15Sep2013
David Agren: Politics at Play in Mexico's Ongoing Teacher Protests
USA Today
Teachers have long played important roles in Mexican politics as opportunistic politicians and political parties have leveraged the teachers union's organizational muscle and long reach into the country's most remote pueblos.

15Sep2013
Erotic Passage Got This Aclaimed Novel Banned
The Huffington Post
Parental complaints concerning an erotic excerpt in Cuban-American author Cristina Garcia’s critically-acclaimed novel “Dreaming in Cuban” has prompted an Arizona school district to ban the book from classrooms.

15Sep2013
Brief Survey of the Challenges of Mexican Healthcare
Healthcare Global
A overview of some of the challenges facing the Mexican healthcare system as a whole, and what the country is doing to fix these issues.

15Sep2013
Refusal to Re-Open Mexican Indian's Murder Case Sparks Condemnation
Latin American Herald Tribune
Non-governmental organizations, political leaders and the attorney for Mexican Indian Alberto Patishtan, who was convicted of killing several police officers and sentenced to 60 years in prison, slammed a court’s refusal to re-open the murder case.

15Sep2013
Financial Services Reform Passed in Mexico Chamber
Milenio
Last week, the Chamber of Deputies approved the financial reform, which aims to get the banks to lend more and cheaper.

15Sep2013
Hate Your Cruise? Carnival Will Now Pay You to Leave
Houston Chronicle
If you know you're going to hate your Carnival cruise on the first day of vacation, the company wants you to go home.

15Sep2013
Mexican Teachers Plan Fresh Protest for Independence Day Celebrations
Agence France-Presse
Mexican teachers protesting education reform plan fresh protests Sunday, September 15, shortly before Independence Day celebrations led by President Enrique Pena Nieto, organizers said.

14Sep2013
Update: Tropical Storm Manuel Claims 21 Lives; Hurricane Ingrid Swirls Offshore
Associated Press
Tropical Storm Manuel drenched Mexico's southwestern Pacific shoulder Sunday and Hurricane Ingrid closed in on the country's Gulf coast, as heavy rains and landslides caused at least 21 deaths and led authorities to evacuate thousands.


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