02Jan2013
California Couple Hopes Their Voluntourism Films Will Inspire Others
Marin Independent Journal
'Journeys for Good' co-founders Steve and Joanie Wynn discuss their vision for a public television series which explores voluntourism opportunities around the world.

02Jan2013
UAEM: 'Mexican Society is Affecting the Environment'
The News
Environmental problems are of a social nature, determined largely by factors such as population dynamics, technological advancement and economic and political activity, said State of Mexico Autonomous University Professor Gutierrez Cedillo.

02Jan2013
Young Mexican Coffee Chain Gives Starbucks a Run for Its Mocha
America Economia/Worldcrunch
It’s been around for barely two years, but the Cielito Querido Cafe is fighting for a market that is very popular in Mexico, a market that was first cracked by Starbucks.

02Jan2013
Are School Policies Pushing Children Out of Education and Into Criminal Justice System?
Al Jazeera
For the first time, a US congressional panel is looking into what the American Civil Liberties Union calls a disturbing trend - one that criminalizes rather than educates many US children.

02Jan2013
New Strategy: Mexico Policy Shift Seen as Push for Sovereignty
The Texas Tribune
Security initiatives recently announced by the Mexican government suggest that the country may move to reaffirm its sovereignty and focus less on the interests of the U.S. and other foreign countries, a former assistant special agent at the Department of Homeland Security said.

02Jan2013
Can You Fight Poverty With a Five-Star Hotel?
Foreign Policy
The story of how the World Bank's investment arm hands out billions in loans to wealthy tycoons and giant multinationals in some of the world's poorest places.

02Jan2013
Mexicans Without Identities Live in the Shadows - In Their Own Country
KPBS.org
Millions of undocumented migrants live a shadow existence in the United States. But it may come as a surprise that south of the border, Mexico has a shadow population of its own.

02Jan2013
Scientist Says Drug-Resistant Malaria Threatens Deadly Global 'Nightmare'
NBC News
Scientists are battling to stop a drug-resistant malaria that could threaten the lives of millions. "We worry that we are running out of time," one scientist says. NBC News' Ian Williams reports from northwestern Thailand.


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