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Risk of Exotic Pets Morphing into Invasive Pests
 Emilio Godoy
Turtles, frogs, toads and many kinds of birds are imported into Mexico as pets by the thousands every year, but they constitute an environmental and economic threat when they are invasive exotic species.
The Retirement Nightmare: Half of Americans Have Less Than $2,000 Banked for Their Golden Years
 Scott Thill
The days of quietly retiring with a nest egg built up from years of savings from a long career on the verge of disappearing. For tens of millions of Americans, facing rising costs, shrinking incomes and growing debts they already have disappeared.
 The Washington Post Reveals 'Top Secret America'
 Max Fisher
The Washington Post has unveiled its comprehensive, alarming, and much-anticipated report on "Top Secret America." The dedicated site details the billions of dollars in private, for-profit intelligence operations that have emerged since Sept. 11, 2001, which the Post calls our "fourth branch" of government.
Pilot of DC9 in 5.5 Ton Cocaine Bust "Escaped" Custody in Three Different Countries
 Daniel Hopsicker
The identity of the pilot of the American-registered DC-9 (N900SA) from St. Petersburg FL caught carrying 5.5 tons of cocaine in Mexico's Yucatan several years ago, long a mystery, finally saw the light of day recently in Mexico.
Immigration Reform: Obama's Political Dilemma
 Brad Knickerbocker
President Obama wants comprehensive immigration reform, and he’s suing to block Arizona’s tough new law. But most Americans – including many Democratic officials – are against him.
To Fight AIDS, Fight Gender Inequality
 Marcela Valente
Under the banner that gender inequality is one of the main drivers of the spread of AIDS, women from around the world are uniting to demand a stop to the epidemic among all females - whether adults or girls.
Pentagon’s Growing Robot Capability Transforming Warfare
 Sherwood Ross
The Pentagon is rapidly improving its ability to fight wars with robots. This capability is bringing about the most profound transformation of warfare since the advent of the atom bomb and raises a host of ethical and legal issues.
Obama's Done a Lot, but Gets Little Credit for It; Why?
 Steven Thomma
Step by step, President Barack Obama is building a record of major legislation that's sure to make a mark on history. Yet his job-approval rating remains low. Why doesn't he get any credit?
Rights Here, Right Now: Where Are They for the Gay?
 Shobha Shukla
The XVIII International AIDS Conference is taking place in Vienna, Austria. The conference theme, Rights Here, Right Now, opens in the backdrop of a rainbow of hope and despair.
Bungled Cases Show Weakness in Mexican Judiciary
 Caroline Stauffer
A rash of mishandled criminal cases in recent months has exposed gaping deficiencies in Mexico's judicial system at a time when President Felipe Calderon faces his strongest challenge yet from brutal drug cartels.
Suing, Protesting, and Boycotting Arizona Over SB 1070
 Erin Rosa
Senate Bill 1070, Arizona's notorious anti-immigrant law, is set to go into effect on July 29. With days left to go, Organizers are in a race against the clock to minimize the bill's impact on immigrant communities.
Inside Mexico's Drug War, Americans Allege Abuse
 Nicholas Casey
Two Americans say Mexican soldiers planted two suitcases of marijuana in their truck, then abused them during interrogation, allegations denied by the army.
Car Bomb in Mexican Drug War Changes Ground Rules
 Alicia A. Caldwell
Mexican drug traffickers' first car-bomb attack against police has revealed a new level of cold-blooded planning that is forcing Ciudad Juarez and security forces to change the way they confront violence.
Cuba Releases Prisoners, Will U.S. Reciprocate?
 Emile Schepers
Last week, the Cuban government first announced and then began the process of releasing 52 individuals who had been in prison since a 2003 crackdown on people who received money from U.S. government. It now remains to be seen whether, or how, the United States might respond.
Being Gay No Longer a Bar to Marriage
 Marcela Valente
Argentina is officially the first Latin American country to allow same-sex couples to marry, with the passage of a law Thursday that also permits gay couples to adopt children and to use assisted fertilisation to conceive a baby, rights that were hitherto restricted to heterosexual couples.
How Prepared Are We for the Next Great Flu Breakout?
 John M. Barry
It is the nature of the influenza virus to cause pandemics. There have been at least 11 in the last 300 years, and there will certainly be another one, and one after that, and another after that. And it is impossible to predict whether a pandemic will be mild or lethal.
Oakland Reels After Killer-Cop Verdict
 Dennis Bernstein
Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums had a chance to shine last Thursday after the verdict was announced in the murder trial of transit cop, Johannes Mehserle, for the Jan. 1, 2009, killing of a 22-year-old, unarmed black man, Oscar Grant.
Behind the Media Contractors' Veil
 Stars & Stripes
When the U.S. military in Afghanistan canceled a media services contract with the Rendon Group last summer, Stars and Stripes, which had assailed Rendon’s analyses of journalists’ work as an affront to press freedom and a Pentagon effort to skew public perception of the war, saw it as a white flag and moved on.
James Meredith Defeats Racism in Mississippi
 Sherwood Ross
The inscription on the life-sized bronze statue of James Meredith on the campus of the University of Mississippi at Oxford reads “courage,” “perseverance,” “opportunity,” and “knowledge.” Certainly those generalities apply to Meredith, the state’s unflinching African-American native son who on Monday, Oct. 1, 1962, acted on his “divine calling” to integrate “Ole Miss” - and who, against the heaviest odds, succeeded.
BP's Well May Leak for 55 Years or More Into the Gulf of Mexico?
 Vern Radul
Estimates from both BP and from the US Government of the amount of oil gushing from the blown out wellhead on the gulf seabed have been almost continually revised upwards since the well blowout and leak began on April 20.
US Funds Life Imprisonment, Forced Labor, and Death Penalty For Gays
 Zimmer Barnes
Gay Americans experience only mild homophobia compared to their peers in many other countries, where governments choose to persecute, criminalize, arrest, jail, and, in the worst cases, execute gay citizens.
Mexico Takes Different Tack on Juarez Violence
 Ken Ellingwood
A shift from military to police control is part of a broadened strategy aimed at curbing violence that has killed more than 5,000 people in Ciudad Juarez since 2008. So far, the results are mixed.
Suing Arizona Is Just the Beginning, Immigrant Rights Groups Say
 Yana Kunichoff
The decision by the Department of Justice to sue Arizona over its harsh immigration legislation is expected to block implementation of the law, but immigrant rights activists argue that this is only the first step to minimizing the harmful impact of unfair enforcement practices.
Who Goes to Jail? BP CEO or Shrimper
 Dennis Bernstein
On June 17, after watching BP’s oil blowout pollute the Gulf of Mexico for nearly two months, environmental campaigner and fourth-generation Texas shrimp boat captain, Diane Wilson, had had more than enough.
Central Banks Start to Abandon the U.S. Dollar
 Heidi N. Moore
There are those who would argue that the financial crisis was caused by over-enthusiastic worship of the Almighty Dollar. Call it brutal financial karma, but that church is looking pretty empty these days.
More and More Americans Preparing for Social Unrest
 Agence France-Presse
They label themselves "preppers," "doomers," and "survivalists," and take a variety of different approaches to the same question: How best to prepare for the coming apocalypse?
Mexico's Intense Urbanization Spurs Social, Economic Trends
 Alfredo Corchado & Lauren Villagran
They never intended to stay, but in the three years since Rogelio and Lourdes Mendoza arrived in the capital looking for work, they've found no reason to return to their farming village 300 miles away. Why would they?
Is Any Deep Water Drilling Safe?
 The Real News Network
Mark Seibel: BP Gulf disaster exposes oil companies do not have the technology to deal with big spills.
Dalai Lama Watch: Will the Next One Dig Rap?
 Natacha Butler
The Dalai Lama's not getting any younger. He turned 75 on Tuesday and by all accounts he's in good health. But, inevitably, the question of who will succeed one of the world's most revered spiritual leaders looms large.
Icelandic Parliament Strengthens Protections for Journalists and Whistleblowers
 Sam Knight
On June 15th, Icelandic Parliamentarians unanimously approved a resolution that contains some of the strongest protection for freedom of speech and freedom of information in the world.
In Defense of Toronto Police
 The Real News Network
Jonathan Kay: Toronto Police did a good job in difficult circumstances but detention needs investigation.
Washington Still Has Problems With Democracy in Latin America
 Mark Weisbrot
It seems that Washington, which was comfortable with dictators and oligarchs who ran the show for decades, still has problems with democracy in its former "back yard."
In Mexico, Racism is Alive and Well
 McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Many Mexicans will say they are not racist and that very little racism exists in Mexico, a nation, after all, of mestizos, who are of European and indigenous blood. But the full truth is that racism is alive and well in Mexico.
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