On August 11, 2014 Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed into law new rules governing the historic reordering of Mexico’s state-owned oil, gas and electricity sectors, opening them to levels of participation by foreign and private companies not seen since the 1930s.  In 1938 President Lázaro Cárdenas nationalized the Mexican oil industry, taking over from

Weak early childhood development, high levels of school failure, the weakening of family and community life, a lack of opportunities and unemployment: Uruguayan children of incarcerated parents suffer their own form of punishment.  

A study by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (MEPyD) shows a significant reduction in general and extreme poverty in the Dominican Republic over the last two years.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) urged States of the region “to take immediate action to contribute to the protection of the rights of peoples in voluntary isolation,” given their high vulnerability to the large-scale exploitation of natural resources on their territories. 

Cough, asthma, allergies, eye irritation, loss of hearing, obesity, hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease …these are some ailments that urbanites are more likely to suffer. 

For most Argentines the original peoples ceased to exist: they were wiped out, good riddance. That, anyway, is what many were taught in school. 

Moving children to, and over, the U.S. border is a big business; the region’s leaders say they are going to do something about it, but commentators are not so sure; Mexico plans to shut down traffic on “the beast.” 

During a signing the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, recommended that Mexican legislators get “tough” regarding the regulations that apply to private companies in the energy sector.  

The U.S. Government announced the revocation of visas for some Venezuelan officials allegedly involved in violations of human rights and repression of protests by opposition groups. 

The Bolivia/Chile border will remain underdeveloped if their governments can’t agree on a deal; Bolivia remains defiant in face of Chile’s legal challenge in the border dispute.