02Jan2015
Unleashing Innovation in Mexico: What Can be Done?
Wilson Center NOW
The key to any nation’s success is finding ways to unleash innovation in pursuit of solving problems. But where does innovation come from and what is necessary for building an environment in which it can flourish?

02Jan2015
Saving Mexico's Canine Pilgrims from the Christians
Vocativ
Last month saw the busiest day of the year at the basilica, as millions of devout Mexicans came together during the Guadalupana, the yearly pilgrimage commemorating the Virgin’s apparition. But it wasn't just pilgrims flocking to the basilica.

02Jan2015
As Mexico Prepares for Chikungunya, Disease's Similarity to Dengue May Be Advantage
The News
Specialists from the Health Secretariat say Mexico is prepared to control potential cases of chikungunya because of its similarity to the dengue virus and the country has ample experience preventing and battling the outbreak of the tropical fever.

02Jan2015
This Organization Is Fighting the Long Battle Against Poverty in Mexico
Global Voices
According to the Mexican government's own statistics, almost half the population lived in poverty in 2012, when 13 percent of the country also endured extreme poverty. With so many challenges, TECHO's work is a rare source of good news in Mexico's fight to eradicate poverty.

02Jan2015
10 Mexican States Have Not Implemented New Criminal Justice System
The Mazatlan Messenger
As 2014 came to a close almost one third of Mexico’s states have not yet implemented any part of the new criminal justice system that goes into effect in 2016.

02Jan2015
Zapatista Uprising 21 Years Later: How Indigenous Mexicans Stood Up Against NAFTA
VICE News
Mexico marks 21 years since the uprising led by leftist guerrillas of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation took Mexico by storm, gaining popular support in their defense of national sovereignty and indigenous rights.

02Jan2015
Incarcerated Activists in Mexico Launch Indefinite Hunger Strike
Television del Sur
A group of 9 political prisoners have started off 2015 by launching an indefinite hunger strike to raise awareness of what they deem as an overall growing violence and criminalization of social protest in Mexico.

02Jan2015
Any Call Within Mexico is Now a Local Call: No Additional Cost for Long-Distance
Mexico News Daily
Effective Thursday, there is no such thing as a long-distance charge for telephone calls within Mexico, from either fixed-line or cellular phones. Elimination of the charge came with federal telecommunications reforms.


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