Se ha tratado de cuantificar el costo ostensible de la guerra del narco en México: número de muertos, gasto gubernamental, violaciones a los derechos humanos, evolución de otras formas de violencia, actividad económica en las ciudades más afectadas. Se sabe que hay costos indirectos: turismo, IED, y en abstracto la imagen internacional de México.via :: Reforma :: Imagen sobre México en...
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Mexico’s finance ministry said on Tuesday it has approved an agreement with the U.S. Treasury Department that aims to help stamp out tax evasion.The agreement took two years to negotiate and was signed by representatives from both governments in Washington on Monday, according to a statement released by the finance ministry.“Both parties agreed to substantially improve the mechanisms for the exchange of banking and financial information to verify (taxpayer) compliance,” the statement said.via Mexico inks pact with U.S. to crack down on tax cheats |...
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In most Latin American countries, the number of students of humanities and social sciences dwarfs that of engineering students. Last time I counted, the state-run University of Buenos Aires, one of the largest in Latin America, had 29,000 psychology students and 8,000 engineering students — a ratio of more than three psychologists for every engineer.“In most Western countries, young people would rather go to the dentist than go into engineering. Law, business, and medicine — just about anything but engineering — seem to be the preference of today’s youth,” says Dave Goldberg, a professor emeritus of engineering of the...
Read MoreAs California voters were considering whether to require food with genetically modified ingredients to be labeled as such, the ongoing debate in Mexico over genetically modified organisms was again heating up. Much of the debate over GM food in the U.S. centers on its potential effects on human health. But in Mexico, it’s about biodiversity — particularly of corn, the base of the Mexican diet.Around 70 varieties of corn are native to Mexico. Those opposed to the planting and importation of GM corn are concerned it could contaminate native corn, leading to a loss of biodiversity.Mexico outlawed the planting of GM crops in 1998, but then loosened the ban under outgoing president Felipe Calderón. In recent years, international companies like Monsanto and Syngenta have received permits to plant experimental pilot plots of GM corn in Mexico.via Mexico Takes Step to Allow Planting of GM Corn | Fronteras...
Read MoreThe Hoover Dam was built to control the powerful Colorado River, which for many years flooded farms and cities.“‘Ladies and gentlemen, here is where man conquered the mighty river placing a concrete yoke about its neck to harness its tremendous power and water resources,’” a 1955 educational video explained.In 1922 the Colorado River Compact divvied up the water to the upper and lower basin states. This allowed for cities like Las Vegas and San Diego to mushroom rapidly, and for farmers to grow acre upon acre of alfalfa and other crops.About 20 years later, Arizona and Mexico signed on to receive their shares.via US, Mexico To Sign Landmark Colorado River Agreement | Fronteras...
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