Thorne Webb Dreyer, Editor
RECENT POSTS
Search Results for: "john ross"
Mexico’s Narco Wars : Capos Bite Dust as Madness Continues
Navy special forces stand guard in Cuernavaca, Dec. 16, 2009. Drug capo Arturo Beltran Leyva was killed in a shootout with state security forces. Photo by Margarito Perez / Reuters.Who’s who in narco wars:Top capos executed in Mexican Spy vs. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Drug War, John Ross, Mexico, Narcoguerra, Organized Crime
Leave a comment
Mexico’s ‘Year of Revolution’ : Zapatista Silence is Deafening
Zapatistas. Art from radicalgraphics.org.Silence in Chiapas:Zapatista rebels ‘on vacation’ Is a new uprising on their agenda or does the Zapatista Army of National Liberation just want to be left alone? By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 21, … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged John Ross, Latin America, Liberation Movements, Mexican History, Mexico, Zapatistas
1 Comment
Mexico : Anarchists Celebrate Mexican Revolution With Real Fireworks
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Mexican Revolution in Mexico City. (Some went a little further in their observance: See story below.) Photo from La Jornada.A real blast:Bombs, resistance mark 100thanniversary of Mexican RevolutionBy John Ross / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Anarchism, Direct Action, John Ross, Labor Unions, Latin America, Mexican History, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico City
Leave a comment
Apocalypse 2010 : Meltdown Under the American Bubble
Planet Earth was coming apart at the seams.Remembering 2010 (if we must):Mass amnesia, the Rapture,and the Palin-Bachmann nuptials By John Ross / The Rag Blog / January 4, 2010 MEXICO CITY — Book-ended by mass amnesia under the American bubble, … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged American Society, Future, John Ross, Political Satire, Politics
Leave a comment
Mexico City : Christmas not so Merry for Out of Work ‘Electricistas’
At top, Mexico City’s giant Christmas tree. Photo by Gary Denness / Creative Commons. Below, members of the electrical union protest the government’s decision to dissolve the state-run electricity company Luz y Fuerza del Centro in Mexico City on Oct. … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Christmas, John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexican History, Mexico, Mexico City
Leave a comment
Tragicomedy in Mexico City : Clown Prince Juanito Calls it Quits
Two thumbs up from Rafael Acosta, aka Juanito. Top, at Mexico City’s Basilica of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Photo by Rene Soto / Milenio Diario. Below, at his office last month before his resignation. Photo from The Independent / AP.Tragicomedy … Continue reading
Hot Oil! Narco Pirates Smuggle Mexican Petrol into Texas
Hot oil? Petroleum “pipa” with the mark of the Zetas, the infamous drug cartel branching out into petro-piracy. Photo from NarcoGuerra Times.HOT OIL! Union crooks, drug cartels and U.S. corporations are stealing billions of bucks of Mexican petroleum. By John … Continue reading
Posted in RagBlog
Tagged Corporate Corruption, Houston, Mexico, Oil Companies, Organized Crime, Texas
Leave a comment
Mexico : Drug Decrim and the 10,000-Ton Monkey
Pot smoker in Mexico City. Mexicans consume an estimated 342 tons of marijuana a year. Photo by Castillo / AP.Legalization is the only answer…Mexico’s massive drug problem As poet Juan Pablo Garcia posited long ago in his 1985 Pacheco (marijuana … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Drug Law Reform, Drug Legalization, Marijuana, Mexico, Organized Crime, War on Drugs
18 Comments
Brad Will : Mexico’s Legacy of Murdered Journalists
Brad Will — Indymedia journalist murdered in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2006 — depicted in “Remembering Anarchists of the Americas” mural, Bound Together Bookstore, San Francisco. Image from Wikipedia.Brad Will is still dead…(So are 55 other journalists murdered in Mexico) Despite … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Freedom of Press, John Ross, Journalism, Mexico, Reporters Without Borders
3 Comments
Mexico : ‘Tormenta Electrica’ and the 100th Anniversary of the Revolution
‘!Aqui se ve la fuerza del SME!’Chronicle of a Tormenta Electrica I awoke to the racket of Federal Police helicopters buzzing the Centro Historico like giant gnats. Ever since 1968 when Diaz Ordaz’s helicopters dropped flairs to signal the start … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged John Ross, Labor Unions, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico City, Union Busting
Leave a comment
‘Tormenta Electrica’ : Mexico’s Calderon Busts Union, Fires 44,000 Workers
Mexican Electrical Workers Union members protest the summary firing of 44,000 members. Photo: La Jornada. At top, a laid-off worker protests in front of the National Palace in Mexico City. Photo by AFP.Lightning strikes in Mexico:Calderon, cops move against electrical … Continue reading
Mexico : Church and Macho Politicos Wage War on Women
Photo of graffiti from Mejilla Hyde.Catholic Church and macho politicosWage war on Mexico’s women ‘Get your rosaries out of our ovaries!’ By John Ross / The Rag Blog / October 13, 2009 MEXICO CITY — “Sacan Sus Rosarios De Nuestras … Continue reading
Posted in Rag Bloggers
Tagged Abortion Rights, Catholic Church, John Ross, Mexico, Misogyny, Women
13 Comments
