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GM Salmon About to be Unleashed Into US Food Supply
 Mike Adams
It's that time of year again, when the FDA gathers its experts to decide what new horror to unleash into the food supply. This year it's genetically modified salmon, a "frankenfish" pumped up with extra growth hormone genes.
Global Forums to Focus on Abuses Against Undocumented Immigrants
 Emilio Godoy
Civil society organisations from around the world are revving up to reveal how governments violate the rights of immigrants, especially the United States and Mexico, in two international meets to take place in the latter.
 G-20 Fallout Continues in Toronto
 The Real News Network
On Tuesday, the civilian oversight board for the Toronto police force agreed to the parameters for the public inquiry. Victims of the police actions aren't enthused about any of the official paths ahead of them, and are finding their own forms accountability.
One in Three Americans Lacked the Income Needed to "Make Ends Meet" in 2009
 Shawn Fremstad
Today the Census Bureau released a report on trends in income, including median income, income inequality and income poverty, and health insurance coverage between 2008 and 2009. As expected given the increase in unemployment, the report shows a substantial deterioration in Americans' economic security between 2008 and 2009.
Crisis Sparked by Massacre Spurs Demands for In-Depth Changes
 Emilio Godoy
Organisations working for the rights of undocumented immigrants are using the crisis triggered by the massacre of 72 migrants a few weeks ago near the U.S. border to press for in-depth changes in Mexico.
Who Gave the G-20 Commander His Commands?
 The Real News Network
Paul Jay - Was the prime minister the hidden hand behind the G-20 fiasco in Toronto?
Zapatista Supporters Attacked in Retaliation for Building an Autonomous School
 Jessica Davies
Members of the Mexican political parties PRI, PRD and PVEM attacked 170 Zapatista supporters and expelled them from their homes in Chiapas in retaliation for the construction of an autonomous school in the early morning hours of Sept. 9.
Violence in Mexico Takes Rising Toll on Press
 José de Córdoba & Nicholas Casey
When unknown assailants recently lobbed grenades at the offices of Mexico's powerful broadcaster Televisa in Monterrey and Matamoros, the blasts were seen as a message to the country's media: Beware covering the drug war.
Tijuana Is No Juarez, Residents Say
 Jose Luis Sierra
Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims without hesitation: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read every day in the papers happens there, or many other states of the country, yet for the foreign media it makes no difference."
 Drug War Woes Dampen Mexico's Bicentennial Party
 Monica Ortiz Uribe
Festivities surrounding the 200th anniversary of Mexico's 1810 independence uprising are being scaled back in some parts of the country due to security concerns amid the wave of drug-related violence.
One Less Privacy Intrusion: US Bill to End Pre-Employment Credit Checks
 J. Kane Latta
Will the Equal Employment for All Act make it out of the House Committee on Financial Services when Congress reconvenes this fall? The bill, HR 3149, would make it illegal for employers to use the personal and private credit reports of American job applicants when making hiring decisions for most positions.
Another Wall Blocks Route to U.S.
Danilo Valladares
Travelling without documents to the United States from Latin America can turn into an odyssey, in which migrants have to elude common criminals and drug traffickers along the way, not to mention the laws on migration. But now another obstacle is emerging: a wall between Guatemala and Mexico.
CNN Poll: Only Quarter of Americans Trust Government
 Paul Steinhauser
A new poll indicates that only one in four Americans say they trust the government to do what is right always or most of the time, one explanation for the anti-incumbent sentiment in the country today.
Mexico: Unending Violence for the Indigenous People of San Juan Copala
 International Cry
Despite a growing outpour of international support and solidarity, there is no end in sight to the paramilitary violence being waged against the Indigenous Triqui people of San Juan Copala in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Expanding U.S.-Canada Security and Economic Partnership
 Dana Gabriel
Earlier this summer, the United States and Canada agreed to work towards a more joint approach to border security aimed at addressing common threats and promoting economic cooperation.
Negotiating a New NAFTA: What and Why This Is Needed
 Preston Whitt
Under NAFTA job creation in Canada, Mexico and the US turned out to be a negative process. In fact, more US jobs were lost through NAFTA than were gained between 1993 and 2002.
Discrimination Hurts, But How Much?
 Mark Wheeler
In a new study, the researchers found that adolescents from Latin American and Asian backgrounds experienced more discrimination than their peers from European backgrounds and that the discrimination came not only from other adolescents but from adults as well.
Mexico's Media Moguls Target Country's Bicentennial
 Fernando León & Erin Rosa
The country's largest media corporation admits to creating the “Mexico Initiative,” a PR extravaganza that critics say is meant to strip the rebel spirit of 1810 and 1910 from this week’s celebrations.
The More Colorful Aspects of Mexico's History
 Tracy Wilkinson
As the bicentennial nears, writers and producers are finding ways to stir up more interest in the nation's history, which includes a reportedly randy rebel and a bisexual revolutionary.
Mexican Bicentennial Falls Short on Fervor
 Randal C. Archibold
By accident of timing, as Mexico approaches the 200th anniversary on Thursday of the start of its rebellion against Spain, the national mood has sunk into its deepest funk in years.
When U.S. Citizenship Doesn't Equal Voting Rights
 Clair Whitmer
Most Americans assume that U.S. citizenship automatically grants individuals the right to vote. However many expatriate American parents are shocked to learn that their children raised overseas, even if full U.S. citizens in all other respects, do not necessarily have the right to vote in U.S. elections.
Thousands Rally for Islamic Centre on 9/11 Anniversary
 Haider Rizvi
If you think that most citizens of the United States are racist or anti-Muslim, perhaps you have been relying too much on television news, especially the shows produced by the private networks in the United States.
On 200th Birthday, Mexico Battered But Not Broken
 Mark Stevenson
As Mexico limps into the bicentennial of its 1810 independence uprising, it is battered and full of self-questioning, but with more openness and debate than perhaps at any other time in its history.
Wilkerson on 9/11
 The Real News Network
Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff, on Bush Admin 9/11 responsibility.
US Border Agents Accused of Unconstitutionally Searching, Seizing Travelers' Computers
 Hugo Martín
Anyone who has traveled abroad with a laptop or other electronic device might cringe to hear about the criminal defense attorney who had the contents of her computer searched by border agents after flying into Houston from Mexico.
Nine Years After 9/11, Few See Terrorism as Top U.S. Problem
 Frank Newport
Nine years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, 1% of Americans mention terrorism as the most important problem facing the country, down from 46% just after the attacks.
Mexico Divides and Conquers
 NewsWeek
Events in Mexico’s drug war grow more horrific by the day, prompting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to warn that Mexico’s cartels are adopting tactics akin to those of an “insurgency.” Nevertheless, the carnage may actually be a sign that the Mexican government, rather than losing control, is winning.
Nine Years After the Attacks of 9/11, How Safe is America?
 Brad Knickerbocker
A new report says Al Qaeda and its allies still have the capacity to kill many Americans, and that the threat today is more complex and more diverse than at any time since the attacks of 9/11.
The Self-Inflicted Wounds of 9/11
 Melvin A. Goodman
The attacks on Washington and New York City nine years ago extracted a terrible price in terms of blood and treasure. Unfortunately, the adverse US reaction to 9/11 has also extracted a terrible price with no end in sight.
New Mexican Bill Allows Migrants to File Complaints
 Associated Press
Mexico's Senate passed a bill this week that would allow undocumented migrants to file complaints about abuses and receive medical treatment without being questioned about their immigration status.
 9/11 Questions Remain Unanswered
 The Real News Network
Many believe the US 9/11 Commission was a whitewash. There are just too many unanswered questions, too many suspicions, and that old Roman legal question, "cui bono" - "to whose benefit?"
Critics Say Mexico Slow in Acting on Lessons from Colombia's Dismantling of Killer Cartels
 Alexandra Olson & Frank Bajak
With a blunt remark that grated on Mexicans, Washington's top diplomat was merely echoing a growing concern about the alarming violence and instability being caused by Mexico's war on drug cartels.
A Nation of Prisoners?
 The Real News Network
Thom Hartmann: A debate - Will privatized prisons insure a nation of prisoners?
The Day American Women’s Suffrage Battle Was Won: USA, August 26, 1920
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
This article is about women: When they finally were granted the right to vote in the US. That day was basically the start of the vote by women around the world. Other women around the world were also trying to be considered as equal.
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