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 Bill Richardson Bails Out On the Clintons
 Dan K. Thomasson
So much for the importance of experience, past alliances and consistency as major factors in the selection of a presidential candidate, at least as far as Bill Richardson is concerned.
Mexico Reducing Autocracy, While U.S. Becomes More Autocratic
 Jose Perez
I get accused of being unpatriotic when I criticize my government. But patriot or not, I’m 100% yank. But I’m fearful that federalism in the U.S. is going the direction of Mexico’s sometimes ungovernable centralized system of decision making.
Dick Cheney's Arrogance
 Dale McFeatters
It's a good thing this exchange between Vice President Cheney and ABC News reporter Martha Raddatz took place in Oman, out of reach of the American public.
Memo to GOP: Focus on Right, not Wright
 Star Parker
Hillary Rodham Clinton has reason to be a happy camper. Over recent days, for the first time in months, she has moved significantly ahead of Barack Obama in Gallup's national polling. And, defying Milton Friedman's famous dictum that there is no such thing as a free lunch, she's made these gains at no cost.
Harsh Realities for Jailed Brenda Martin
 The Record
Prime Minister Stephen Harper continues to face criticism for his government's handling of the case of Brenda Martin, the Trenton, Ont., woman who has been awaiting trial in a Mexican jail for more than two years. In fact, the federal government has done as much as anyone could reasonably expect it to do for this unfortunate individual.
Do We Really Have a Right to Bear Arms?
 Ben Boychuk & Joel Mathis
For the first time in 70 years, the U.S. Supreme Court is entering the controversy over whether individuals have the right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment.
Why?
 William Rivers Pitt
Five years in Iraq. That's 1,825 days since "Shock and Awe" lit up the skies above Baghdad, all of which was captured live and in living color by unblinking CNN cameras with unobstructed views of the carnage.
Carrying a Torch for Tibet
 Dave Zirin
The brutal crackdown by Chinese authorities against Tibetan independence protesters ahead of the opening of the Summer Olympics in Beijing August 8, carries with it a terrible echo from the past.
Globalization is Killing Canada: Fight for Your Freedom
 Paul Hellyer
Is Canada worth saving? Is democracy worth saving? These are the two fundamental questions we must address now - before it is too late.
The Coming Credit Wars
 Robert A. Kezelis
As cheap, easy credit became the watchword of both the Clinton and Bush administrations, combined with no federal regulation or oversight, credit card offerings became an epidemic of junk mailings.
Why Did the U.S. Invade Iraq?
 Jim Lobe
So why, exactly, did the U.S. invade Iraq five years ago this week? The official reasons have long since been discarded by the overwhelming weight of the evidence, or, more precisely, the lack of evidence that a threat ever existed.
Freedom for Cuban Journalists
 The Guardian
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Cuba's Black Spring, when approximately 90 critics of Castro's regime were arrested as "agents of the American enemy".
Triple Shock to the Global Economy
 Eric Le Boucher
You've entered the kingdom of uncertainties. Oil? How high will it go? The dollar? How far will it drop? The financial crisis? When will it end? Recession? In the United States? In France? From week to week, the prognosis for each of these questions eludes us. A dark crisis mechanism is at work that seems impossible to arrest.
Blowing Them Away Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry: Globalization Bush-Style
 Tom Engelhardt
Imagine, for a moment, that you live in a small town somewhere near the Southern California coast. You're going about your daily life, trying to scrape by in hard times, when the missile hit...
Worst Crisis Since World War II
 Alan Greenspan
The current financial crisis in the US is likely to be judged in retrospect as the most wrenching since the end of the second world war. It will end eventually when home prices stabilise and with them the value of equity in homes supporting troubled mortgage securities.
Letting Go of Cool
 James Glave
I can't put my finger on precisely when I lost all love for conspicuous consumption - when the last of the frisson and allure drained from shiny new consumer goods and fashion, red-hot destinations, and canned neo-luxury experiences.
Learning from Mexico on Homelessness
 Jody Paterson
Given my current fascination with all things homeless, my most recent holiday down south also brought to my attention the dramatic differences in the way our two countries handle poverty issues.
Two Classes of Citizens Arrested Abroad
Thomas Walkom
Canadian citizens can't expect a free pass when they are charged with crimes abroad. But they should be able to count on their government to stand up for them as best it can.
Kosovo Brief
 Ivan Simic
On February 17th in Southeastern Europe, the Serbian Southern province of Kosovo declared independence from the Republic of Serbia, and self-proclaimed new Republic of Kosovo. It was later recognized by a few sovereign states, but not by the UN.
Looking Beyond Ferraro's Flub
 Jay Ambrose
Geraldine Ferraro is upset. She had said Barack Obama wouldn't be doing so well in the presidential race if he weren't black, the comment encountered fierce objections from the Obama camp and elsewhere, and now she wants you to know it wasn't racist. And she's right. It wasn't. It was just stupid.
Iraq Five Years Later: Success or Failure?
 Ben Boychuk & Joel Mathis
The United States has lost nearly 4,000 soldiers since the invasion began, trying to keep a lid on sectarian violence, defeat terrorists and shore up support for a fragile new Iraqi government. Critics say it is past time for the United States to withdraw; supporters say an Iraqi democracy is still possible - with our help.
Time of the Essence to Free Jailed Canadian
 The Enterprise Bulletin
It used to be that it meant something to be a Canadian citizen. It used to mean that other countries would honour your rights without question. Or our government would know the reason why. What in the world happened to change all that?
Radio Fear America
 NYTimes
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia read the funnies over the radio to cheer up New Yorkers during a newspaper strike. President Franklin Roosevelt gave “fireside chats” to bolster Americans during the depression. President Bush used his radio address on Saturday to try to scare Americans into believing they have to sacrifice their rights and their values to combat terrorism.
Bull Fighting - A Fascinating Sport or a Fading Tradition?
 Rebecca Morgan
In every country across the globe there are different cultures and traditions; some modern and some which date back thousands of years. Although bullfighting is still a prominent tradition in many cultures, it’s popularity is on the decline.
Why the US Has Really Gone Broke
 Chalmers Johnson
The military adventurers in the Bush administration have much in common with the corporate leaders of the defunct energy company Enron. Both groups thought that they were the “smartest guys in the room” — the title of Alex Gibney’s prize-winning film on what went wrong at Enron.
Mexico Wages War of 'Negative Peace' in Chiapas
 Barbara and Fred Arnold
Fourteen years ago a small band of armed indigenous women and men took control of six communities in Chiapas, the southernmost state in Mexico, just north of the Guatemalan border. They were fighting for "land and freedom."
Green Greed
 Randy Salzman
If we Americans are going to deal with our greenhouse emissions, our pollution, our obesity, our affluenza, our incredible usage of oil, we must address our overconsumptive living habits. No matter how much we purchase, sustainability simply ain’t for sale.
Try Brenda Martin, or Let Her Go
National Post
Brenda Martin didn't work for saints, but there is little evidence that she did anything more for the rip-off artists than keep their liquor cabinet well-stocked, make them meals and take the ringleader's elderly mother jewellery shopping.
Prison Nation
 The New York Times
After three decades of explosive growth, the nation's prison population has reached some grim milestones: More than 1 in 100 American adults are behind bars. One in nine black men, ages 20 to 34, are serving time, as are 1 in 36 adult Hispanic men.
Breaking the Final Rule
 Gary Hart
It will come as a surprise to many people that there are rules in politics. Most of those rules are unwritten and are based on common understandings, acceptable practices, and the best interest of the political party a candidate seeks to lead.
Why Your Groceries Are Costing More
 Alan Burkhart
The media has a habit of citing the same old sources for our current economic decline - Corporate greed, the declining dollar, or "just blame Bush." Allow me to give you something different to worry over: The cost of commercial transportation.
International Women's Day: How and Why We Celebrate
 Sue Katz
It's annoying that International Women's Day gets a mere whisper compared to the retail shout-out that Mothers' Day receives in this country. Although I'm not a big holiday/ritual/ceremony kinda girl (no, you can't ignore my birthdays), I do think this particular annual event is special, so I try to celebrate each year.
US Taxpayers Will Pay for Greed of Others
 Dan K. Thomasson
As home foreclosures mount and Washington struggles to find a solution to a dilemma that threatens to drag the nation into full-fledged recession, one thing seems inescapable: Ultimately, the taxpayers will be assessed for the greed of lenders and the self-indulgence of a couple of generations of Americans who want everything without struggle.
NAFTA Revisited
 Jeffrey Schott & Gary Hufbauer
Throughout its duration, NAFTA has been hailed by some and derided by others. But, in the grand scheme of economic forces, NAFTA is no more than a blip on the U.S. employment picture.
The Myth of the Latino Voting Bloc
 John Browne
Clinton, Obama and McCain are frantically courting Hispanics - but in an era of fluid, fly-by-night politics, blocs are unpredictable.
Did The Canadian Government Setup Obama Campaign?
 Alan E. Moses
Many Americans have been adversely affected by NAFTA but none as much as in the Industrial belt of which Ohio was a leading member. The issue came to light just in time for a Clinton victory when the news was leaked that Obama´s top economic advisor Austan Goolsbee was contacted by the Ambassador Michael Wilson of Canada.
With Castro Stepping Down, What’s Next for Cuba and the Western Hemisphere?
 US Department of State
A statement before the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, by Thomas A. Shannon, assistant secretary for western hemisphere affairs.
A Clean, Fair Fight
 The New York Times
If recent history is any guide, this fall's presidential election will be marred by vote suppression and cynical dirty tricks. Congress still has time to stop some of the worst offenses.
Brattleboro, Vermont Passes Indictment of Bush and Cheney
 ImpeachBush.org / VoteToImpeach.org
The indictment means that Bush and Cheney can be arrested for criminal acts should they ever enter Brattleboro. The indictment would go into effect after Bush and Cheney leave office.
Five Perspectives on the Mérida Initiative
 AEI Online
The authors of this Latin American Outlook were discussants at a November 8, 2007, AEI event that outlined the Mérida Initiative and discussed the dynamics in both countries that will impact the success or failure of this ambitious program.
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