Avocado Prices Keep Going Up. Blame Narcoinflation. NYT | Opinion By: Ioan Grillo 5 December 2025 at 14:00 Cartel extortion is pushing up prices in Mexico — and becoming a political problem President Claudia Sheinbaum can’t ignore.
Don’t Be Fooled by the Silence in America’s Backyard NYT | Opinion By: Brian Winter 1 December 2025 at 21:12 Latin Americans have proved surprisingly acquiescent to U.S. aggression — but that won’t last forever.
Ex-Mayor Is Sentenced to Life for Human Trafficking Tied to Scam Centers NYT | China By: Francesca Regalado 20 November 2025 at 18:22 A court in the Philippines convicted Alice Guo for trafficking people to a compound that officials have linked to online scams and organized crime.