Interviews from Mexico - Ayotzinapa and the Legacy of 2014

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Interviews from Mexico, hosted by Laura Carlsen, goes straight to the source -- the men and women making news and making history in Mexico and throughout the region. Today's program deals with the events in Ayotzinapa, which many feel mark a turning point for Mexico. Even President Enrique Peña Nieto says the country must change. Carlsen interviews noted Mexican historian, author, and political commentator Lorenzo Meyer on the significance of Ayotzinapa and why the case generated such a strong response in sectors of the population, the new mass movement from below, the role of organized crime in the country's political life, 2014 as a watershed, and other related topics. teleSUR