Harper’s contributor Alexander Sammon joins host Krys Boyd to discuss how drug cartels are getting into the avocado business – and how one town is fighting back to protect both its safety and natural resources.
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Liberal democracy in Mexico is in danger. What does that mean for us?
David Frum, a staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to discuss Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, his moves toward consolidating power, and the impacts his policies have on the United States.
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The border is about more than undocumented immigration
Geraldo Cadava, professor of history and Latina and Latino Studies at Northwestern University, explains the many symbiotic ways the U.S. and Mexico work together and the deeper significance of the border.
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In Mexico, some enslaved people found freedom
Alice L. Baumgartner joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the Civil War and how thousands of enslaved people found freedom in Mexico.
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In Mexico, some enslaved people found freedom
Alice L. Baumgartner joins guest host John McCaa to discuss the Civil War and how thousands of enslaved people found freedom in Mexico.
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Texas is spending border security funds far from the border
Perla Trevizo discusses their investigation into Gov. Greg Abbott’s claims that 11,000 criminals have been arrested at the border, and where those border-security dollars and efforts are actually going.
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What Happened To All Those Migrant Children?
Frontline investigative producer and correspondent Daffodil Altan joins us to talk about what happens to migrant children once they’re in federal custody.
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Travel Writer Paul Theroux On Life And Death In Mexico
Paul Theroux joins us to discuss his journey from the impoverished Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas to the Arizona border.
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The Border As A War Zone
John Carlos joins us to talk about how defense contractors, lobbyists and other profiteers are lining their pockets in connection with the ongoing questions of immigration and border security.
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Assessing America’s Trade Wars
Co-founder of Vox Media, Matthew Yglesias and Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University, Maurice D. Kugler who is actually shouldering the brunt of tariffs between the United States and China.
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The Girls Left Behind By Mexican Migration
Lilia Soto joins us to talk about how Mexican migration of men into the U.S. often leaves young women behind in a state of uncertainty.
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Partners Forever: How The U.S. And Mexico Rely On Each Other
Andrew Selee joins us to talk about the strained U.S.-Mexico relationship – and about what it will take for the two countries to find common ground.
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