21Sep2013
Could Your Next Pair of Jeans Be Made from Recycled Water Bottles?
TakePart
An innovative clothing company has come up with a pretty cool way to use all of your old plastic: turning bottles into jeans.

21Sep2013
Lack of University Spots Cut Short the Dreams of Many in Mexico
NBC News
Some 26 million children and young adults hit the books again in Mexico this fall, striving against the odds for the education they desperately want.

21Sep2013
Deborah Bonello on Location: Why So Many People in Mexico Still Go Missing
GlobalPost
The federal government says 26,000 people have been reported missing across Mexico since 2006, and yet just two states have a local prosecutor's office dedicated to the investigation of such cases.

21Sep2013
Mexican Micro-Lender Compartamos Gets a Facelift
WSJ.com
Mexican micro-finance company Compartamos SAB is changing its corporate name to Gentera, which it expects will give it greater clarity and flexibility as it continues to pursue expansion, company executives said this week.

21Sep2013
Anabel Hernandez's 'Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their Godfathers'
PRI's The World
In her new book Narcoland: The Mexican Drug Lords and Their God Fathers, Hernandez explores how Mexico has become a base for the mega-cartels of Latin America, and the links between the cartels and government and business complicity at the very highest levels.

21Sep2013
Here Are All the Countries Where Children are Sentenced to Die in Prison
The Huffington Post
There are about 2,500 youth offenders serving life sentences without the possibility of parole in prisons worldwide. HuffPost has come up with a map showing all of the countries where they are incarcerated.

21Sep2013
Migrant Workers from Mexico March Across US for Back Pay Ends in Washingtom DC
infoZine/Scripps Howard Foundation
A group of elderly migrant laborers ended a cross-country protest this week outside the White House, hoping the U.S. would prod Mexico to pay money owed to them for work they did decades ago.

21Sep2013
Health Tourists Head to Mexican Dental Bargain Boomtown of Los Algodones
Al Jazeera
With the cost of dental treatment soaring and insurance often unavailable, many Americans are heading across the border to Mexico for treatment.


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