08Jul2014
Mexican Government Launches the Southern Border Security Campaign
The News
In an effort to make borders more secure, reduce illegal migrant crossings, and enforce the protection of human rights, the Mexican government has launched the Southern Border Security campaign.

08Jul2014
In Disappearing Mexican Jungle, it's Indigenous Tribes Verses Biologists
The Washington Post
Land struggles have a storied history in Mexico. They were at the heart of the country’s biggest political upheavals, dating to its decade-long revolution at the turn of the 20th century.

07Jul2014
Washington Issues First Retail Marijuana Licenses
Wochit
Washington State issued its first retail marijuana licenses on Monday in a series of middle-of-the-night emails alerting bleary-eyed pot-shop proprietors that they'll finally be able to open for business on Tuesday morning.

07Jul2014
Nayarit Mayoral Candidate Who Admitted Theft Goes on to Win in San Blas
Mexico News Daily
Hilario Ramirez Villanueva admitted during his campaign for mayor of San Blas that he stole from the public purse, “but only a little.” He later said it was a joke, but not before it became international news. Today, election officials announced that Ramirez had won reelection.

07Jul2014
Global Initiatives for HIV/AIDS Prevention
The Huffington Post
Globally, the spread of HIV is reversing course: UNAIDS reports that new infections have fallen by 33 percent since 2001. Government agencies and NGOs are tackling the issue from all angles, including outreach to eliminate barriers to testing, and interventions targeted at orphaned youth with HIV.

07Jul2014
Professor Bikes from Canada to Mexico for Charity
The Signpost
Weber State University Nursing Assistant Professor, Kathleen Cadman, biked 1,842 miles, from Canada to Mexico, to raise money for the Outreach International charity.

07Jul2014
One Community's Water Fight Underscores Distrust of Mexican Government
The Los Angeles Times
The conflict underscores the chronic distrust many Mexicans have of their government, and fears that the country's engines of economic growth may be stalling, even as President Enrique Pena Nieto proclaims this to be "Mexico's moment."

07Jul2014
'La Tirisia': Tracing the Social Causes of Mexico's Perpetual Sadness
Variety
The winner of the best actor award at March’s Guadalajara Festival, “La Tirisia” turns on two women, Cheba and Angeles, in the isolated village where they live trapped, forgotten and sick with Tirisia, an illness of the soul.


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