04Jan2013
Protesters to Harvard: Just Say No to Mexican Drug War President
Mother Jones
Former Mexican President Felipe Calderon is moving to the United States to take an academic fellowship with Harvard University. But protesters, both Mexican and American, say that given Calderon's political past, he shouldn't be offered this prestigious position or even allowed to work here.

04Jan2013
So You Fear Your Child's Being Bullied. What Can You Do About It?
TakePart
The teen narrative is mostly innocuous, but sometimes what goes on within your child’s circle of friends - and frenemies - can be intentionally cruel and toxic. That’s when parents need to understand what’s happening.

04Jan2013
Line Blurs Between Organized Crime and Legal Coal Mining in Mexico
Al Jazeera
In Coahuila, these are nervous times for the state's mining establishment. Senior mining figures refused to speak to Al Jazeera on the record. They did, however, confirm that organized crime has infiltrated their industry.

04Jan2013
Ten New Year's Resolutions for US Policy Towards Latin America
The Huffington Post
U.S. policy towards our Latin American neighbors is, as usual, in need of a few New Year's resolutions. Then, if we could just keep them, 2013 would be a banner year for U.S.-Latin American relations.

04Jan2013
State Attorney General's Office Reports Violence in Ciudad Juarez Drops to 5-Year Low
InSight
Ciudad Juarez, once one of Mexico's most notorious and violent cities, saw its homicide rate drop over 60 percent between 2011 and 2012, a decrease which may have more to do with organized crime dynamics than security policy.

04Jan2013
Mexico Resistant to Allowing Professional Midwives to Work Independently
FIGO
According to Dr Dylis Walker, an obstetrics specialist from the US, there is "huge resistance" in the country to the notion of putting midwives on the same level as a physician, Fronteras reports.

04Jan2013
The Secret Robots that Stole Our Jobs - Even if You Can't See Them
Marketplace.org
Even though we don't see them with anthropomorphic features and two arms and legs walking down the street, there are robots all around you. Watch the video.

04Jan2013
Mexico Leads Latin America with Most UNESCO Cultural Heritage Sites
The Yucatan Times
Today, Mexico has 31 cultural, natural and historical sites enrolled in the UNESCO international listing, which ranks it sixth worldwide and first in Latin America and the Caribbean.


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