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Can the Government of Mexico Bring the U.S. Gun Industry to Book?
A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit from the Mexican government against American firearms manufacturers can move forward. Now the gunmakers are preparing an appeal to the Supreme Court.
Daily Comment
When Americans Are the Threat at the Border
Many people charged with trafficking in Tucson are U.S. citizens, suffering from the same problems of poverty and addiction that plague the rest of the country.
Letter from the Southwest
When a Border Closure Hits Americans
The shutting of a crossing in Arizona has reduced access to a popular Mexican beach town, leading to outrage from unfamiliar sources.
Daily Comment
Hurricane Otis and the World We Live in Now
The unexpected Category 5 storm is just the latest in a series of unprecedented climate disasters this year.
Letter from the Southwest
Sotol and the Making of the Next Big Drink
The Mexican spirit has been called the next mezcal. But its newfound popularity has brought problems, too.
The Political Scene Podcast
Dexter Filkins on the Dilemma at the Border
The last major overhaul of the immigration system was in 1986. Changing conditions and a political impasse have created a state of chaos that the Biden Administration can no longer deny.
A Reporter at Large
The Covert Mission to Solve a Mexican Journalist’s Murder
After the death of a reporter who investigated narcopolitics, her colleagues formed a secret collective to bring the killers to justice—and challenge a culture of impunity.
Annals of Immigration
Fighting for the Right to Come and Go
In Mexico, return-migrant activists are asserting their “pocha” heritage and working to end legal and cultural exclusion.
Letter from the Southwest
The Mexican Firefighting Crew That Saves Lives Across the Border
The Diablos, who live south of the Rio Grande, have fought many of the biggest fires in the American West. Do they have a future?
The Political Scene Podcast
After Roe, a New Abortion Underground
Stephania Taladrid reports on a network of volunteers distributing abortion medication—illegally and sometimes at great risk—to women in states that ban the procedure.
The New Yorker Documentary
The “Little Devils” Bucking Gender Inequality Through Softball
“Las Diablillas,” by the filmmaker Melissa Fajardo, explores the unlikely outlet that allowed a group of Indigenous women in the Yucatán to rebel against cultural norms.
Under Review
The Anarchist Who Authored the Mexican Revolution
A new history of the rebels led by Ricardo Flores Magón emphasizes the role of the United States in the effort to take them down.
The New Yorker Interview
Sandra Cisneros May Put You in a Poem
The writer discusses her revealing new book of poetry, “Woman Without Shame,” her peripatetic life, and that infamous blurb for “American Dirt.”
Dispatch
The Sinkhole That Swallowed a Mexican Farm
A bottled-water company tapped an ancient aquifer that thousands of people and businesses share. Then came the protests.
Letter from the Southwest
The Missing Migrants of South Texas
Along the border, a nonprofit works to reunite families with their loved ones—alive or dead.
Books
Cristina Rivera Garza’s Bodies Politic
Scrutinizing gender, history, and authority, the Mexican-born writer has found an unsettling yet playful way to write about desire.
Photo Booth
The Style and Swagger of Charrería, Mexico’s National Sport
The photographer Carlos Jaramillo produces painterly portraits with an idiosyncratic flair.
Books
The Making of a Femicide
A Mexican novelist explores how murderous male rage flourishes in an ailing society.
Dispatch
The Border Wall Is Outliving Trump
More than a year after the former President left office, Republican governors, federal regulations, and inaction in Congress are allowing construction to continue.
Daily Comment
Growing Up an American Child of Undocumented Parents
The new documentary “Mija” considers the burdens imposed on an increasingly politicized generation.