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Thousands in Mexico Ask About Adopting a Haitian Child
Human trafficking concerns are growing over lost or orphaned children in Haiti. (See the case of the ten American Baptists arrested for trying to move Haitian kids into the D.R.... ...read more
Carlos Slim, Master of Mexico’s Digital Future?
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim has an ambitious new year’s resolution. He wants to fold two of his major telephone companies — Telmex and Telmex Internacional ... ...read more
Mexico’s Narco War Hits Home in California
Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo, a school board member in El Monte, a suburb of Los Angeles, was kidnapped and killed over the holidays while visiting Mexico. Salced... ...read more
The Meaning of the Gay Marriage Vote in Mexico City
Gay and lesbians couples can now legally marry and adopt children in Mexico City, after a historic but not necessarily surprising vote in the legislative assembly. The Distrito... ...read more
Leading Private Art Collection Unveils Museum Plans
The Jumex Collection — considered one of the largest and most prestigious private collections of contemporary art in the world — unveiled plans recently for a perma... ...read more
New Subway Line Re-Draws Mexico City’s Map
Mexico City’s new Gold Line doesn’t open for at least another year, but it already appears on maps posted in stations inside the system, with the tag, “Under ... ...read more
The Mexican Electrical Workers: A Justified Casualty?
The electrical workers are refusing to back down. A month after President Felipe Calderon sent federal police to storm a major energy utility and declare it liquidated, its dis... ...read more
Day of the Dead: Your New American Holiday
Day of the Dead is increasingly becoming a United States holiday, with people of all backgrounds in Mexicanizing U.S. cities adopting the parties and customs of MesoamericaR... ...read more
Mystery of Mexican Anarchist Bombings Solved … Kinda
I told you a bit ago about a series of puzzling late-night bombings in Mexico City against bank branches, car dealerships, and a high-end boutique. Turns out similar bombings we... ...read moreOn Watching Mexico’s ‘Red Dawn’
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDqjp9-0GwY The 1989 independent Mexican film ‘Rojo amanecer,’ or Red Dawn (IMDb, Wiki), is a fictional retelling of the Tlatelolco m... ...read moreFollow Us
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