Mexico
Disdain for Mexico's new president, who will be inaugurated on Saturday, has surged this week online.
Teresa Puente is an associate journalism professor at Columbia College Chicago. She was previously a reporter at the Chicago Tribune and was on the editorial board at the Chicago Sun-Times. She also writes the Chicanisima blog on ChicagoNow.com
Mexico
In Michoacán, the Mexican holiday known as the Day of the Dead appeared to take on special significance.
Fatal Error
The death of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas Ivie highlights a deteriorating situation, writes Teresa Puente.
All My Children
The telegenic president-elect is married to a soap-opera star, fathered two kids out of wedlock, and is close to a disgraced former president, says Teresa Puente.
FIGHTING THE CARTELS
Teresa Puente asks voters in violence-scarred Nuevo Laredo whether a new president can bring peace.