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Mexico Issues Sharp Rebuttal to Arizona Immigration Law
 Sara Miller Llana
Citizens and officials in Mexico reacted angrily to the new Arizona immigration law signed Friday, with Mexican President Felipe Calderón saying it hindered collaboration along the border region.
More American Expatriates Give Up Citizenship
 Brian Knowlton
Amid mounting frustration over taxation and banking problems, small but growing numbers of overseas Americans are taking the weighty step of renouncing their citizenship.
Mexico Hobbled in Drug War by Arrests that Lead Nowhere
 William Booth
Despite Calderón's pledges of sweeping reform, Mexico has a long way to go in rebuilding its corrupt and hapless police and judiciary.
Growing Split in Arizona Over Immigration
 Randal C. Archibold
Immigration has always polarized residents of Arizona, a major gateway for illegal immigrants. But the new law signed by Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday has widened the chasm in a way few here can remember.
For Nations Living the Good Life, the Party's Over, IMF Says
 Howard Schneider
In the lingo of the International Monetary Fund, the future of the world hinges on "rebalancing and consolidation," antiseptic words that would not seem to raise a fuss. Who doesn't want more balance in their life?
Spain Protests Against Franco-Era Immunity
 Reuters
Thousands of demonstrators took to streets across Spain on Saturday to protest against immunity for Civil War crimes and charges against a prominent judge for investigating deaths under Franscico Franco's 1939-1975 dictatorship.
California Governor Candidate Wants to Eliminate Death Penalty and Three Strikes Law
 Peace and Freedom Party
PFP Governor Candidate Stewart Alexander says if he is elected to serve as California Governor, “capital punishment and the Three Strikes law will be on the chopping block to reduce wasteful spending in Sacramento.”
 The Pill 50 Years Later – The Fight for Coverage Continues
 Catherine Epstein
The pill has been under ideological fire since the first tiny tablet hit a woman’s palm. And the impact it’s had on women’s autonomy and freedom has been – as decades have passed – nearly equal to the fear it’s instilled in those who believe in curtailing reproductive rights.
Transgender Community in New Orleans Claims Police Harassment
 Jordan Flaherty
New Orleans' black and transgender community members and advocates complain of rampant and systemic harassment and discrimination from the city's police force, including sexual violence and arrest without cause. Activists hope that public outrage at recent revelations of widespread police violence and corruption offer an opportunity to make changes in police behavior and practice.
U.S. Human Rights Fund Releases Human Rights Case Studies
 Sue Simon
This new report from the U.S. Human Rights Fund provides concrete examples of how human rights values, standards and strategies have been successfully used in advancing social justice policy and practice in the United States.
1 Year After Swine Flu, Mexicans Split on Response
 Mark Stevenson
After swine flu proved far less lethal than feared, opinion has divided on whether the epidemic was a valuable test-run that left the world better prepared to handle a more lethal avian flu pandemic, or an episode that left the public jaded and weary.
Arizona Anti-Immigrant Bill Worries Mexican Embassy
 Adrían Jiménez
The Mexican embassy in the United States is concerned about the approval of the SB 1070 anti-immigrant bill in the state of Arizona.
Are School Lunches a US Security Threat?
 Mary Clare Jalonick
School lunches have been called many things, but a group of retired military officers is giving them a new label: national security threat.
Arizona "Birther" Bill Dismissed by White House, Slammed by Critics
 Stephanie Condon
Kyrsten Sinema, a Democratic representative in the Arizona state legislature, said the "birther bill" recently advanced in the Arizona House would make the state "the laughing stock of the nation." Reaction to the legislation indicates people agree.
The 9/14 Presidency
 Eli Lake
When it comes to the legal framework for confronting terrorism, President Obama is acting in no meaningful sense any different than President Bush after 2006, when the Supreme Court overturned the view that the president’s war time powers were effectively unlimited.
Mom Fights Mexico's Injustice System
 Dudley Althaus
Tortured and murdered in 2001, Irma Monreal's daughter, Esmeralda, is among the nearly 500 teenagers and young women — factory workers, shop clerks, prostitutes — who have been killed in Ciudad Juárez since 1993. Hundreds more have vanished.
Soldier Jailed for Rap Lyrics Is Discharged
 Dahr Jamail
Until April 17, US Army Spc. Marc Hall sat in a military brig at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, facing an imminent court-martial for challenging the US military’s stop-loss policy in a song. Sunday morning, Spc. Hall was granted a discharge by the military.
Honduran Campesinos Under the Gun Pt.2
 The Real News Network
In Part two of two on the land conflict in the Aguán Valley, we look at the roots of the conflict, and the motivation for the campesinos to begin the land occupation that eventually won them 11,000 hectares.
Pentagon Continues to Use "Personality Disorder" Discharges to Cheat Veterans Out of Benefits
 Sherwood Ross
An army sergeant who had received 22 honors including a Combat Action Badge prior to being wounded in Iraq by a mortar shell was told he was faking his medical symptoms and subjected to abusive treatment until he agreed to a "personality disorder" (PD) discharge.
3 Reasons to Legalize Pot Now!
Reason.tv
As the United States enters its 72nd year of marijuana prohibition, it's time to consider legalizing pot once and for all, for at least three reasons.
State-Sponsored Assassinations: A Time to Kill
 Mark Medish & Joel Mccleary
State-sponsored assassinations are back in season. Targeted snuff jobs of state enemies are on the rise from Dubai to Dagestan, from Yemen to Waziristan. Even the United States returned to the practice this week when US president Barack Obama ordered the assassination of a US citizen.
Collateral Murder?
 The Real News Network
Al Jazeera: An-in depth analysis of a leaked military video showing a US army helicopter firing on Iraqis.
Church Pedophilia Scandal Grows in Latin America
 Tales Azzoni
The detention of an 83-year-old priest in Brazil for allegedly abusing boys as young as 12 has added to the scandals hitting the Roman Catholic Church in Latin America, even as Chile's bishops asked pardon on Tuesday for past sexual abuse cases.
Governor Candidate Stewart Alexander Charge Poizner and Brown with Cover-up
Peace and Freedom Party 2010
Stewart Alexander, a PFP Candidate for California Governor, says Poizner and Brown share the blame and chose to play election year politics which resulted in a public cover-up into the investigation of Mercy Insurance.
Women Convene in Puerto Vallarta to Discuss International Gender Justice Issues
 LatinaLista.net
Even the volcanic ash that is wreaking havoc across half the globe can't shut down an international dialogue that is increasingly important in today's world - gender justice.
Much Fear, Little Hope in Quake-Hit Mexico Village
 Sandra Dibble
The birds are still chirping in their cages, and the bougainvillea blossoms are spilling from the shaded yards. But since the magnitude-7.2 earthquake that struck northern Mexico on Easter Sunday, the residents of the tiny rural community of Ejido Luis Encinas Johnson have been gone.
Why Drug Addicts Are Getting Sterilized for Cash
 William Lee Adams
With many addicts, the road to recovery begins with counseling and a drug rehabilitation program. Less orthodox, however, is the decision to undergo a tubal ligation.
Mexico's Rights Activists Face Threats, Arbitrary Detention
 Emilio Godoy
Francisco Jiménez, a member of the National Committee of Rural and Fishing Unions (CONORP) was arrested on Apr. 7 in the Mexican capital by agents from the southern state of Chiapas in what activists say is another case of arbitrary detention.
Migrants Risk Everything in Arizona Desert Crossing
 Jeb Sprague
On Apr. 13, the harshest anti-immigrant bill in the country, SB 1070, passed through Arizona's state legislature. Criminalising people for not having proper identification, the bill requires police to check the legal status of anyone they suspect of being undocumented.
Goldman Sachs Charged with Fraud
 The Real News Network
Goldman Sachs, whose tactics exiting the collapsing subprime mortgage market have been under government scrutiny for months, now faces federal fraud charges that it duped investors into losing $1 billion on a rigged offshore deal pegged to dicey home loans. McClatchy's Greg Gordon explains SEC charges.
Mexico Launches Anti-Human-Trafficking Campaign
 IBNS
Mexico became the first country to launch a national version of the United Nations-led "Blue Heart" campaign against human trafficking, which is regarded as one of the most lucrative forms of illegal activity for criminal groups.
Obama Orders Hospitals to Allow Gay Visits
 Deborah Charles
President Barack Obama issued a memo on this week that would require hospitals accepting Medicare or Medicaid funds to allow visitation rights to gay and lesbian partners.
Mexico Bishop Says Porn, TV to Blame for Priest Abuse
 Miguel Angel Gutierrez & Cyntia Barrera Diaz
A prominent Roman Catholic bishop in Mexico blamed eroticism on television and Internet pornography for child abuse by priests, in the latest incendiary comments on sex scandals in the church.
(In)Human Trafficking
 Daniel Zueras
he rescue in a Costa Rican port of 36 Asians working as slaves in appalling conditions on two fishing boats once again highlighted the need to fight people trafficking in this Central American country.
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