Ioan GrilloNovember 3, 2011 19:41

Mexico’s drug war gets political

Violence around Mexican gubernatorial election could be dangerous spark

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A cartel gunmen is shot dead by soldiers in Michoacan, Mexico (AFP/AFP/Getty Images)

A wave of killings in the lead up to a gubernatorial election in the native state of Mexican President Felipe Calderon raise the specter of the relentless drug war becoming more political. Altogether there have been more than 20 murders during the campaigns for the Nov. 13 vote in Michoacan, in which the president’s own sister, Luisa Maria Calderon, is leading the race.

Ioan GrilloOctober 31, 2011 15:40

Drug war shakes Los Cabos

Raw video shows Americans watching Cabo shoot out

Ioan GrilloOctober 11, 2011 12:46

Mexico’s Murder City Opera

Mexico’s most violent city is also one of its most cultured

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Residents of Juarez confront daily violence (Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images)

Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, has gained global notoriety as the most murderous city on the planet with a stunning 3,075 homicides last year. But this week, it has thankfully gained some media attention for a lighter side: opera.