Kent Paterson

Kent Paterson is a freelance journalist who covers the southwestern United States, the border region and Mexico. He is a regular contributor to CounterPunch and the Americas Program. 

The Murals of Memory in Cuidad Juarez

Human Rights in “The Land of the Good People”

How Many More Esmeraldas Must Die?

A Mother’s Memories of an Ayotzinapa Victim

The Justice Brigades of Ayotzinapa

Lopez Obrador Back on the Battlefield

The Ongoing Fight Against Migrant Family Detentions

Policing Albuquerque

Retaking Public Space

Challenging a Militarized Police State in the US

The New Rebellion of Albuquerque

Contradictions of the New Juarez

Fear, Loathing and Electoral Politics in Mexico

Manufacturing a Border Crisis

The Fight to Save Mexico’s Mangroves

Mother’s Day in Ciudad Juarez

The Framing of Felipe Arreaga