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Will Latin American Leaders Wake Up The U.S. And Revolutionize Drug Policy?

Jeffrey Dhywood, AlterNet. March 7, 2012.

Latin Americans realize they are bearing the brunt of a war that has been imposed on them, and are increasingly eager to assert their independence.

How the Right's Rhetoric Fueled the Actions of Arizona's Mass Murderer

Adele M. Stan, AlterNet. January 8, 2011.

It's too soon to say what motivated the man apprehended for the shooting. But the Tea Party culture of political intimidation affirmed his violent impulses.

A Helping Hand, Then a Slap in the Face: U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policies Cause More Suffering

Marjorie Valbrun, America's Voice. April 5, 2010.

What might ICE do next? Target injured Haitian evacuees being treated in American hospitals? The possibility doesn’t seem so far-fetched.

ICE Out of Control: Time to Rein in Rogue Agency, Pass Immigration Reform

Frank Sharry, America's Voice. March 31, 2010.

A group of grassroots leaders are demanding that the President fire John Morton, the head of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Air Marshals Say Discrimination and Retaliation Hinders Their Mission to Stop Terrorists

Michael Grabell, ProPublica. February 1, 2010.

Federal air marshals have long whispered about their complaints relating to a culture of discrimination, but now two recent cases are bringing public attention to the issue.

"We Can Make Him Disappear": Immigration Officials Are Holding People In Secret, Unmarked Jails

Jacqueline Stevens, The Nation. December 19, 2009.

In addition to publicly listed field offices and detention sites, ICE is holding prisoners in 186 unlisted, unmarked locations, many in suburban office parks or commercial spaces.

Immigrant Detainees Staging Hunger Strikes to Protest Deplorable Confinement

Aura Bogado, AlterNet. August 7, 2009.

The South Louisiana Correctional Center has seen five hunger strikes in one month, as detainees are denied medical care and access to legal libraries.

What Does Napolitano at Homeland Security Mean for Immigration Reform?

Diego Graglia, Feet in 2 Worlds. November 24, 2008.

Napolitano's approach on immigration is fundamentally pragmatic.

Obama Taps AZ Gov. Janet Napolitano to Head Homeland Security

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. November 20, 2008.

I guess it's too much to hope that her first order of business will be to defang and rename the creepily fascistic DHS.

Tim Kaine Obama's Veep? Dems Can Do So Much Better

Kathy G, The G-Spot. July 30, 2008.

Obama can do better, and should do better, than Virginia Governor Tim Kaine. Why's he so bad? The list goes on and on.