30Sep2014
State of Sonora Toxic Spill a Turning Point for Mexico's Environmental Movement?
IBTimes
Anger continues to simmer in Mexico nearly two months after the country underwent what many have acknowledged to be its worst mining-related disaster in history. But the incident may also mark a critical juncture for environmental reform in Mexico, which has remained stalled for several years.

30Sep2014
VOA's Ramon Taylor on Assignment: Tales from the US-Mexico Border
VOAvideo
Ramon Taylor of VOA's Spanish branch tells On Assignment's Alex Villarreal about the immigration dangers and difficulties he witnessed during his recent reporting trips to the U.S. border with Mexico.

30Sep2014
Mexico Senate Unanimously Approves Long-Awaited Child Protection Act
The News
Among the rights guaranteed are: the right to the protection of health and social security, education, rest, recreation, freedom of thought and awareness, religion and culture.

30Sep2014
More Than a Mexican Problem: How the US Can Adapt Plan Colombia to Mexico
Small Wars Journal
Michael Osborne thinks it should 1) help its neighbor develop robust special operations capabilities, 2) strengthen its intelligence-gathering capabilities, and 3) lead a hemisphere-wide campaign to crush the cartels once and for all.

30Sep2014
Day of the Dead Ritual Dates Back 3000 Years
The Republic
More than 500 years ago, when the Spanish Conquistadors landed in what is now central Mexico, they encountered natives practicing a ritual that seemed to mock death. It was a ritual the indigenous people had been practicing at least 3,000 years.

29Sep2014
Fatal Journeys: Number of Migrant Fatalities Climbs to 40,000 Since 2000
RIA Novosti
Almost 40,000 migrants have died worldwide since 2000, the data, released by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Monday suggests.

29Sep2014
In State of Guerrero, Search Continues for Missing Teachers and Students
Television del Sur
On Sunday authorities and family members began the search for 58 missing students, following attacks from police and armed assailants on students who were protesting the underfunding of their school.

29Sep2014
Why Fusion TV Anchor Jorge Ramos Swam Across the Tex-Mex Rio Grande
The Daily Beast
Determined to highlight the plight of desperate immigrants, Fusion anchor - and scourge of evasive politicians - Jorge Ramos swam the dangerous and dirty river border between Texas and Mexico.


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