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Mexico Not Alone in Jobless Youth Epidemic
 Kent Paterson
If Time magazine had any inkling of sense, it would name the Nini the person of the year for 2010. Just what, you might ask, is a Nini? Adopted in Mexico during the crisis, the slang word means a young person who does not work or study.
 Race-Based Predatory Lending Fueled US Housing Crisis
 Nick Carey
Predatory lending aimed at racially segregated minority neighborhoods led to mass foreclosures that fueled the U.S. housing crisis, according to a new study published in the American Sociological Review.
Fighting Femicide in Mexico and Throughout the Americas
 Kent Paterson
"Terrorizing Women: Feminicide in the Americas" is a book that examines women's murders in Mexico, Central America and South America. Its chapters tell the personal stories of victims and their relatives, delve into femicide theories, portray the cross-border anti-violence movement, and explore the notion of transnational justice.
The High Cost of Living Without a Bank
 Candice Choi
It may be hard to fathom why anyone would live this way, but a federal study last year found that about one in four U.S. households skirts banks and relies on services such as check-cashing and payday loans.
In Mexico, a Dividing Line on 'El Infierno'
 Tracy Wilkinson
Its citizens have made Luis Estrada's 'El Infierno' a blockbuster. But the film, which gives a bleak view of the country's raging drug war, has angered government officials.
Heroin Trade Tears Social Fabric of Ethnic Minorities
 Marwaan Macan-Markar
Dustbins in a university toilet rarely elicit a second look, but those at one of the oldest universities in Burma’s Kachin State do offer reason to pause. The bins, after all, collect a special form of garbage disposed of by students – hypodermic needles and syringes they have used to inject themselves with heroin.
1) Electoral Justice: The International IDEA Handbook and 2) Second Ibero-American Conference on Electoral Justice
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
IDEA’s areas of expertise are (not by order of importance), a) Electoral Processes, b) Constitution Building Processes, c) Political parties, participation and representation and d) Democracy and development.
Mexico's Mayors Becoming Casualties of Drug Wars; Many Towns Without Leaders
 Anne-Marie O'Connor & William Booth
Gustavo Sanchez worked hard in this Mexican farming town at one of the most dangerous jobs in the country. He was a mayor. Last weekend, Sanchez and a town councilman disappeared. Their bodies were found Monday, the skulls smashed open in the fifth killing of a mayor in the past six weeks.
Coup D'Etat: Lessons from Honduras
 Marcela Valente
With the 2009 coup d'etat in Honduras still a fresh memory, the presidents of the Unasur bloc gathered as quickly as they could to vigorously condemn Thursday's attempted coup in Ecuador and warn that they would not tolerate any such assault on democracy in the region.
Mexico Seeks to Unify Police to Fight Drugs and Graft
 Randal C. Archibold
The Mexican government is preparing a plan to radically alter the nation’s police forces, hoping not only to instill a trust the public has never had in them but also to choke off a critical source of manpower for organized crime.
US to Apologize for ‘Atrocious’ STD Experiments in Guatemala
 Ron Brynaert
Unlike Tuskegee experiments, doctors intentionally infected patients with gonorrhea, syphilis, encouraged them to spread the STDs and many were left untreated.
'Feds Radiating Americans'? Mobile X-Ray Vans Hit US Streets
 Patrik Jonsson
For many living in a terror-spooked country, it might seem like a great government innovation: Use vans equipped with mobile X-ray units to scan vehicles at major sporting events, or even randomly, for bombs or contraband.
Report from Ecuador: Democracy Under Threat
 Jennifer Moore
Faced with an apparent attempt to oust Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Thursday, Ecuador received an outpouring of support from Honduras to the White House.
Cash Smuggling: Growing Problem For Mexican Gangs?
 Richard Connelly
Sure, running a drug ring is the road to riches. You bring the stuff over the border, you get tons of money. But then you have to get that money back over the border. And as banks - including those in Mexico - get better about finding and reporting suspicious transactions, a lot of times you just have to resort to trying to sneak tons of cash back south.
New Administration, Same Old Failed US Marijuana Policies
 Paul Armentano
On Tuesday September 21, Texas Rep. Lamar Smith tried scoring political points by claiming that the Barack Obama administration is 'soft' on marijuana. Here's a reality check.
Corruption and Deforestation Caused Oaxaca’s Mudslide Disaster
 Kristin Bricker
On Tuesday morning, the world awoke to the news that a mudslide had buried 80% of Tlahuitoltepec, Oaxaca, a municipality of 10,000 people. Regardless of its final death toll, the disaster was foreseeable and highlights the deadly consequences of the state's notorious, rampant corruption in public works.
U.S. Worsens Mexican Violence by Returning Criminal Aliens to Border Cities, Mayors Say
 Diane Macedo
A coalition of Mexican mayors has asked the United States to stop deporting illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes in the U.S. to Mexican border cities, saying the deportations are contributing to Mexican border violence.
"Creative Destruction" and Fascism
 The Real News Network
Austerity Not a Solution Pt.5 with Robert Pollin, Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, and founding co-director of the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI).
Freedom of Information Laws a Model; Not So the Practice
 Daniela Pastrana
Mexico has suffered a setback in terms of government transparency and access to public information, according to Thomas Blanton and Kate Doyle, experts with the Washington-based National Security Archive (NSA).
Mexico's Freedom a Legacy We Must Protect: Calderón
 Suzanne Stephens Waller
President Felipe Calderón said that challenges and their solutions must be above any political, party or immediate interest, in order to preserve the freedom that was fought for 200 years ago in Mexico.
Global Governance 2025: At a Critical Juncture
 foia.cia.gov
The New World Order of Global Governance, it’s not just for conspiracy theorists anymore! Global Governance 2025 planned by US & EU intelligence agencies document obtained thru FOIA.
Some Problems With the Electronic Vote
 Guillermo Ramón Adames y Suari
If we're going to spend money on voting technology, it makes sense to spend it on technology that makes the problem easier instead of harder.
Mexico's Diario Editorial Appeals to Narcos - and the Mexican Government
 Allan Wall
The Mexican drug cartel war drags on. According to Universal, Mexico’s paper of record, as of September 25th there were 8,083 narco killings thus far in 2010. A recent editorial by a Mexican newspaper raised the ire of the Mexican government as it publicly dealt with this issue in a new manner.
Bicentennial Nothing to Celebrate, Say Indigenous Peoples
 Daniela Pastrana
"I don't understand why we should celebrate [Independence]. There will be no freedom in Mexico until repression against indigenous peoples is eliminated," says Sadhana, whose name means "moon" in the indigenous Mazahua language.
Mexico's Illegal Immigrants? Americans.
 Meghan Sullivan
It may be the dream of some college seniors to spend a year post-graduation working “under the table” serving pints in some glorious European city. But thousands of American adults living on the lam in Mexico?
Haitian Women at Increased Risk of Trafficking
 Emilio Godoy
The January earthquake that devastated Haiti put women and girls in the poorest country in the hemisphere at an increased risk of falling prey to people trafficking, activists and experts warn.
US to Aid Mexico's Judicial Reforms
 Brady McCombs
The United States has contributed helicopters and armored cars to Mexico's fight against its powerful drug cartels. The next step is less visible - and far less immediate - but potentially more lasting: helping Mexico overhaul its judicial system.
Why Mexico Is Not the New Colombia When It Comes to Drug Cartels
 Ken Ellingwood
Comparisons took on a new urgency after a statement by Hillary Clinton, but a careful look at tactics, targets and the nature of the foe shows they're apples and oranges.
Mexican Drug Wars: Press Freedom Is the Latest Victim
 Delia Lloyd
The Mexican drug wars have just claimed their latest victim. Last Sunday, a well-respected Mexican newspaper openly asked drug cartels for guidance on how it could cover them without causing offense.
 Fed Up, A Mexican Town Resorts To Mob Justice
 Monica Ortiz Uribe
Unprecedented levels of violence in Mexico led residents of a small town in the northern state of Chihuahua to take justice into their own hands.
 Napolitano to McCain: Yes, Mexican Cartels Pose Terror Threat to U.S.
 Edwin Mora
Under questioning by Sen. John McCain in the Senate Homeland Security Committee this week, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano conceded that Mexican drug cartels pose a terrorist threat to the United States.
Vatican Probes Cult-Like Group Linked to Tainted Order Amid Charges of Brainwashing
 Nicole Winfield
It's a life regimented in excruciating detail, down to the way they eat an orange. Silence is the norm, information is limited, email is screened, close friendships are discouraged and family members are kept at bay — all in the name of God's will.
Allies and Foes of California's Marijuana Legalization Proposition
 Nadia Prupis
Recent polls from mid-August to early September show a small lead for the initiative, but as with any campaign that addresses a long-stigmatized issue, Prop. 19 is surrounded by a wide range of pro- and anti-legalization arguments.
Is Mexico More Gay-Tolerant than US?
 Sara Miller Llana
Mexico's Supreme Court upheld a law last month that allows gay couples in the capital to adopt children. The gay adoption decision came a week after the court upheld the constitutionality of gay marriage.
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