01Feb2013
Whimsical Video Beautifully Illustrates Humanity's Dominion Over Nature
Co.Exist
Amazing videos and pictures do an excellent job of illustrating the extent to which man has altered the planet. This video, by British artist and animator Steve Cutts, takes a more cartoonish (and admonishing) road to show the same thing.

01Feb2013
Only Ten Defense Attorneys in Mexico Speak an Indigenous Language
La Jornada
The Supreme Court approved criteria aimed at guaranteeing to the country's indigenous people their right to equal access to justice. However, the top court's good intentions clashed with a stark reality: there are only ten defenders "certified" in indigenous languages.

01Feb2013
In Mexico City Thousands Protest Bid by US Firms to Plant GMO Corn
Democracy NOW!
Thousands of campesinos marched in the capital Thursday to protest the planting of genetically modified corn by U.S. corporations.

01Feb2013
Three Ways Comprehensive US Immigration Reform Might Impact Mexico
The Washington Post
Of the 11 million estimated illegal immigrants in the United States, some 7 million are from Mexico, so any U.S. legislation would have huge impacts there. Here’s a look at some of them.

01Feb2013
A Look Back at History: 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Between Mexico and US
FontanaHeraldNews.com
Mexico and the United States engaged in war in the years of 1846-1848. It was a very complicated situation and there were many military events as well as political situations which made the military activity and the attempts at peace very frustrating.

01Feb2013
Mexico Abuzz Over Its Own 'Gossip Girl'
Los Angeles Times
Filming began last week on "Gossip Girl Acapulco," a Mexican TV series set in the "former" jewel of the Mexican Riviera. Its setting, a city with drug violence and entrenched class and racial barriers, has sparked controversy.

01Feb2013
President Pena Announces Mexico Reforestation Plan
The News
President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday instructed the Environment and Natural Resources Secretariat to plant at least 180 million trees in Colima as part of the Sustainable Forest Development program’s launch in 2013.

01Feb2013
Texas-Based Stem-Cell Clinic Moves to Mexico
The Scientist
A company offering experimental stem-cell treatments will carry out its procedures in Mexico after the FDA warned that it would need approval to operate in the U.S.


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