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Why Mexican Crystal Meth is America's Problem
 Ioan Grillo
Here in the heat of northern Mexico, a factory churns out record amounts of methamphetamine — known on the American streets as crystal meth, or ice — a drug that has torn through the United States and become the biggest growth area for cartels south of the border.
'Family Values' of Mexico Drug Gang
 Stephen Gibbs
They decapitate, torture, and extort. Then they pray, and donate to charity. The "Familia" cartel is perhaps the most extreme example of the paradoxical enemy which Mexico faces as it tries to defeat organised crime. It is a fight which would be much easier if the cartels were simply maverick gangs on the fringe of society.
5,100 Crosses at Mexico Border Mark Migrant Deaths
 Associated Press
Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.
Lack of Health Care Led to 17,000 US Child Deaths
 Agence France-Presse
Lack of adequate health care may have contributed to the deaths of some 17,000 US children over the past two decades, according to a study released by the Johns Hopkins Children's Center.
Int'l Tribunal 'Scandalised' by Mexico's Denials of Workers' Rights
 Emilio Godoy
The tribunal was jointly created by more than 30 Mexican and foreign civil society organisations. In sessions held Monday and Tuesday in Mexico City, it heard testimony and received documents from 16 cases brought by trade unions, that were eloquent about the parlous state of freedom of association in this country.
Mexican Political Prisoner Gloria Arenas Released
 John Gibler
Gloria Arenas Agís was released from prison on October 28, ten years after Mexican federal agents abducted, tortured, and then - after several days of being held incommunicado - arrested her and her husband Jacobo Silva Nogales on charges ranging from terrorism and homicide to rebellion.
Vigilante Justice Spreads Across Mexico
 Ioan Grillo
A torture video of five alleged house burglars was posted on the internet last week. It is the latest sign of brutal vigilante justice spreading across Mexico.
Uruguayan Voters Reject Chance to Prosecute Dictators
 Sam Ferguson
During Uruguay's last dictatorship, which ruled from 1973 to 1985, approximately 200 Uruguayans were forcibly disappeared. Thousands more were held as political prisoners and tortured. In this small country of 3.5 million people, hundreds of thousands fled into exile.
 Organizing for the Poor
 The Real News Network
Paul Jay speaks with Steve Williams about community organizing in San Francisco.
Weed-Whackers: From Acapulco to California
 William Booth & Steve Fainaru
What does a tough Mexican army major barking orders in the outlaw hills of the Sierra Madre have in common with the laconic sheriff detective from the north woods of California who puts a marijuana sticker on his truck as a joke?
Mexico Divided Over Vigilante Beatings
 Tracy Wilkinson
The video of the beating and sexual abuse of five young alleged thieves at the hands of vigilantes has provoked widespread outrage here. But in some quarters, there have been disquieting voices of approval.
New Perils in Mexico for U.S.-Bound Migrants
 Jason Beaubien
Despite the downturn in the U.S. economy and tough new security measures along the southern border, migrants continue to try to get to the United States. And each year, tens of thousands of them are robbed, kidnapped and even killed attempting to cross Mexico.
Latinos to CNN: Are You With Us or Against Us?
 Manuel Avendaño
Dozens of angry demonstrators gathered in Manhattan on last week to demand that the cable news network CNN fire its prime-time anchor Lou Dobbs for his denigration of Hispanic immigrants. Similar protests took place in 18 other cities across the country that afternoon.
Former Mexican President Fox Pans the Current Drug War
 Frontera NorteSur
Continuing his break with the Mexican tradition of former presidents refraining from direct engagement in politics, Vicente Fox has plunged into another controversy: the Calderon administration's drug war.
From NAFTA to Narcotics - The Cross-Border Economy
 Deborah Amos
After decades of economic protectionism, Mexico opened its doors to American business and investment. Now when America’s booming, Mexico cashes in. But when the US is in the red, Mexico is passing the hat – and that puts the breaks on America’s recovery.
Mexico Looks to US to Fuel Economic Recovery
 Deborah Amos
It wasn't always this way. But after 15 years of NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, at least 80 percent of Mexico's trade is with the U.S., and Mexico is the second largest destination for U.S. goods.
Wall Street's Naked Swindle
 Matt Taibbi
A scheme to flood the market with counterfeit stocks helped kill Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers — and the feds have yet to bust the culprits.
Ever More Military Officers Head Mexican Police Agencies
 Frontera NorteSur
A retired Mexican Air Force major, who served as a police commander in the embattled border city of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, has assumed the top police job in the violence-torn southern state of Guerrero.
Central America: The World's Most Violent Region
José Adán Silva
Although the UNDP's Report on Human Development in Central America 2009-2010 says the region has the highest rates of non-political crime in the world, there are nevertheless plenty of opportunities to improve public security, analysts and experts say.
9/11 Redux Part 3
 The Real News Network
Former FBI agent Colleen Rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11.
Cyber Resistance
 Dahr Jamail
If technology has transformed warfare into a spectacle of shock and awe, its contribution to the cause of dissent has been no less remarkable.
9/11 Redux Part 2
 The Real News Network
Former FBI agent Colleen Rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11.
US Strikes at Mexican Cartel's Drug-and-Gun Trade
 Warren Richey
Federal agents have launched a massive assault on the US-based distribution network of a major Mexican drug cartel in an effort to disrupt the flow of drugs into the US and the counter-flow of military-grade firearms to Mexico.
Family Seeks Fortune, Finds Death, in US
 Elliot Spagat
Esteban Contreras had a bad feeling when his daughter and her husband said they were going to sneak across the border with their children.
PFP Candidate Wants Same-Sex Marriage on 2010 Ballot
 Peace and Freedom Party 2010
Last week, Stewart A. Alexander launched his campaign to become the next Governor of California calling for the legalization of same-sex marriages and the legalization of marijuana. Stewart Alexander is one of three gubernatorial candidates representing Peace and Freedom Party, the only socialist party on the California ballot.
Medicare Savings: Is the Answer in Mexico?
 Hilary Hylton
The words Medicare savings are a red flag to some and a carrot to others; depending on where you stand on the issue of health-care reform. But far away from the debates in Washington, a group of expatriate baby boomers point to one place they believe real Medicare savings could be realized: Mexico.
Is Mexico Winning Its War on Drugs?
 Arthur Brice
Mexico's drug war has unleashed an unprecedented carnage as rival drug gangs fight for territory and routes into the lucrative U.S. market. But they're also fighting among themselves for leadership spots as former drug lords are arrested or killed.
9/11 Redux Part 1
 The Real News Network
Former FBI agent Colleen Rowley discusses still unanswered questions about the lead up to 9/11.
US Lawmakers Extend 'Hate Crime' Shield to Gays
 Agence France-Presse
US lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that extends decades-old "hate crimes" protections to cover for the first time those attacked because of their sexual orientation.
Pentagon Used Psychological Operation on US Public, Documents Show
 Brad Jacobson
A months-long review of documents and interviews with Pentagon personnel has revealed that the Bush Administration's military analyst program - aimed at selling the Iraq war to the American people - operated through a secretive collaboration between the Defense Department's press and community relations offices.
Senior Official in Bush Domestic Propaganda Program Remains Obama’s Pentagon Spokesman
 Brad Jacobson
A key senior figure in a Bush administration covert Pentagon program, which used retired military analysts to produce positive wartime news coverage, remains in the same position today as a chief Obama Defense Department spokesman and the agency’s head of all media operations.
Conservatives Roar; Republicans Tremble
 Jim Vandehei & Mike Allen
Many top Republicans are growing worried that the party’s chances for reversing its electoral routs of 2006 and 2008 are being wounded by the flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone of conservative activists and media personalities, according to interviews with GOP officials and operatives.
Is Obama the New Nixon?
 Ben Evans
The third-ranking Senate Republican said Wednesday the Obama administration appears to be launching a Richard Nixon-like political strategy of making an "enemies list" of people who disagree with the president.
Migrants Going North Now Risk Kidnappings
 Marc Lacey
Mexican human rights groups that monitor migration say the threats foreigners face as they cross Mexico for the United States have grown significantly in recent months.
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