I didn't want the death of a committed journalist to go unnoticed. Far too many die bringing us news from far flung places and wars, there are always wars and poverty, and those who benefit from both.
Mexican politics have been under the radar recently, other than the new wall, but tensions have been simmering, especially in Oaxaca.
So tonight it boiled over and Bradley Will of NY City has died bringing us news. He died bringing out news of what is going on down in Oaxaca.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/...
The Christian Science Monitor has this "In Mexico, social unrest reflects rising expectations"
While these flare-ups are driven by local circumstance, they share their origins in class friction and distrust of authority. These issues have long been part of Mexican society, but have now become overriding themes in the still-disputed July 2 presidential election.
"We are seeing a big awakening," says Wilfrido Mayren Pelaez, a Catholic priest in Oaxaca City who has been mediating between the strikers and the state government.
"People have changed.... Across the country, we are seeing that in different ways and with different expressions."
http://www.csmonitor.com/...
Thank you Bradley, it mattered to me that you cared enough.