Striking on the Shoulders of Giants

Injustice persists at copper mine that sparked Mexican Revolution

By Kari Lydersen and Jessica Pupovac

CANANEA, Mexico -- Jesus Verdugo was born in this hot, dry mining town nestled in the mountains of Sonora, about 25 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. A miner like his father, he grew up on the tract of land where the open-pit mine [RETURN TO ARTICLE]

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    This is a superb article, and reminds me why I have read—and written for—In These Times since the very beginning.  Not a word about this strike has appeared in either The New York Times or the Washington Post.  James North

    United States Posted by jamesnorth on Sep 5, 2008 at 1:06 PM
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