Divided Neighbors: A View From Mexico City

Stories from Here & Now's broadcast in Mexico City on April 26 and 27, 2017.

Trucks move along Interstate 35, in Laredo, Texas, in November 2016. President Trump’s campaign promise to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement helped win over Rust Belt voters who felt left behind by globalization. But the idea is unnerving to many people in cities on the U.S.-Mexico border. (Eric Gay/AP)

How Trump's Approach To NAFTA Is Reverberating In Mexico

President Trump announced that he won't terminate the trade agreement — at least not before trying to renegotiate it with Mexico and Canada.

Here & Now

09:52Apr 27, 2017

Mexican chef Enrique Olvera, owner of the Pujol restaurant, in Mexico City in 2015. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

When It Comes To Mexican Cuisine, This Chef Says 'The Best Is In The Future'

A restaurant called Pujol in Mexico City is arguably the country's best, and chef Enrique Olvera is the man behind it all.

Here & Now

11:07Apr 27, 2017

Father Risks His Life To Find One Of Mexico's 30,000 'Disappeared'

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with two men who have dedicated their lives to finding some of Mexico's 30,000 missing people.

Here & Now

05:36Apr 27, 2017

A man stands next to murals by Mexican artist Diego Rivera in the Education Secretariat in Mexico City on April, 6, 2017. Rivera was the most visible figure in Mexican muralism, a large-scale public art initiative that emerged in the 1920s in the wake of the Mexican Revolution. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico's Favorite Painters: Frida Kahlo And Diego Rivera

Two of the world's most iconic painters called Mexico City home. We take a trip to the Anahuacalli Museum to learn more about their lives and legacies.

Here & Now

09:52Apr 27, 2017

Former Mexican Foreign Minister and political analyst Jorge Castañeda in 2012 in Mexico City. (Yuri Cortez/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexico's Former Foreign Minister Says Trump's Border Wall Proposal Is An 'Aggressive Act'

Jorge Castañeda, Mexico's former foreign minister, talks with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson about the changing relationship between the two countries.

Here & Now

11:08Apr 27, 2017

The Aztecs Built Mexico City On A Lake, And It's Making Life Complicated Today

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson learns more about the region's acute water problems with Pedro Moctezuma of Agua Para Todos.

Here & Now

06:02Apr 27, 2017

How One Gas Station Symbolizes Mexico's Energy Revolution

On the surface it doesn't sound like much, but the oil giant BP opening a gas station in the outskirts of Mexico City carries symbolic importance.

Here & Now

09:30Apr 26, 2017

A U.S. flag flies near section of the border fence on the U.S.-Mexico border in Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico, in 2017. (Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images)

For Americans Living Illegally In Mexico, Life As An Immigrant Comes Easier

About 1 million Americans live in Mexico, many of them illegally. But doing so is much easier than it is in the United States.

Here & Now

11:07Apr 26, 2017

Singer Natalia Lafourcade performs onstage at Univision and Fusion host RiseUp AS ONE at Cross Border Xpress on Oct. 15, 2016 in San Diego, Calif. (Leon Bennett/Getty Images for Univision)

DJ Sessions: The Sounds Of Mexico City

Broadcasting from Mexico City, Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson and former longtime DJ Rulo David Vasquez discuss current trends in the city's most popular music.

Here & Now

09:52Apr 26, 2017

Independent leftist opposition Sen. Armando Rios Piter, who has launched a legislative proposal to buy corn from Brazil and Argentina, poses during a photo session on March 23, 2017 in Mexico City. (Omar Torres/AFP/Getty Images)

Mexican Senator Ready To Stand Up To Trump Administration

Sen. Armando Ríos Piter has called for a Mexican boycott of American corn to retaliate against President Trump's trade policies.

Here & Now

11:08Apr 26, 2017

A view of cable cars in Ecatepec, Mexico, on Aug. 25, 2016. Dozens of murals were painted on buildings in a neighborhood in Ecatepec, on the route of a new cable car that started running in 2016. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP/Getty Images)

An Aerial Tram Is One Mexican City's Solution To Traffic And Crime

Commuters who had to brave woes on the ground in one Mexico City suburb now have another option: They can soar above the city to get where they need to...

Here & Now

05:32Apr 26, 2017

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Divided Neighbors: A View From Mexico City

How Trump's Approach To NAFTA Is Reverberating In Mexico

Here & Now

When It Comes To Mexican Cuisine, This Chef Says 'The Best Is In The Future'

Here & Now

Father Risks His Life To Find One Of Mexico's 30,000 'Disappeared'

Here & Now

Mexico's Favorite Painters: Frida Kahlo And Diego Rivera

Here & Now

Mexico's Former Foreign Minister Says Trump's Border Wall Proposal Is An 'Aggressive Act'

Here & Now

The Aztecs Built Mexico City On A Lake, And It's Making Life Complicated Today

Here & Now

How One Gas Station Symbolizes Mexico's Energy Revolution

Here & Now

For Americans Living Illegally In Mexico, Life As An Immigrant Comes Easier

Here & Now

DJ Sessions: The Sounds Of Mexico City

Here & Now

Mexican Senator Ready To Stand Up To Trump Administration

Here & Now

An Aerial Tram Is One Mexican City's Solution To Traffic And Crime

Here & Now

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How Trump's Approach To NAFTA Is Reverberating In Mexico

When It Comes To Mexican Cuisine, This Chef Says 'The Best Is In The Future'

Father Risks His Life To Find One Of Mexico's 30,000 'Disappeared'

Mexico's Favorite Painters: Frida Kahlo And Diego Rivera

Mexico's Former Foreign Minister Says Trump's Border Wall Proposal Is An 'Aggressive Act'

The Aztecs Built Mexico City On A Lake, And It's Making Life Complicated Today

How One Gas Station Symbolizes Mexico's Energy Revolution

For Americans Living Illegally In Mexico, Life As An Immigrant Comes Easier

DJ Sessions: The Sounds Of Mexico City

Mexican Senator Ready To Stand Up To Trump Administration

An Aerial Tram Is One Mexican City's Solution To Traffic And Crime