25Jan2014
Human Rights Watch: 'Mexico's Response to Vigilante Groups Insufficient'
Agence France-Presse
Mexico's response to the rise of vigilante groups fighting drug cartels has been "very unclear" and "below expectations," Human Rights Watch said this week.

25Jan2014
Keystone Pipeline Fight Lifts Environmental Movement
The New York Times
As bad as environmentalists argue the 1,700-mile pipeline would be for the planet, Keystone XL has been a boon to the environmental movement across the country.

25Jan2014
Mexico's Armed Forces Grant More Training Opportunities to Women
The News
A set of practices marks a new stage for the Mexican Armed Forces: fostering gender equality, respecting human rights and the commitment of maintaining a close relationship with society.

24Jan2014
John Ackerman: Between NAFTA and the Zapatistas After 20 Years in Mexico
La Jornada
Today the oligarchy is richer and the Zapatista communities are taking steady steps towards the consolidation of their autonomy, but the rest of Mexican society has fallen into a bottomless pit of oblivion, poverty and hopelessness.

24Jan2014
How Tourists Are Changing the Diet of Endangered Iguanas - for the Worse
TakePart
Yet more proof that when people feed wild animals nothing good typically comes of it.

24Jan2014
In Just 10 Minutes, Shrimp Boat Hijacked While in Mazatlan Port
The Mazatlan Messenger
The number of shrimp boats hijacked during the 2013-2014 season rose to 13 when masked men hijacked a shrimp boat docked in Mazatlan.

24Jan2014
'Wake Me Up' Video: Reflections from 2013
The Huffington Post
Chances are you've heard "Wake Me Up." It was a hit song worldwide last year by Aloe Blacc and remixed by Avicii. But have you checked out the emotionally powerful acoustic version of the music video? Here it is.

24Jan2014
Trickle Down Economics: Can Fair Trade Coffee Save Mexico's Poorest State?
Fox News Latino
Chiapas, Mexico, is coffee country, supplier of premium beans to boutique coffee brands and major international companies such as Starbucks and Nestle. But Chiapas is, too, home to many of the poorest towns in Mexico.


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