12May2015
In the Shadow of Nafta, a Looming Debate Over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal
The New York Times
Nafta was a significant victory for President Clinton after a difficult congressional battle, where he won support from just enough fellow Democrats to ensure passage. President Obama can only hope for that kind of outcome.

12May2015
How 44 Years of the United States War on Drugs Has Undermined Mexico
History News Network
This June marks 44 years since President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs, marking an unprecedented mobilization of U.S. resources to combat the drug trade domestically and abroad.

12May2015
Advancing the Science of Human Decomposition to Identify Deceased Migrants
Fronteras Desk
Brooks County, Texas, has seen at least 365 migrant deaths since 2011. Forensic anthropologists in Texas and Arizona are working to identify these migrants and repatriate their remains.

12May2015
Mexican President's Institutional Revolutionary Party Leading Federal Election Polls
IBTimes
The party of Enrique Pena Nieto has a 7-point lead over its closest rival heading into the June 7 federal elections, according to a Consulta Mitofsky poll.

11May2015
Obama Approves Shell Drilling in Arctic Ocean
The New York Times
The Obama administration gave conditional approval on Monday to allow Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. to start drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic Ocean this summer.

11May2015
The Movement That Stood Up to Mexico's Agro-Industry
CIP Americas
Demands of the men and women who work the fields in the San Quintin include pay increases; eliminating child labor and sexual assaults on women in the fields; providing basic services such as a sewage system, drinkable water and electricity; and decent housing.

11May2015
A Painful Reality: Many Mexican Females Suffer Discrimination and Violence
The News
Since the National Action Party (PAN) government declared war on organized crime in 2006, violence has changed into a characteristic of various states. Woman and girls are most affected in states where violence is considered part of everyday life.

11May2015
IACHR Says Suspects in Ayotzinapa Missing Students Case Claim Torture
Agence France-Presse
Suspects detained in the disappearances and alleged slaughter of 43 students in Mexico claim they were tortured by authorities, allegations that could harm their trial.


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