Political Violence in Mexico
In 2017, the so-called drug war in Mexico had its bloodiest year yet. And it shows no sign of abating. Lost in the gruesome headlines is any sense of what\u2019s driving the violence \u2014 and the role that the Mexican state plays in it. Mexico-based journalist John Gibler talks about the forces underlying the slaughter there, including the political attack upon and disappearance of leftwing student teachers in the state of Guerrero.\nResources:\nJohn Gibler, I Couldn\u2019t Even Imagine That They Would Kill Us: An Oral History of the Attacks Against the Students of Ayotzinapa City Lights Books, 2017\nThe post Political Violence in Mexico appeared first on KPFA.