Lorne Matalon

ReporterLorne Matalon has been reporting from Mexico for "The World" since November 2007. He has covered the Mexican ‘war on drugs’ from the frontlines, going on patrol with the Mexican armed forces, and pursued immigration and economic stories throughout the country. Lorne's beat has also stretched further south into Venezuela and Panama.Previously Lorne worked at NPR Member Stations WUNC and WBUR, filing from Haiti, Panama and Mongolia.Lorne is a contributor to National Geographic’s Ethnosphere Project and a Fellow at the Explorers Club of New York.

Guatemala syphilis study still provokes anger

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Last month President Obama apologized to the people of Guatemala for an unethical study of syphilis. In the mid-40s, hundreds of Guatemalans were unwitting subjects of the study.Lorne Matalon reports that many are still outraged, despite the apology.

Mexican school for midwives

August 14, 2013Lifestyle & Belief

US visa laws lightened for Cuban artists

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The Cienega de Santa Clara wetland, in Sonora province in northwestern Mexico, is fed by runoff from U.S. farms irrigated with water from the Colorado River.

At the end of the Colorado, a new rift opens over the river’s last drops

August 14, 2013Environment

Saving a river along the US-Mexico border

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Mexican Mennonites

August 14, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

The northern Mexican State of Chihuahua is one of Mexico’s most violent. But Christian Mennonites, who above all are pacifists, are also a part of the state’s tapestry. The World’s Lorne Matalon traveled to Chihuahua to meet some of them.

Mid-term elections in Mexico

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Mexican President Felipe Calderon has a high approval rating in his country, but his party isn’t expected to do well in this weekend’s midterm elections. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.

Mexico’s mix of politics and drugs

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

A mayoral candidate in Mexico has said publicly what just about every Mexican knows to be true ï¿½ the drug cartels have thoroughly contaminated Mexican politics. But this candidate is caught on tape. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.

Mexico before the election

August 14, 2013Global Politics

Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon will be watching the upcoming elections very carefully. His party is trying to win Congressional seats and he wants to make sure he has enough support to fight the country’s rampant drug problem. Lorne Matalon reports.

Collateral damage in Mexico’s drug war

August 14, 2013Global Politics

The World’s Lorne Matalon reports from Mexico on rising complaints about human rights abuses by the military. Civilians are getting caught in the crossfire as the Mexican army battles drug lords.