED. TO HELP YOU TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE, CONSIDER SOME OF THESE QUESTIONS: WHAT IS THE MAIN ISSUE BEING DISCUSSED? (I.E. IMMIGRATION, ELECTIONS, EDUCATION, ENVIRONMENT, WOMEN’S ISSUES, CRIME, ETC.) WHO ARE THE MAIN PERSONALITIES MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? (I.E. MEXICAN PRESIDENT ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR, COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO, SECRETARY OF STATE ANTHONY BLINKEN, PRESIDENT BIDEN, VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIS, FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP, ETC.) HOW DOES THE ISSUE AFFECT THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE? DOES THE ISSUE HAVE ANY CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES INTERESTS? WHAT DO YOU THINK COULD BE THE BEST SOLUTION TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM?AND FOR THE SECOND POINT OF DISCUSSION, PLEASE ANALYZE THE ARTICLE THAT YOU SELECTED AND PRESENT YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON THE STORY. FOR EXAMPLE, HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE STORY? HOW DID THIS ARTICLE CONTRIBUTE TO YOUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT MODERN LATIN AMERICA? AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE AUTHOR’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE ARTICLE? HOW DOES THIS TOPIC RELATE TO CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL, ECONOMIC OR CULTURAL THEMES IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY? MEXICO, BORDER ISSUES AND IMMIGRATION, UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY, AND LATINX COMMUNITIESMEXICO:
23 YEARS OF IMPUNITY FOR PERPETRATORS OF ACTEAL MASSACRE (DEC. 2020) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
A LICENSE TO POLLUTE AT FORTUNA SILVER MINES IN OAXACA (MARCH 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
“A PROJECT FOR LIFE” IN MEXICO CITY (JAN. 2020)
AN INDEPENDENT UNION WINS LANDSLIDE VICTORY AMONG MEXICAN GM WORKERS (FEB. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
ARTISTS RALLY AGAINST ERASURE OF MEXICO CITY’S ICONIC STREET ART (AUG. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
AS MEXICAN PORK INDUSTRY EXPANDS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS FOLLOW (SEPT. 2020) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
AMLO PUSHES AHEAD ON MILITARIZED MEGAPROJECTS (AUG. 2020) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
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BLURRING THE DIVISION BETWEEN CHURCH AND STATE IN AMLO’S MEXICO (FEB. 2020)
DESPITE INDIGENOUS RESISTANCE, MEXICO AUTHORIZES MINING CONCESSIONS IN PROTECTED AREAS (JAN. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
DOWNTOWN JUÁREZ (BOOK REVIEW) (MARCH 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.ESTADIO AZTECA AND THE 2026 WORLD CUP IN MEXICO (SEPT. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
EUPHEMISMS OF VIOLENCE: CHILD MIGRANTS AND THE MEXICAN STATE (DEC. 2020) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
FOR MEXICO CITY HOUSING MOVEMENT, METRO COLLAPSE IS THE LATEST SYMPTOM OF STRUCTURAL INEQUITY (JUNE 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS IN MEXICO HITS INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS (MARCH 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
HORIZONTAL VERTIGO: A CITY CALLED MEXICO (BOOK REVIEW) (JULY 2021)
HOW MEXICAN FEMINISTS BECAME ENEMIES OF THE STATE (APR. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
HOW TO DESTROY AN INVESTIGATION FROM THE INSIDE: AYOTZINAPA AND THE LEGACIES OF IMPUNITY (NOV. 2022)
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IN MEXICO, THE THREATS AND FAILURES OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION (JAN. 2020)
IN TAPACHULA, THOUSANDS OF HAITIAN MIGRANTS WAIT TO BE RESETTLED (JAN. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN MEXICO TAKE UP ARMS TO DEFEND THE MONARCH FOREST (MARCH 2021)
IS THE MEXICAN PRESIDENT PROTECTING THE ARMY? (SEPT. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
ISRAEL, CYBERSURVEILLANCE, AND THE CASE OF THE AYOTZINAPA 43 (SEPT. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
JULIÁN LEYZAOLA’S DANGEROUS PLANS FOR TIJUANA (MAY 2019)
LA ENCRUCIJADA’S DILEMMA: GREENWASHING OIL PALM IN CHIAPAS (APR. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.LOVE, COMMUNITY, AND ALIENATION IN NUDO MIXTECO (FILM REVIEW)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
MAYA ACTIVIST GROUPS FIGHT TO PROTECT INDIGENOUS TERRITORIAL RIGHTS (SEPT. 2021)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
MEXICAN ACTIVIST PROTESTS FEMICIDE AT OAXACAN FESTIVAL (AUG. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
MEXICAN POLICE WHO MASSACRED GUATEMALAN MIGRANTS GET THEIR GUNS FROM THE U.S. (APR. 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
MEXICAN WOMEN CALL ON GOVERNMENT TO END VIOLENCE (MARCH 2020) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
MEXICO BANS GLYSOPHATE BUT TOLERATES OTHER AGROCHEMICALS (JAN. 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
MEXICO LABOR REFORM MAY NOT BE ENOUGH FOR AUTO LOGISTICS WORKERS (JULY 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
MEXICO’S FRACKING IMPASSE (OCT. 2020)
MEXICO’S MILITARY KNEW AYOTZINAPA 43 WERE KIDNAPPED, THEN COVERED IT UP (APR. 2022)
LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.MILITARIZED SECURITY AND A CARTEL APOLOGY IN MATAMOROS (MAR. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
NARCOS MEXICO IS NOT THE EDUCATION WE NEED (TELEVISION REVIEW) (MARCH 2020)
OCTOBER 2 AND THE CIA IN MEXICO (OCT. 2021)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
OAXACA FISHERWOMEN ORGANIZE TO PROTECT THEIR WAY OF LIFE (JUNE 2021) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.) (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
PANDEMIC INTENSIFIES WOMEN’S STRUGGLE FOR WATER IN OAXACA, MEXICO (JULY 2020)
POWER AND SPECTACLE ON MEXICO’S SOUTHERN BORDER (FEB. 2021)
THE CAUSES BEHIND THE CIUDAD JUÁREZ MIGRANT DETENTION CENTER FIRE (APR. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
THE DRIVE BEHIND TESLA’S NEW MANUFACTURING PLANT IN MEXICO (APR. 2023)
THE INE DEBATE AND THE FORMATION OF THE NEOLIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN MEXICO (APR. 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
THE LEGACY OF SAMIR FLORES, ONE YEAR LATER (FEB. 2020)
THE MEXICAN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF AMLO (JUNE 2022)
THE SEARCH FOR ANSWERS IN MEXICO (APR. 2020)
THE SHADOWY MINING SECTOR MAKING ACCIDENTS IN COAHUILA ALL TOO COMMON (SEPT. 2022)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE. (LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.)
TODAY WE PROTEST, TOMORROW WE STRIKE (MARCH 2020)
TRAMPLED BY TRANSFORMATION: MEXICO’S TREN MAYA (JULY 2023)LINKS TO AN EXTERNAL SITE.
VERACRUZ DECRIMINALIZED ABORTION, BUT ACTIVISTS REMAIN CRUCIAL IN ENSURING ACCESS (JUNE 2022)