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Café Tacvba band members Quique Rangel, Rubén Albarrán, Joselo Rangel and Meme del Real

This aged well: Mexico’s Café Tacvba still rocks, hard

Music

Café Tacvba puts out its first album in five years, and rock is just one of the ingredients.

Tlalnepantla de Baz train tracks

Wounded San Diego activist is recovering after disappearing in Mexico

Conflict
Mexico Trump protests

Thousands of Mexicans protest Donald Trump and his wall

Economics
A customer samples a glazed at a Krispy Kreme donut store.

There’s a small but booming black market near the US-Mexico border … for doughnuts

Culture
Changui Majadero

A song for justice and Mexico’s missing Ayotzinapa 43

Music
The feet of a Tarahumara girl are seen in Guachochi November 30, 2011.

Mexico’s indigenous Raramuri have been suffering at the hands of narcos for decades

Conflict

“They’re not all ultra-marathon runners. They’re exceptionally strong and in great physical condition, but that doesn’t mean they’re physically ready to put on a 100-lb. pack and hike across extreme desert that they’ve never seen before in their life, facing unknown dangers.”

Selma Bridge

Fifty years after Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday,’ immigrants join fight against racism

Justice

Immigrant rights activists will join with civil rights leaders commemorating the 50th anniversary of the march in Selma, Alabama. “We want to reaffirm our role that we are fighting against oppression and discrimination.”

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The love affair between Mexican Americans and Morrissey isn’t that surprising

Music

English singer-songwriter Morrissey has a staunchly loyal and maybe obsessive fan base. His shows are defined by audience members throwing themselves on stage, clamoring to hug him. But Morrissey’s most loyal disciples come from a seemingly unexpected group — young Mexican Americans.

The band El Conjunto Nueva Ola performs in Mexican wrestler masks. In fact, they wore their masks the whole time Betto Arcos talked to them for this story. He never saw their faces.

This Cumbia band plays covers of the Sex Pistols — in Mexican wrestler masks

Arts, Culture & Media

What’s El Conjunto Nueva Ola’s approach to a song? “How is this song good? We’re gonna do the exact opposite.”What’s El Conjunto Nueva Ola’s approach to a song? “How is this song good? We’re gonna do the exact opposite.”

The capture of Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ may help Mexico clean house

Conflict & Justice

The capture of drug lord Joaquin Guzman is a “huge break for Mexico,” according to journalist Alfredo Corchado. But he says it’s only a partial victory for Mexicans unless they use it to find out which government authorities have been colluding with the drug cartels.