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Mandatory Injustice: Losing the War on Drugs
 William Fisher
The emphasis on drug quantity as opposed to individualized culpability has resulted in scores of unjustifiably draconian sentences.
 The Alvin Greene Mystery Theories, Explained
 Philip Bump
One week ago, as candidates for office in California, Maine, Virginia and several other states were in the midst of a last-minute push to get voters to the polls, it’s safe to say that Alvin Greene wasn’t.
Private Contractors and Covert Wars in Latin America
 Cyril Mychalejko
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill threatened to issue subpoenas against the U.S. Defense and State Departments last month if they continue to refuse to accurately account for billions of dollars spent on private contractors assisting Washington in the 'war on drugs' in Latin America.
Wilkerson on Cuba
 The Real News Network
Larry Wilkerson: US Cuba policy caters to Miami exiles, not in US interest.
Powerful Catholic Figure Maciel's Double Life
 Anahi Rama & Mica Rosenberg
The Legionaries of Christ, a conservative Roman Catholic order that once had absolute and high-level Vatican support, has been disgraced by revelations its charismatic Mexican founder led a double life that included abusing young boys and fathering children.
In Juárez, Years of Seeking Justice for Murdered Women
 Daniela Pastrana
"Sometimes I'm cheerful, but other times I see no reason for working in the community or even for life," said Paula Flores, who has become the symbol of the fight for justice for the hundreds of women who have been murdered or disappeared in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.
 Out of Work, Sleeping in the Fields: The People of the Central Valley
 David Bacon
A photodocumentary project on the reality of life today in California's Central Valley.
Nader Says Reinstate Helen Thomas
 The Real News Network
Nader: Helen Thomas apologized - she was attacked with such ferocity because she always asked 'why?'
Promise of an Optimal Future for Women and Girls
 Shobha Shukla
2010 is as transforming a mile stone as 1910 was, in the journey of achieving basic human and health care rights for all women and children.
Ten Things That Terrify Right-Wingers
 Joshua Holland
The conservative movement's business-attired hacks and the hard-Right tea Party types waving misspelled signs out in the streets have some very different causes for alarm.
In Mexico, Condemnation and Concern over Recent Events on Border
 Presidencia de la República
Interior Secretary Fernando Gómez Mont telephoned US Homeland Security Secretary to express his condemnation and concern over recent events on the border in which Anastasio Hernández Rojas and Sergio Adrián Hernández, both Mexican citizens, lost their lives.
Hispanics Abandon Arizona, Fleeing Economy, Immigration Law
 Husna Haq
Arizona’s hard-hitting immigration law is driving Hispanics out of the state weeks before the controversial law goes into effect.
A Fight for Decent Childcare in Mexico
 Daniela Pastrana
A total of 165,000 children under the age of six live in Ciudad Juárez, where they make up 15 percent of the population, but only six out of every 100 pre-schoolers under four have access to high-quality care and early learning in child centres.
Ex-EPA Officials: Why Isn't BP Under Criminal Investigation?
 Jason Leopold
Why hasn't the government launched a criminal investigation into BP? That's the question several former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials have been asking in the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig last month.
The Financial Raid Against the Middle Class
 mybudget360.com
9 of the 10 largest occupations in the U.S. have median wages between $8 per hour and $14 per hour. The middle class is inheriting a new serfdom drowning in mountains of debt. The new two income trap.
US Judge Limits DHS Laptop Border Searches
 Declan McCullagh
A federal judge has ruled that border agents cannot seize a traveler's laptop, keep it locked up for months, and examine it for contraband files without a warrant half a year later.
Child Abuse Underreported in Latin America
 Cynthia English & Johanna Godoy
Forty million children younger than 15 are victims of violence, abuse, and neglect in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a 2006 UNICEF report.
Mexico Demands Answers About Shooting by U.S. Agent
 Robin Emmott
Mexico is demanding answers from Washington over the fatal shooting of a teenager by a U.S. border patrol agent and has sent a formal complaint over the incident, Mexico's foreign minister said.
Cheney Wanted New Cold War with China
 The Real News Network
Wilkerson on Cheney Pt.3: Cheney wanted to use downing of a US plane as excuse to start a new cold war.
Second Humanitarian Caravan Braves Danger in Oaxaca
 Nancy Davies
Since neither the federal government of Mexico nor the Oaxaca government of Ulises Ruiz Ortiz will put aside the blockade of San Juan Copala, one might conclude that the policy of the governments is to starve out the autonomous community which wants self determination and control of their lands and territory.
More than 1 in 5 American Children Are Now Living Below the Poverty Line
 Michael Snyder
Perhaps the greatest victims of the economic nightmare that is unfolding right in front of our eyes are our children. The overall economic numbers are really bad, but when you examine the impact that this economy is having on children things get really horrifying.
CRS Report: 94% of US Senate Bills Passed in Secret
 sott.net
Today, U.S. Senators Jim DeMint and Tom Coburn released a report by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service finding that 94 percent of bills the Senate has passed in the 110th Congress have been without a vote, debate or a single amendment.
Criminal Investigation of Bush Officials Demanded by New York Times
 IndictBushNow.org
The latest shocking revelation that the Bush Administration performed medical experiments on its torture victims has caused a new wave of outrage and a demand for criminal prosecution by the New York Times, and human rights and legal organizations.
Strengthening NAFTA Ties and the Push Towards a Common Security Front
 Dana Gabriel
As a result of the demise of the Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) of North America, the NAFTA trilateral relationship has suffered. This has forced many of the SPP’s objectives to be funneled through various bilateral initiatives.
Mexico Mass Grave Highlights Gruesome Drug War
 PVNN
Authorities say a Mexico mass grave, in which 55 bodies were found in an abandoned silver mine, is the work of the narcotraffickers involved in the country's brutal drug war.
Wilkerson on Cheney
 The Real News Network
If it was supervised, if it was overseen, if it was regulated by the federal government, Cheney with his marvellous bureaucratic talent moved in and essentially replaced the people who were in the positions that were central to this regulation, this oversight, with people who were either lobbyists for the industry being regulated or executives from that industry.
The Governor and the Condemned Man
 Dick Meister
It's February 19, 1960. Caryl Chessman, tall, broad-shouldered, hawk nosed, sits on the edge of a hard, narrow bed. Clenching his fists and biting his lips, he stares at the bare walls of Cell 2455, Death Row, then out through a small, barred window and across the dark waters of San Francisco Bay from San Quentin Prison to the lights of the city.
Mexico Humanitarian Convoy Braves Risk of Attack
 Emilio Godoy
Despite the threat of armed attack, a second humanitarian convoy is attempting to break through a paramilitary blockade of the Triqui indigenous village of San Juan Copala in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca.
First Person: Nothing Can Survive This
 Associated Press
As the Gulf of Mexico oil spill now nears its seventh week, more and more oil is washing up ashore. As one expert explains, the oil is killing the natural habitat for many species.
Showdown in Arizona: Obama Must Pursue Immigration Reform
 Howard Fineman
If there's one number that should matter most to politicians right now - in Washington, in Arizona - it's 83. That is the percentage of young Hispanic voters who, according to a new Democracia USA survey, worry about being discriminated against.
Helen Thomas in Firestorm for Remarks About Israel
 Doug Thompson
Legendary journalist Helen Thomas dared speak out about Israel last week and she’s paying for it.
Protesters Demand Problem-Solving, Not Demonization
 Sarah Lazare
Vietnam War-era veteran and member of the Phoenix Veterans for Peace chapter, David Winkler, was one of 50,000 people who converged in Phoenix on May 29th to protest Arizona Senate Bill 1070.
Home, Not Free: Parolee Brenda Martin has Struggled In Her Own Country
 Kevin Libin
Like Rebecca Roth, Brenda Martin agreed to do some chores for Alyn Richard Waage at his Puerto Vallarta mansion, the fruit of a massive US$60-million ponzi scheme. She was, like Ms. Roth, accused by Mexican authorities of helping Mr. Waage launder his dirty money. They both insist they were innocent, only Ms. Roth is officially so.
Ecuador's Great Indigenous Uprising, 20 Years On
 Gonzalo Ortiz
Friday, Jun. 4, marks 20 years since the first great indigenous uprising in modern Ecuador, an event that forever changed the country. After that day of massive actions in cities across the nation, Ecuador's native peoples could no longer be ignored.
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