07Aug2012
Assange, Asylum and WikiLeaks in Latin America
Democracy NOW!
If Julian Assange is granted asylum in Ecuador, he will become a resident of Latin America, where the trove of classified U.S. State Department cables he strategically disseminated through WikiLeaks has generated hundreds of headlines, from Mexico to Chile.

07Aug2012
More Central America Kids Crossing Borders Solo
Next America
In the past two years, more than twice as many Central American youth under 18 have tried to cross through Mexico to the U.S. alone or with strangers.

07Aug2012
Can Cause-Related Banking Succeed?
Selfishgiving.com
The brainchild of several executives from the Massachusetts banking industry, ableBanking is for depositors who care as much about making a difference as they do earning a good interest rate on their savings.

07Aug2012
From Mexico City to Los Angeles: My Perspective on the Drug War
Huffington Post
Living in the U.S. has made me realize how far Mexicans are from winning the drug war. We can continue to fight the cartels but we will never be able to beat Uncle Sam's insatiable 23 million drug consumers.

07Aug2012
Does Mexico Use Illicit Espionage Against Cartels?
The Fix
The Mexican military has spent millions on high-tech "spy gear," causing suspicion about its real intent.

07Aug2012
Critics Call for Stronger Mining Regulations
Los Angeles Times
In the wake of another fatal coal mining disaster in the Mexican state of Coahuila, critics are ramping up their call for stronger regulation of an industry that the local bishop claims is sending workers into "death trap" conditions.

07Aug2012
Mexico, US to Sign Border Environmental Agreement
EPA.gov
On Wednesday, the heads of US and Mexico environmental agencies will join other federal, state, and tribal officials in Tijuana to sign the Border 2020: U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program final framework agreement.

07Aug2012
Mayan Indigenous March to Mexico City to Demand Rights to Communal Lands
Upside Down World
This past week a caravan of more than 200 Ch'ol Mayan indigenous from the Mexican State of Chiapas arrived in Mexico City to demand that the nation's Supreme Court recognize their right to their communal lands.


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