20Jan2013
Web Activists Celebrate 'Internet Freedom Day'
The Washington Post
One year ago, Web activists were celebrating the end of two Internet piracy bills. This year, while they took time to remember a victory over the Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, they also had their eyes on a larger fight.

20Jan2013
Despite Gun Smuggling to Mexico, New US Controls are Feared by Second Amendment Proponents
The Texas Tribune
Texas Republicans have dismissed the notion that it was time to re-evaluate what role the United States plays in the carnage in Mexico, where more than 70,000 people have been killed in cartel-related violence since former President Felipe Calderon declared war on organized crime in December 2006.

20Jan2013
In Southwest Mexico, Towns Take Law and Order into Their Own Hands
Fox News Latino
When the law leaves town, the town makes their own law. At least that's the theory in two towns in southwest Mexico where several hundred civilians have taken up arms and are arresting people suspected of crimes and imposing a curfew.

20Jan2013
British Woman Swaps Everyday Life for Life as Raramuri Tribal Wife
BBC
40-year-old Michelle Frost from London traveled to northern Mexico to stay with the Raramuri, an ancient tribe who live perched on the edge of the spectacular Copper Canyon.

20Jan2013
Parking Battle Rages as Mexico City Pushes for Order with Parking Meters
Associated Press
In well-to-do areas of traffic-choked Mexico City, authorities are trying to take back the streets by installing parking meters. They say the meters will make the area safer and more orderly, as well as encouraging less driving.

20Jan2013
Civil War Shipwreck Unearthed in Surprising New 3-D Sonar Footage
IBTimes.com
The iron-hulled USS Hatteras was the only U.S. Navy ship to sink in the Gulf of Mexico as a consequence of Civil War hostilities, but, 150 years after it slipped beneath the waves, it can finally be seen again - and in high-resolution 3-D sonar images to boot.

20Jan2013
Off The Plan Real Estate Investment in Mexico - Playing Your Cards Right
NuWireInvestor.com
With Mexico’s solid tourism growth and thriving economy in general, there are many new real estate and tourism projects worth consideration for early investment.

20Jan2013
Watch this Cartoon that Explains Mexico's Cartel Violence
The Washington Post
A new animated explainer created by I Shot Him, takes a bit of an advocacy bend, arguing that the US plays a major role in the violence, both because our high levels of drug use fuel the narcotics trade and because our loose gun controls make it easy for cartels south of the border to arm themselves.


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