May 12 2010
Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields (Rebroadcast)
Once a city heralded by the promoters of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Juarez, Mexico has now become a global epicenter of the failed so-called “war on drugs.” Just across the border from El Paso, Texas, the northern Mexican metropolis home to 1.3 million people has garnered a grittier reputation in recent years as a place where cartels battle for control, murders …
Once a city heralded by the promoters of the North American Free Trade Agreement, Juarez, Mexico has now become a global epicenter of the failed so-called “war on drugs.” Just across the border from El Paso, Texas, the northern Mexican metropolis home to 1.3 million people has garnered a grittier reputation in recent years as a place where cartels battle for control, murders …
President Barack Obama formally announced yesterday the selection of Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court. From the East Room of the White House, Obama described his choice as “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,” and an “acclaimed legal scholar with a rich understanding of constitutional law.” If confirmed to replace the seat …
Having once introduced herself as “the best Republican in the Democratic Party,” Congresswoman Jane Harman of California’s 36th district may now regret those words. Harman, the second wealthiest member of Congress, faces a stiff challenge for her seat this year from community activist Marcy Winograd, co-founder of the LA Chapter of the Progressive Democrats of America. In 2006 Winograd first …
The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a new, third way approach to net neutrality after struggling between the options of indirect, piecemeal authority and direct, complete authority over broadband services. The announcement of the new approach follows the controversial Comcast v. FCC decision last month. The case involved Comcast interfering with BitTorrent, a file-sharing web service, and the …
A 240 page government report on the risks of cancer from chemicals and other environmental hazards was published late last week by the President’s Cancer Panel. The report, whose authors were appointed to the Panel by President Bush, says that the incidence of cancer caused by environmental factors has been grossly underestimated, and urges President Obama to “use …
