10Dec2012
Recent Labor Reform in Mexico No Panacea for Denting the Black Market
Reuters
Many say the law creates scant incentives for employers to boost hiring and offers little to draw workers out of the informal sector, where selling gum, moonshine or water at traffic lights or on the beach can often make more money than working in low-paid formal jobs - and also escapes taxes.

10Dec2012
Supreme Court Ruling Opens Door to Gay Marriage in Mexico
Associated Press
A unanimous ruling by the Mexican Supreme Court overturning a state law against same-sex marriage has opened the way for the eventual legalization of gay marriage across Mexico, legal experts say.

10Dec2012
US Supreme Court Will Consider Same-Sex Marriage and Some Gay Rights Activists Are Worried
AlterNet
The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it would agree to hear two major cases concerning gay rights. Advocates are excited at the prospect of the Supreme Court weighing in on gay rights. But there is also some hesitation due to the possibility that the court could rule in a way detrimental to gay rights.

10Dec2012
Mexican Judge Orders Release of Most Jailed Inauguration Day Protesters
EFE
A judge dropped all charges and ordered the release over the weekend of 55 of the 69 people arrested in connection with the protests earlier this month in Mexico City that caused extensive damage.

10Dec2012
The Road to Guadalupe: A Modern Pilgrimage to the Virgin of the Americas
Sacred Destinations
The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe is a major Catholic shrine in the outskirts of Mexico City. In 1999, the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City became the most-visited Catholic shrine in the world.

10Dec2012
Dave Stancliff: Mexico's New Boss No Threat to Drug Cartels
Times-Standard
Without a lot of fanfare Mexico got a new president last week. Did you notice? The swearing-in ceremony had to be postponed for a day because of protesters outside their Congress. Not exactly an auspicious start.

10Dec2012
Tensions Between Migrants and Mexican Community Force Shelter Closings
Global Press Institute
Several shelters for Latin American undocumented migrants traveling north to the United States have closed during recent months in central Mexico following tensions with locals.

10Dec2012
Mexico to Release 60 Scarlet Macaws Into the Wild
Hispanically Speaking News
A total of 60 scarlet macaws will be set free in an ecological park in southeastern Mexico to avoid the extinction of this colorful subspecies.


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