08Apr2017
Pork Tacos Topped with Fries: Fuel for Mexico's Growing Diabetes Epidemic
NPR.org
Diabetes is the leading cause of death in Mexico, according to the World Health Organization. The disease claims nearly 80,000 lives each year, and forecasters say the health problem is expected to get worse in the decades to come.

08Apr2017
Why Don't Unauthorized Immigrants Become United States Citizens? They Can't
Union-Tribune
As the media features more and more non-citizens facing deportation under President Donald Trump, readers sometimes react by puzzling over why longtime residents never became U.S. citizens.

07Apr2017
Army Now Allowing UN and US to Observe Opium Poppy Eradication Efforts
Reuters
For the first time in at least a decade, Mexico’s army is allowing the United States and the United Nations to observe opium poppy eradication, a step toward deeper cooperation to fight heroin traffickers.

07Apr2017
Decade-Long Drug War in Mexico Has Caused Mass Forced Internal Displacements
La Jornada
In 2016, there were 29 massive episodes of forced internal displacements recorded in the country, a situation which has affected at least 23,169 people in 12 different states.

07Apr2017
Remittance Startup Uses Bitcoin Digital Currency as a Bridge Between Bank Accounts
American Banker
A startup called bridge21 thinks it can use bitcoin to beat banks and money transmitters at the international transfer game - at least for remittances to Mexico.

07Apr2017
'Solid Rain' Helps Farmers Fight Drought in Jalisco
Al Jazeera
Agriculture uses a huge amount of the world’s freshwater supply, but a Mexican company may have found a way to ease the pressure.

07Apr2017
Chiapas Activists Mobilize Against Trump with This '100% Zapatista' Coffee
Konbini
If you’re interested in trying the delicious brew, keep in mind that this Zapatista coffee tastes better if you drink it while resisting.

07Apr2017
Behind the Mask: Third Gender Defies Image of Macho Mexico in a Zapotec Community
Phys.org
The image of biologically male people dancing while dressed in the traditional, colorful attire of Juchiteca females stands in sharp contrast to the prevailing view of Mexico as the land of charros, machismo, and unbridled ranchero masculinity.


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