David Shortell

With protestors blocking the entrance to Congress, Mexican lawmakers were forced overnight to debate a seismic judicial reform from a basketball court. Opposition to the plan, which would see Mexican judges run for election, has been monumental. For @CNN https://t.co/22Sj2oVFFe

RT @KQEDForum: 🎙️ ON AIR: Stephania Corpi Arnaud, host of the podcast Caliber 60, and reporter @davidgshortell are talking about the chal…

Avocado production has become “deeply intertwined” with cartels and corruption in Mexico. After two US inspectors were detained last month in Michoacán, officials in both countries are rethinking regulations over the massive cross-border trade. For @CNN https://t.co/qCnLSNmTrq

Hundreds of neighborhoods are already devastated by water cuts in Mexico City. If seasonal rains don’t arrive soon, the pipes in a quarter of the city could go dry. A look at the crisis here and in other cities around the world for @NatGeo https://t.co/SZBhyZFG6s

Cold snap! From (vacation in) Santiago, a report on the coldest May weather this city’s faced in 70 years. Fur lined parkas are out from the closet early, warm quinoa drinks are selling fast, and the Andes are glistening brighter than ever on the horizon https://t.co/098AnsXJHC

Dozens of political candidates have been killed ahead of Mexico’s June 2 election as criminal organizations push their influence. InCuautla, we talked with mayoral candidate Jesús Corona, who survived an armed attack https://t.co/ZRdeH9WO2R

RT @Variety: Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Buy Stake in Mexico's Club Necaxa Soccer Team After Wrexham Success (EXCLUSIVE) https://t.co/…

In Brazil and across Latin America, Mises, an Austrian-American laissez-faire champion who died in 1973, has reached the bizarre center of the zeitgeist, riding a wave of popular right-wing appeal into the halls of power. For @CNN https://t.co/iMJJVGByRd

In Mexico's biggest and bloodiest campaign, dozens of candidates have dropped out, fearing for their lives. "We are in a state of defenselessness. The criminal groups are getting away with it," says @MemoValenciaR, PRI chief in Michoacán. For @CNN: https://t.co/ngkD6KAtUL

RT @diazbriseno: NEW— “We need more from the Mexican Government” "We've had…individual instances of successes, including significant cart…

The investment term “fixed assets” usually applies to buildings and furniture, but by applying it to cats, López Obrador’s gov’t has obligated the country’s Treasury to give them food and care for them for the rest of their lives. ⁦@meganjanetsky⁩ https://t.co/xTVal3InpX

RT @ioangrillo: Mexico City newspaper stand the morning after Ecuadorian police storm the Mexican embassy in Quito... https://t.co/RQAL83WS…

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RT @historyinmemes: Here's how they shot the opening scene of Spectre (2015) https://t.co/F6sHBZTAa6

RT @johnholman100: Claudia Sheinbaum has filled Mexico City's main plaza - the zocalo - without too much effort, and there's still an hour…

RT @Nataliekitro: American officials spent years looking into allegations that allies of Mexico’s president met with and took millions of d…

RT @BrazilBrian: This was the week Nicolás Maduro stopped even pretending. The world should, too. The sad truth is that this regime is not…