Nick Miroff
Staff Writer

Nick Miroff covers Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean for the Washington Post. He has been a staff writer since 2006, reporting on politics, immigration, crime, and development in northern Virginia for the Post’s Metro desk until 2009. He earned a Master’s degree at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (2006), and studied Spanish and Latin American Literature at UC Santa Cruz (2000). Miroff grew up in Albany, New York.

Latest by Nick Miroff

Mexico’s leading presidential candidate is handsome, popular and a mystery

Mexico’s leading presidential candidate is handsome, popular and a mystery

A victory by Enrique Peña Nieto in Mexico’s presidential election would put the country back in the hands of the party that governed for 71 years.

49 torsos found along Mexican highway

49 torsos found along Mexican highway

Mexico’s hyper-violent mafias have been seemingly engaged in a gruesome game of one-upmanship in recent weeks.

In Mexico, the booming auto industry fuels growth of the middle class

In Mexico, the booming auto industry fuels growth of the middle class

A job at Nissan’s plant in Mexico is akin to working in the U.S. for Ford in the 1950s. Except for the pay.

Mexico’s new middle class is taking over

Mexico’s new middle class is taking over

The swelling ranks of the middle class in Mexico are crowding new Wal-Marts, driving Nissan sedans and maxing out their credit cards.