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Juarez Mayor: Drug Violence Rooted in Mexico's Social Ills
 Nick Valencia
Jose Reyes Ferriz, the mayor of violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, said the drug cartel war gripping his city is rooted in social decomposition such as broken homes.
The Long, Lonely Fight of American War Widows
 Kimberly Hefling
For a decade, war widows in matching yellow suit jackets and hats quietly and persistently have knocked on Capitol Hill doors seeking an end to the "widows' tax," a government policy that deprives them of benefits from their husbands' military service. They are always warmly received, but that's where the hospitality ends.
Pigs
 Maurice Ulrich
Now, it's the markets that were saved with the people's money that intend to strangle those very same people. Pigs, swine. That's how the markets' and the banks' Dr. Strangeloves now refer to the most fragile countries in the euro zone, as a play on their initials: Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain. The PIGS!
Ciudad Juarez: Murder Capital of the World
 Laura Carlsen
Ciudad Juarez now holds the world record in homicides per capita. The city beats out war zones in the number of violent deaths because unofficially, it too is a war zone.
 8 Bloodthirsty Dictators Who Benefited from U.S. Aid
 Dan Berry
Many of the world's most repressive dictators have been friends of America. Tyrants, torturers, killers, and sundry dictators and corrupt puppet-presidents have been aided, supported, and rewarded handsomely for their loyalty to US interests.
Can US Drug Policy Prevent Reefer Madness?
 Elizabeth Best
Raise your hand if you've consumed an alcoholic beverage or smoked marijuana in the last month. Raise your hand if you abstained from using alcohol until you were of legal age. Now, raise your hand if you refrained from smoking pot in the last month because it's illegal. Anyone?
Telephoned Abduction Claims Bedeviling Mexico
 Tracy Wilkinson
“We have your daughter.” Those chilling words, the worst nightmare of any parent, came over the telephone, spoken by a man planning to demand money for her safe return.
 Thriving Black Markets in Haiti Aid
 The Real News Network
International efforts to help Haiti recover are still gaining pace as the World Food Programme distributes about 680 tonnes of food each day. But aid agencies believe that 10 per cent of the donations are being sold on the black markets in Haiti.
Mexican Politicians Call for Drastic Measures After Mass Killings
 Frontera NorteSur
Sharp debate over the direction of Mexico's narco war has broken out in the wake of twin massacres in northern Mexico recently. As the death toll from the narco violence punctures past records, some political leaders propose drastic responses that could curb civil liberties.
Migration: Lost in the Desert? There's an App for That
 Enrique Gili
Over the past two decades, Ricardo Dominguez has made a career for himself tweaking the sensibilities of government officials and developing software tools meant to disrupt the status quo. Presently, he leads a team at the University of California at San Diego that is designing a mobile application to assist migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Is Pot Legalization Push in California a Trend That Will Spread?
 Jeff Mitchell
A small but determined coalition of Bay Area activists and politicos are on a mission to have California be the first state in the union to fully legalize, regulate and tax the use of marijuana – and they're approaching that goal from several different angles.
A New Generation of North American Citizens
 Dana Gabriel
The ideology of globalization is deeply embedded in the corporate structure, mass media, government, as well as in the whole educational system. Together they are working to shape the minds of the next generation.
Drug Cartels Tighten Grip; Mexico Becoming 'Narco-State'
 Chris Hawley
Across Mexico, the continuing ability of traffickers to topple governments like Tancitaro's, intimidate police and keep drug shipments flowing is raising doubts about the Mexican government's 3-year-old, U.S.-backed war on the drug cartels.
Bolivia Tackles Gender Equality in Government
 Carlos Valdez
After reinventing Bolivia's government to reflect the country's multi-ethnic, Indian majority, President Evo Morales is championing gender parity at the highest levels of government.
False Medal Claims: Crime or Just Lying?
 Capitol Hill Blue
Is lying about US military service and claiming to have won a medal a crime or just bragging that is covered by freedom of speech?
Haitian Women Become Crime Targets After Quake
 Paisley Dodds
Reports of attacks are increasing: Women are robbed of coupons needed to obtain food at distribution points. Others relay rumors of rape and sexual intimidation at the outdoor camps, now home to more than a half million earthquake victims.
Bush to the Hague? International Arrest Warrants Requested
 Clarity Press
Francis A. Boyle has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor for the International Criminal Court in The Hague against U.S. citizens George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice, and Alberto Gonzales for their criminal policy and practice of “extraordinary rendition” perpetrated upon about 100 human beings.
Gay Marriage Puts Mexico City at Center of Debate
 Elisabeth Malkin
Under its left-wing mayor and city assembly, Mexico City has stretched the nation’s limits in acknowledging just how much the conceptions and realities of family have changed here.
Women Casualties in Mexico's Counternarcotics War
 Emilio Godoy
Human rights organisations in Mexico and the United States sounded the alarm about abuses against women by the Mexican armed forces in the context of the government's all-out offensive against drug trafficking in the border state of Chihuahua.
US Says it May Kill Americans Abroad
 John Byrne
In a striking admission from the Obama Administration's top intelligence officer, Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair announced this week that the United States may target its own citizens abroad for death if it believes they are associated with terrorist groups.
Mexico's PAN and PRD: Love Letters in the Making?
 Ken Ellingwood
The political world is abuzz with the possibility of an election year alliance between the conservative National Action Party of President Felipe Calderon and the leftist Democratic Revolution Party, whose members are so miffed over Calderon's disputed win in 2006 that they still refuse to recognize him as president.
U.S. Catching More Fugitives in Mexico
 Robert Anglen
Since the days of Billy the Kid, Mexico has been seen as a sanctuary for fugitive outlaws: Make it south of the border and the law can't follow. But these days, the law doesn't stop at the border.
Homes: American Dream Becomes American Nightmare
 Capitol Hill Blue
Not that long ago, owning a home topped the list for the American Dream. Now home ownership is the American Nightmare as more and more find they owe far more than their home is worth and the only way to recapture that dream is to walk away.
Planes with Maintenance Problems have Flown Anyway
 Gary Stoller
During the past six years, millions of passengers have been on at least 65,000 U.S. airline flights that shouldn't have taken off because planes weren't properly maintained, a six-month USA TODAY investigation has found.
Obama's Base Pact with Colombia Accelerates "Dangerous Trend"
 Sherwood Ross
The Obama administration's pact to use seven Colombian military bases accelerates "a dangerous trend in U.S. hemispheric policy," an article in The Nation magazine warns.
Analysis: Chavez's Socialist Project Badly Hobbled
 Ian James
A new slogan appearing on the T-shirts and banners of anti-government protesters in Venezuela sums up a growing sentiment about President Hugo Chavez after 11 years in power: "You're struck out."
Human Rights and Haiti
 Kerry Kennedy & Monika Kaira Varma
Overwhelmed by sadness, empathy and disbelief, the world’s eyes and hearts are focused on the rescue and relief efforts resulting from the earthquake in Haiti.
Drug Policy Reforms in Latin America
 Luis Andres Henao
After four decades of zero-tolerance drug policies promoted by the United States, many Latin American countries say the war on drugs has failed and are adopting more permissive drug laws, including the decriminalization of personal use.
Canada's Pro-Democracy Movement
 The Real News Network
People in the streets are accusing Prime Minister of shutting down Parliament to avoid war crimes inquiry.
Social Forum Ends with Vows to Fight Capitalism
 Alan Clendenning
Leftists who converged in Brazil to protest what they view as uncontrolled capitalism ended the World Social Forum Friday with vows to take advantage of the financial crisis to promote a global socialist agenda.
The War on Terrorism and the Countdown to the 2010 Olympics
 Dana Gabriel
With the Olympics fast approaching, the fear of terrorism is back in the public’s psyche. Although there has been no specific threats to the Games, more than anything, it is the danger of terrorism which is used to justify a huge security operation.
Marcha Migrante V (Feb 2-5, 2010)
 Enrique Morones
On Tuesday, February 2nd Border Angels and Gente Unida will again lead the annual Marcha Migrante advocating for Humane Immigration Reform. Previous National Marchas Migrantes have helped galvanize country to National Marches of 2006, share migrant stories 2007, Get out the Vote 2008 and last year "We marched we voted, now it's time to deliver" as we went to DC and White House.
No Same-Gender Adoption Requests
 The News
As of Thursday, Mexico City's Family Development Agency (DIF) had yet to receive any applications from same-gender couples to adopt children.
Swine Flu Didn't Fly
 Niko Kyriakou
For makers of the swine flu vaccine, 2009 was a year to remember. CSL Limited, GlaxoSmithKine and Roche saw quarterly profits soar above what they were in 2008. But in 2010, drug companies may get their comeuppance.
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