27Aug2016
Activists Say Police in Mexico Turn Blind Eye to Violence Against Transgender Women
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Mexico has one of the highest rates of transphobic violence in the world, according to a recent report by the Cornell University Law School in New York and the Transgender Law Center.

27Aug2016
An End to 'Darwin's Nightmare'? Robot Would Terminate Invasive Lionfish
Digital Trends
A new nonprofit is developing a robotic lionfish exterminator. Nekton’s mission is to use exploration and science to focus the world’s attention on the health of the deep ocean.

27Aug2016
LatAm Environmentalists Are an Endangered Species
Mongabay
Murders over land disputes have been on the rise worldwide, but the problem is especially severe in Latin America. Conflict over surging development in the region’s remote corners is a driving factor.

27Aug2016
Private Sector Seeks to Create Ethical Bank in Mexico, Spanish Banker Says
Agencia EFE
The private sector is working to start an institution based on ethical banking in Mexico, drawing on the experiences of Triodos Bank, Europe's leading provider of sustainable banking services.

27Aug2016
How Shooting in Mexico Is Making Fear the Walking Dead a Better TV Show
Vox
Fear the Walking Dead has shifted its shooting location to Mexico this season, making use of several sites around Baja. Setting up shop in the country is helping the series set itself apart.

27Aug2016
Before Migrants Reach U.S., Mexico Deports Central Americans in Record Numbers
NPR.org
The idea of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has dominated the U.S. presidential election. But efforts in Mexico barring Central Americans from traveling north might be doing the job of a wall.

27Aug2016
Mexican President's Plagiarism Will Hurt His Country at Critical Time
Miami Herald
The news that Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto apparently plagiarized nearly 29 percent of his law school thesis couldn’t have come at a worse moment for Mexico. It will further weaken a president whose reputation is already tarnished by corruption scandals.

26Aug2016
'DREAMers Moms' Help Deported Mothers in Tijuana Reunite with Their U.S. Kids
Fox News Latino
Robert Vivar and Yolanda Varona met three years ago at Friendship Park in Tijuana. They were there to connect with their U.S. families - both deported grandparents, the two had a lot in common. Today, they work to impact U.S. immigration and the lives of the deported, while living abroad.


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