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Fear and superstition in Oaxaca

The historical origins of La Santa Muerte (Saint Death) in Mexico are obscure but the cult, now more popular than ever, has millions of followers. This strikes an unsettling chord with the country’s plague of murderous narco-related violence.   Sean Sheehan   Myriam Lamrani considers this confluence of the spiritual-poetic […]

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Zoogenetics, large-scale production and demand

For hundreds of millions of poor rural households, livestock remain a key asset, often meeting multiple needs, and enabling livelihoods to be built in some of the world’s harshest environments.   Roberto Salomón   The livestock sector is undergoing dramatic changes as large-scale production expands in response to surging demand […]