05Jun2014
'Wounded Warrior' Poised to Make Baja 500 History
ABC News
Off road in the California desert, Jesse Williamson is getting ready for the Baja 500, a grueling 500-mile dirt bike race that takes place on Mexico's Baja California peninsula. But Williamson also faces an additional challenge.

05Jun2014
Riding 'The Beast' Across the Length of Mexico to the US Border
WLRN Public Radio
There’s a network of freight trains that runs the length of Mexico, from its southernmost border with Guatemala north to the United States. In addition to grain, corn or scrap metal, these trains are carrying an increasing number of undocumented immigrants whose aim is to cross into the U.S.

05Jun2014
Empire of Prisons: How the US Is Spreading Mass Incarceration to Mexico
Counterpunch
In Mexico, the US is funding the construction of up to 16 new federal prisons and is advising an overall prison “reform” based on US and Colombian models.

05Jun2014
'The Book of Life' Trailer: Love, Death, and Guillermo del Toro
YouTube
From producer Guillermo del Toro and director Jorge Gutierrez comes an animated comedy with a unique visual style.

05Jun2014
International Experts Weigh in on Mass Surveillance on Snowden Anniversary
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Today, a group of over 400 organizations and experts, along with 350,000 individuals, continue to rally in support of the 13 International Principles on the Application of Human Rights to Communications Surveillance.

05Jun2014
GCE's 'Quality of Life Index' Names the Best Cities to Live in Mexico
The Yucatan Times
For second consecutive year, Queretaro, Colima and Merida remain at the top positions; Queretaro, a metropolitan area of Monterrey, climbed from 15th to second place; and Hermosillo, Sonora went down from third to sixth place.

05Jun2014
Richart Sowa's Manmade Island in Mexico Floats on Recycled Plastic Bottles
Gizmodo
Plastic bottles bundled into mesh sacks keep the island afloat, including a three-story house on board, gardens, and its own sandy beach.

05Jun2014
Mexicans Have Yet to See Benefits of Economic Overhaul as Growth Remains Sluggish
McClatchy-Tribune
The central bank chief calls it a “temporary pothole.” Whatever the term, Mexico’s economy has hit some turbulence - despite the most ambitious overhaul to its business structure in decades.


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