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When Will U.S. Drug Policy Heed Leaders' Calls for Legalization? Biden Visits Latin America

Tony Newman, AlterNet. March 5, 2012.

American citizens and Latin American leaders alike are warming up to legalization, but our leaders in Washington are not participating in this side of the drug policy debate.

While Banks Have the Upper Hand, the Global Economic Crisis Will Continue

William K. Tabb, Amandla!. February 21, 2012.

The stock market may be up, but for working people the global political economy is likely to remain in crisis for at least another three to five years.

How Legal Pot Could Save Thousands of Lives? Hint: Stop Feeding the Mexican Death Cartels

Jamie Haase, AlterNet. January 12, 2012.

For over forty years, ganja has been the steadiest and most reliable source of income for Mexican traffickers, and it’s still the primary substance that lures most dealers.

Haiti: Where the Earthquake Money Did and Did Not Go

Bill Quigley, Anna Ramanauskas, AlterNet. January 3, 2012.

Haitians ask the same question as many around the world “Where did the money go?”

Twice Victimized: U.S. Policy Obstructs Care For War-Rape Victims

Michelle Goldberg, Conscience. May 16, 2011.

When rape is a weapon of war, denying abortion services compounds grave human rights abuses. So why does the Obama administration play by the right's rules?

Why These Are Times of Crisis for Global LGBT Equality -- And How Activists Are Fighting the Hate

Joseph Huff-Hannon, AlterNet. December 9, 2010.

Dispatches from an international conference of activists fighting for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex equality.

FRONTLINE/World Guatemala: A Tale of Two Villages

Beta Tester, AlterNet. August 10, 2009.

Greg Brosnan and Jennifer Szymaszek examine the lasting effects an immigration raid in Postville, Iowa, had on two small villages in Guatemala.

Jon Stewart Takes on Israel's Attack on Gaza

Holly, Feministe. January 9, 2009.

He’s braver than me, that’s for sure.

"Abortion Tourism" Sheds Light on the Need for Health Care Access

Marcy Bloom, RH Reality Check. February 25, 2008.

Anti-choicers panic over "abortion tourism," but only the most privileged women can escape local "pro-life" laws. The rest simply suffer.

Yet Another G8 Farce

Guest Blogger, June 7, 2007.

Heather Wokusch: The main question is not if the G8 conference will yield positive results, but how much damage Bush will do to US international standing during these three days.

There is no War On Terror

Guest Blogger, May 24, 2007.

Ian Welsh: John Edwards' foreign policy speech yesterday was more honest and insightful than anything the Bush administration and his Democratic rivals have mustered.

Africans forced to choose abstinence [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, May 15, 2007.

To get the billions in AIDS money promised by the U.S. countries like Uganda must indoctrinate its young people in abstinence-only rhetoric.

Waiting for Goldilocks: Getting Japan's Foreign Policy Just Right

Richard J. Samuels, AlterNet. October 28, 2006.

As in the classic children's story, Japan must find a balance between extremes with its foreign policy.

Dutch Conservatives Crack Down on Coffee Shops

Dara Colwell, AlterNet. October 12, 2006.

Is the Dutch government wrecking Amsterdam's reputation as Europe's most liberal, "anything goes" destination?

Greed Fuels the Booming Counterfeit Drug Industry

Terry Allen, In These Times. October 10, 2006.

The true cost of counterfeit drug sales is being passed on to consumers in the developing world, who often suffer severe illnesses and death from fake medicines.

Hundreds of Students, Occupiers Take New York Streets in Solidarity with Largest-Ever Demonstration in Quebec

Sarah Jaffe, December 31, 1969.


IMF Head Arrested for Sexual Assault: What Happened, What It Means

Sarah Seltzer, December 31, 1969.


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