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Mentally Ill Immigrants Neglected in US Detention System
 Yana Kunichoff
A new report finds the care of mentally disabled immigrants in the detention system sorely lacking, leading to neglect and miscarriages of justice throughout the adjudication, detention, release and repatriation processes.
Agent Orange and Vietnam's Forgotten Victims
 Geoffrey Cain
During the Vietnam War, the United States sprayed up to 18 million gallons of Agent Orange around Vietnam, according to a study by the Government Accountability Office. The Vietnamese government, meanwhile, estimates that as many as 400,000 Vietnamese have died from illnesses related to exposure to dioxin, such as cancer.
Key Political Risks to Watch in Mexico
 Catherine Bremer
Raging drug gang violence, a tepid economic recovery, flagging momentum on economic reforms and declining oil output are all risks to watch for this year in Mexico, which needs to keep up investor confidence to maintain its debt ratings and help it out of a recession.
US Consumers’ Champion Elizabeth Warren Accurately Predicts Middle Class Financial Crisis
 Lynne Snierson
Elizabeth Warren, the head of Congressional oversight for the Troubled Asset Relief Program who is under consideration to head a new federal consumer financial protection agency, accurately predicted the current crisis of the American middle class five years ago.
Beheadings Become Signature of Mexico's Drug Gangs
 Tim Johnson
The preferred form of cruelty by drug cartel henchmen is to capture enemies and behead them, a once-shocking act that has now become numbingly routine.
Drug Lords Get Bolder in Fight Against Mexico's Government
 Christopher Sherman & Alexandra Olson
In an apparent ratcheting up of tactics in a long, bloody war, drug cartel gunmen made seven especially brazen assaults on Mexican soldiers in one day this week, throwing up roadblocks near army garrisons and spraying checkpoints with automatic weapons fire.
Warrantless Wiretapping Program Ruled "Illegal" in Federal Court
Matt Renner
Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled on Wednesday that the warrantless wiretapping program employed by the National Security Agency (NSA) under the Bush administration to spy on an Islamic charity was illegal.
28 Nations Helped U.S. to Detain “Suspects”
 Sherwood Ross
Twenty-eight nations have cooperated with the U.S. to detain in their prisons, and sometimes to interrogate and torture, suspects arrested as part of the U.S. “War on Terror.”
Mega-Inequality in Urban Mega-Regions
 Fabiana Frayssinet and Mario Osava
Basic services that are collapsing or non-existent, overcrowding, pollution: these are big-city problems that are compounded in developing countries by poverty and inequality.
Can Anyone Pacify the World's Number One Narco-State?
 Alfred W. McCoy
In ways that have escaped most observers, the Obama administration is now trapped in an endless cycle of drugs and death in Afghanistan from which there is neither an easy end nor an obvious exit.
Death of a Detainee at CIA Hands
 Adam Goldman & Kathy Gannon
More than seven years ago, a suspected Afghan militant was brought to a dimly lit CIA compound northeast of the airport in Kabul. The CIA called it the Salt Pit. Inmates knew it as the dark prison. Inside a chilly cell, the man was shackled and left half-naked. He was found dead, exposed to the cold, in the early hours of Nov. 20, 2002.
Advancing the Transatlantic Agenda
 Dana Gabriel
Although there is a need for Canada to expand its trade horizons, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) currently being negotiated with the European Union (EU) appears to be based on the flawed NAFTA model.
"Non-Partisan" Think Tank Played a Key Role in Escalation of Afghan War
 Sherwood Ross
A Washington think tank that bills itself as "independent and nonpartisan" actually "played a key role in selling the escalation of the war in Afghanistan," "The Nation" magazine reveals.
 Helen Thomas on White House Press Corps
 The Real News Network
Thomas: Most press rolled over and played dead during Bush years, press was gung-ho to go to war.
In Mexico, Catholic Order is Haunted by Past
 Tracy Wilkinson
Worldwide, the Legion of Christ is struggling with the fallout of revelations that its late founder sexually abused boys, had affairs and had been addicted to drugs. But in Mexico, support is strong.
President Felipe Calderon: Don't Talk Bad About Mexico
 Daniel Hernandez
If you don't have anything nice to say, then just don't say it, Mexican President Felipe Calderon seems to be telling his countrymen.
'Spillover' Violence Ranges Beyond the U.S.-Mexico Border
 Jerry Brewer
As the knee jerk and handwringing starts with officials pondering the continued graphic violence in Mexico, the geographic analysis of the spillover into the U.S. demands much more centralized direction than simply sugarcoating the obvious effects.
Immigration: Next Hot Button Issue for White House
 Yana Kunichoff
Though it was overshadowed by the health care reform negotiations, advocates say a national march on Sunday, March 21, in Washington, DC, demanding immigration reform has set the stage for a move toward reforming the America's immigration law.
Human Rights: UN Complains of Scant Progress by Mexico
 Emilio Godoy
Mexico has failed to make significant progress on human rights issues like violence against women, abuses by military troops involved in policing work, and attacks on journalists, the United Nations Human Rights Committee stated Friday.
Bribery Study in Mexico Says Police the Problem
 Alexandra Olson
The questionnaire and analysis, conducted by the U.S.-based BRIBEline, found that 85 percent of bribe demands came from people associated with Mexico's government.
Bad Water More Deadly Than War
 Thalif Deen
Bad water kills more people than wars or earthquakes, declares Anders Berntell, executive director of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
U.S. Firms' Security Concerns Grow in Mexico: Poll
 Michael O'Boyle
U.S. companies in Mexico are increasingly worried about security and many are reconsidering future investments as drug war killings spiral out of control, a poll showed on Thursday.
 Some Say U.S. Support Might Not Be Enough To Curb Mexico Drug Violence
 NPR.org
Mexico continues to spiral into a cycle of violence among warring drug cartels as support from the U.S. hinges on a new approach: less military support and more civilian defense.
Pope Faces Fresh Claims of Child Sex Abuse Cover-Up
 Agence France-Presse
Fresh pedophilia cover-up claims hit Pope Benedict XVI late Wednesday as church files suggested he had failed to take action against a US priest accused of molesting up to 200 deaf boys.
Mexico: One Day Troops Have Him in Custody, the Next He's Dead
 Daniel Hernandez
With a violent drug war raging daily across the country, we get a lot of blood, gore and lifeless faces in our morning newspapers in Mexico. But few have produced such a chill as that of the alleged drug dealer that appeared on the front pages this week.
World's Largest Cities are Morphing into Overcrowded 'Mega Regions' Defined by Poverty and Pollution, UN Report Warns
 DailyMail UK
The continuing growth of urban areas is likely to be one of the most significant factors affecting society over the next 50 years, a United Nations agency said.
Mexico Military Faces Political Risks Over Drug War
 Ken Ellingwood
When Mexican President Felipe Calderon declared war on drug cartels in 2006, he summoned his military to serve as the tip of the spear. Since then, nearly 50,000 uniformed Mexican military personnel have manned road blocks, patrolled cities haunted by drug killings and raided houses in search of traffickers and contraband.
United States-Mexico Security Partnership: Progress and Impact
 US Department of State
The Mérida Initiative is an unprecedented partnership between the United States and Mexico to fight organized crime and associated violence while furthering respect for human rights and the rule of law.
Scary’ Harris Poll: 24% of Republicans Think Obama ‘May Be the Antichrist’
 Ron Brynaert
Birthers, deathers, now, apparently, there are Antichristers on the Obama warpath. The Daily Beast's John Avlon writes, "On the heels of health care, a new Harris poll reveals Republican attitudes about Obama: Two-thirds think he's a socialist, 57 percent a Muslim—and 24 percent say 'he may be the Antichrist.'"
Testing Phobia: Texas Set to Possibly Execute Another Innocent Man on Wednesday
 Dave Lindorff
The bloody-minded, death-obsessed state of Texas, which has already demonstrably executed at least one innocent man, Cameron Todd Willingham, may be about to execute yet another innocent man.
Obama Succeeded Where So Many Others Failed
 Calvin Woodward
Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president’s pen. Such a moment has come.
Calderon’s Drug War Comes Under Attack as Clinton Visits Mexico
 Thomas Black & Viola Gienger
Mexico’s drug-related violence is sparking demands that President Felipe Calderon drop his war on criminal gangs as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Mexico City to review the countries’ anti-drug strategy.
53% Absence in the Polls: Can We Learn from France?
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
An average of almost 53% of voters did not show up to vote in France this time. The question here is why? A country with such a political consciousness. Before, voting rates were in the whereabouts of 70/80%.
Vanessa’s Story and the March for Immigration Reform
 Mark Alvarez
Mark Alvarez shares a touching story about a teenager and the campaign for immigration reform. Perhaps better than any speech or message by politicians or elected officials, the story zeroes in precisely on why there should be no further delay in enacting comprehensive immigration reform.
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