31Aug2014
Is 'El Chapo' Guzman Calling the Shots in Mexico's Highest-Security Prison?
Washington Post
Reports say the head of the Sinaloa Cartel organized a five-day hunger strike to protest at poor hygiene, medical care and food.

31Aug2014
Church Shields Mother from US Deportation to Mexico
Fusion
For the past three weeks Rosa Robles Loreto has not left the grounds of a church in Tucson, Arizona. The congregation took her under their protection after Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered her deported.

31Aug2014
For Some Mexican Cartels, Human Smuggling Has Taken Priority Over Drugs
The Dallas Morning News
With recent waves of Central Americans seeking to reach the U.S., human smuggling has become more lucrative than smuggling illicit drugs for criminal organizations such as the Gulf and Zetas cartels.

31Aug2014
One-Third of Latin America's Population at Risk of Falling Into Poverty
Latin Post
Latin American and the Caribbean have made strides in reducing poverty, but the United Nations Development Programme revealed many of the region's people are unable to enter the middle class.

31Aug2014
Do Wildlife Tourists Stress Out Marine Mammals?
TakePart
Watching whales and dolphins in their natural habitats may seem like a good alternative to seeing them in aquariums, but some scientists say that the activity may be putting the marine mammals at risk.

30Aug2014
Mexico Reporter Fernando Camacho Servin Receives Award for Investigative Work on Racism
La Jornada
La Jornada reporter Fernando Camacho Servin was awarded the 2014 Gilberto Rincon Gallardo National Prize in the category "Faces of Discrimination" for his article, "Unquestionable, Racism in Mexico."

30Aug2014
US Denies Watchdog Group's Claim That ISIS Is Operating in Juarez, Mexico
Opposing Views
A claim that ISIS is in Mexico and planning attacks against the United States have been denied by the Department of Homeland Security, despite reports to the contrary.

30Aug2014
Stock of Private Prisons Booms Amid Latest Immigration Crisis
CNN
There’s a crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border, and Wall Street is betting that it will result in a boom for private prisons.


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