19Dec2016
Reporters Without Borders Ranks Mexico 'World's Deadliest' for Journalists
Washington Examiner
Mexico was the deadliest country for professional reporters this year, with nine journalists killed often as police looked the other way or helped, according to a new report from a watchdog group.

19Dec2016
In Cuba, American Tourists Increase Hotel Demand
PBS NewsHour
NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Amy Guttman looks at the growing hospitality industry in Cuba.

18Dec2016
Are Mexico's New Nature Reserves a Real Conservation Effort or Empty Political Gesture?
The Conversation
President Enrique Pena Nieto recently announced that his government was creating four new nature reserves. When done correctly, they will serve as a model for how humanity can live in harmony with nature, rather than destroying it. But Mexico faces many challenges to effectively implement its plan.

18Dec2016
Former Soccer Star-Turned-Mayor Goes on Hunger Strike Over Impeachment
Reuters
The former Mexico forward Cuauhtemoc Blanco declared a hunger strike on Saturday, to protest an impeachment process that seeks to remove him as mayor of the city of Cuernavaca, a state capital near Mexico City.

18Dec2016
Victor Palencia on the New Generation of Mexican Winemakers in the US
The Squeeze
As a first generation immigrant from Mexico, Victor shares his perspective on the changing role of Mexican families in the wine industry in the US.

18Dec2016
End the Struggle, Take the Offensive: Indigenous Coalitions Against Kleptocracies
Intercontinental Cry
I don’t know what will persuade indigenous nations and their leaders to form coalitions among themselves and create aggressive and enforceable laws preventing damaging state/corporate development projects, confiscation of land, resources, air and water and the health of indigenous people. It isn’t for lack of information.

18Dec2016
Army Faces Uphill Battle Against Opium Poppies in Mexico's 'Golden Triangle'
Agence France-Presse
As Mexico marks 10 years since the government deployed troops to crack down on drug cartels, the army faces an uphill battle in its four-decade-old struggle to eradicate a growing opium poppy production.

18Dec2016
Rare Baja Plant Named After Guitarist Jimi Hendrix
I4U News
Researchers have recently paid tribute to rock legend Jimi Hendrix by naming a new plant species, found only in Baja California, after him.


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