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 Why Plan Mexico will Crash and Burn
 Kristin Bricker
Rampant corruption on both sides of the border exacerbate the ineffectiveness of an already failed strategy.
And Now for a World Government
 Gideon Rachman
I have never believed that there is a secret United Nations plot to take over the US. I have never seen black helicopters hovering in the sky above Montana. But, for the first time in my life, I think the formation of some sort of world government is plausible.
Lessons from Mexico
 Deborah Riner & Jerry Haar
Nearly a decade and half ago, Mexico faced a financial crisis eerily similar to our own. As we seek a way out of this morass, what lessons might be learned from Mexico’s devastating 1995 economic meltdown and bank rescue that cost Mexican taxpayers 19.3 percent of GDP?
McCain Aide Says Campaign Blunted Hispanic Outreach
 Ruben Navarrette Jr.
Members of the cultural right have called Juan Hernandez a "border obliteration activist," an "American traitor," and an "agent of the Mexican government." John McCain's presidential campaign called him something different: director of Hispanic outreach.
Calderon After Two Years and the Mexican Auto Industry
 Allan Wall
On December 1st, 2008, Felipe Calderon completed his second year as president of Mexico. It's been an eventful two years for Calderon and for Mexico. Despite the odds against him, the Mexican president has racked up a few accomplishments.
Obama: Ratify the Women's Convention Soon
 Marjorie Cohn
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as the international bill of rights for women. The United States remains the only democracy that refuses to ratify the treaty.
When in Doubt, Pardon
 Bonnie Erbe
On the way out the door, presidents have been known to inflict a mountain of damage on the American public with the pardon power. Since President Bush has funneled more garbage into the American political system than just about any president in history, why should we be surprised when he leaves a trail of garbage as he waltzes out the door?
The Positive Side of Bush's Record
 Dan K. Thomasson
Friends of the beleaguered president have been looking around for something indisputably positive in his tenure to pass on to history and they think they have found one.
Protect Student Loan Borrowers, Not Just Lenders
 Danny K. Davis & Yvette D. Clarke
As members of Congress who are active in education policy, we write to strongly urge the Treasury and Federal Reserve to include consumer protections in their plan to use taxpayer dollars to buy student loan securities.
Obama Should Make a Clean Break With the Past on Latin America
 Mark Weisbrot
Obama has an opportunity to forge a new relationship with the region after his predecessor drove US-Latin American relations into a ditch. But it will require a major change in Washington's attitude toward our southern neighbors.
Richardson: Another Tainted Appointment?
 Capitol Hill Blue
President-elect Barack Obama will turn to another tained retread from the administration of former President Bill Clinton today when he names New Mexico governor Bill Richardson as his new Secretary of Commerce.
Barack Obama's Kettle of Hawks
 Jeremy Scahill
Barack Obama has assembled a team of rivals to implement his foreign policy. But while pundits and journalists speculate endlessly on the potential for drama with Hillary Clinton at the state department and Bill Clinton's network of shady funders, the real rivalry that will play out goes virtually unmentioned.
Our Shortsighted Border Policy Keeps the Wrong People Out
 Edward Alden
For many in America’s immigrant communities, the election of the son of a Kenyan father and an American mother represents not so much a healing of America’s racial wounds as a chance to bridge the divide that has opened between the United States and the rest of the world in the past eight years.
Mumbai to Obama: End Bush's War on Terror
 Steve Weissman
The terrorist attacks in Mumbai call out to President-elect Barack Obama and his advisors to rethink the signature blunder of George W. Bush's eight years in office - the so-called War on Terror.
By Tunnel or Ladder, Border Fences Always Get Crossed
 Tucson Citizen
Drug traffickers have burrowed dozens of tunnels under our border with Mexico, determined to continue their lucrative trade despite whatever barricades we build.
World War II: 63 Years After
 Ivan Simic
Since World War II many things have changed in the world, both in economy and warfare. Post WW II atmosphere initiated competition for the world's true hegemon. This competition brought us numerous good and bad things.
Possible Geopolitical Consequences of the Mumbai Attacks
 Stratfor
If the Nov. 26 attacks in Mumbai were carried out by Islamist militants as it appears, the Indian government will have little choice, politically speaking, but to blame them on Pakistan. That will in turn spark a crisis between the two nuclear rivals that will draw the United States into the fray.
Obama and Latin America: What He Really Promises
 Diana Barahona
Although the motor behind imperialism is first and foremost capitalist accumulation, public opinion requires that the government justify such violent and undemocratic actions as overthrowing and assassinating presidents and propping up dictatorships with liberal rationales; since WWII this cover has always been the defense of "freedom" from communism.
Time to Speed Up Presidential Transitions?
 Ben Boychuk & Joel Mathis
Is it too soon for George W. Bush to leave the White House? Sure, Barack Obama's inauguration isn't scheduled until Jan. 20. But as America's economy continues to falter, some commentators have suggested that Bush should resign immediately. Should Bush stay or should he go? Ben Boychuk and Joel Mathis, the RedBlueAmerica columnists, just have to let you know.
It's Black Friday... and Madness Begins
 Betsy Hart
So many people I know in this horrific economy have lost their jobs, are in fear of losing their jobs or, like me, are just cutting back dramatically in all areas of spending out of concern for whatever the future holds.
Obamanomics: Is this Real Change?
 The Real Network
Timothy Canova: In selecting Clinton-era figures, Obama is embracing those who helped create crisis.
How Obama is Already Taking Charge
 Robert Reich
Obama's immediate challenge is to fill the leadership vacuum created by a lame-duck president with historically-low approval ratings who seems to have lost interest in his job and who's disappeared from the media, and a Treasury chief who has all but punted on coming up with any workable solution to the crisis.
Immigration System in Need of Complete Overhaul
 Francis Zipple
The issue of immigration is causing many challenges to our state and country. Laws are made for the common good and therefore should be observed and enforced.
What Next for Obama's Network?
 E.J. Dionne Jr.
While the nation's capital obsesses over Barack Obama's next Cabinet pick, the president-elect's lieutenants are engaged with what may be a more important long-term issue: What will become of Obama's vast grass-roots network?
Latin America Outraged at Cinemark's Support of Proposition 8
 Larry Sheldon
Did you know that The CEO of Cinemark Theaters contributed $9,999 USD in support of California's Proposition 8, which passed and did away with the right for same sex couples to marry in California? Here's how you can voice your opinions...
What America Owes Mexico
 Babu G. Ranganathan
In the 19th century the United States, which was experiencing great industrial, technological and economic growth, sought to expand to the Pacific Ocean. But, there was one big problem. Mexico was in the way.
Blessings: One Nation Under God?
 Hank A. Muffett
For so many years Americans have been singing "God Bless America", and for as many years I have had this uncomfortable feeling that there's something not quite right with this country. But it seems we are now closer to equality than we've ever been.
Obama Has Chance to Redefine US Ties with Latin America
 Andrés Oppenheimer
Congratulations, President-elect Barack Obama. Now that you are moving swiftly to put together your Cabinet and solve the economic crisis, let me suggest a few things you could do in an area that will demand your attention sooner than you may think: Latin America and the Caribbean.
Whither The Sanity Of Parents?
 Shobha Shukla
On this year's Universal Children’s Day, let us as parents, elders and teachers, resolve to not lose our common sense and sanity. Let us neither produce rats to join the race, nor grow couch and mouse potatoes by satisfying merely the material needs of our children.
Get a Grip Liberals
 Bonnie Erbe
When in doubt, blame the media. That used to be an over-used conservative tactic. Now it's being adopted, apparently, by the Kool-Aid imbibing Obama fans who are so blind to the Obamas' flaws that they scramble mightily to find someone other than the Obamas to blame for these flaws.
Fighting the Narco-Insurgency
 Tad Trueblood
What did I tell you? I've been pressing alarm buttons since 2006 about the narco-insurgency burning out of control in Mexico. Now the story's going mainstream.
The Moon View
 New York Times
Last week, NASA released a newly restored image of a younger Earth. It was taken from Lunar Orbiter 1 in 1966, the first of several orbiters that helped gather data for the first moon landing in 1969. The photograph shows Earth just cresting the Moon’s curving horizon, the first picture of our planet framed by the surface of the Moon.
Racism, Immigration and Profit
 Shamus Cooke
The immigration debate is often tinged or even marred by racism - usually subtly, sometimes openly. This feeling finds a receptive audience not because of prejudice, but out of fear.
Goodbye and Good Riddance
 Paul Waldman
After eight years of President Bush, we almost don't know how to function without him - almost. But before we move on, we should pause to remember just what we're leaving behind.
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