Should Mexico Welcome the Invasion of 'Frankencorn?'

Elyssa Pachico, 12.03.2009

Writer covering agriculture policy and Latin America

Mexico's decision to start growing genetically modified (GM) corn is sowing nothing but trouble.

Lighting Out For The South

Tracy L. Barnett, 11.28.2009

Writer

Over course of the next year, I will be traveling through Latin America, reporting on the important and innovative work of world-changers at the grassroots

Virginia Tech Survivor With Hidden Camera Films Dangerous Gun Sales at Gun Shows

Paul Helmke, 11.18.2009

President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

At gun shows in 43 states, felons, gangsters, wife-beaters, and the dangerously mentally ill can buy assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols and other firearms with no questions asked.

Armor-Piercing 5.7mm Pistol Used at Fort Hood Originally Designed for Military Only

Josh Sugarmann, 11.14.2009

Executive director of the Violence Policy Center in Washington, DC.

How a pistol originally designed as a military-only handgun came to be sold on the U.S. civilian market is a stark example of the increasing militarization of the U.S. civilian gun market.

El Museo del Barrio: Fifth Avenue on Fire

Jim Luce, 11.12.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Forty years ago, El Museo del Barrio was a dream contained in a single classroom so far north that “sophisticated” Manhattanites would not...

UN Starts World's First Arms Trade Treaty: Will It Work?

Evelyn Leopold, 10.31.2009

Veteran reporter at the United Nations

The aim is to set standards for the global $55 billion export business in guns, tanks, attack helicopters, jet fighters, missiles and other conventional weapons.

Pink Taxis, Quotas, and Global Gender Equality

Michael Kimmel, 10.28.2009

Author of Manhood in America and Guyland

A fleet of 35 pink taxis recently debuted in Puebla, Mexico, a colonial city halfway between Mexico City and Veracruz. These taxis are driven only by women, and they do not stop for male passengers.

Mexico's Union Bust Reveals Flaws in NAFTA

Laura Carlsen, 10.26.2009

Director, Americas Program, Center For International Policy

"From one day to the next, they left us with no job," said an out-of-work electrician, as he marched alongside some 200,000 fellow workers and their supporters in downtown Mexico City this month.

Latinos in America

John Riofrio, 10.24.2009

Assistant Professor, College of William and Mary

CNN's commitment to balance in the form of equal representation of both sides with little context or social theory was troubling instead of enlightening, and pedantic rather than productive.

Kelly McCormack's Inspirational Example

Al Eisele, 10.23.2009

Editor-at-Large of The Hill

McCormack, a 26-year-old former reporter for the Hill, is completing a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala.

Jose Cuervo Marks a Milestone Anniversary With a New Tequila -- And It's Only $2,250 a Bottle

Tony Sachs, 10.20.2009

Pop music know-it-all, spirits enthusiast, baseball obsessive, bon vivant

If you're a tequila connoisseur, isn't the urge to sample it overwhelming? And if you're not, who wouldn't like to own something so exclusive that it's in only 494 other liquor cabinets?

Mexico Revs up War on Workers; Obama Shrugs

Jeff Faux, 10.13.2009

Founder and now Distinguished Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute

In Mexico, it was as if the US government had suddenly sent the National Guard to take over the Tennessee Valley Authority and replace its workers with people from Duke Power on the grounds that the TVA had run a deficit.

Turning the Corner on Drug Law Reform

Norm Stamper, 10.07.2009

Retired Seattle police chief, member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Australians are acutely aware that the U.S. is and has been since 1971 the chest-thumping, fist-banging four-star general in the global war on drugs. Their willingness to stand up to our bullying ways is growing.

Death Toll Increases to Over 5,000 and Counting

Mary Ann West, 12.02.2009

The deaths of unauthorized migrants have been a predictable and inhumane outcome of border security policies on the U.S.-Mexico border over the last fifteen years.

Woodstock Film Fest -- Those Who Remain

Stewart Nusbaumer, 12.02.2009

Independent journalist roaming the world

What we do not see, do not hear about, never even think about, are the families of Mexican immigrant men left behind in Mexico.

Healthcare and 12 Million Elephants in the Room: Undocumented Immigrants

Sam Sedaei, 11.30.2009

International Civil Resistance Trainer, Producer, International Affairs Contributor

If we truly want to address the issue of high health care costs and lack of access, we must address the impact that illegal immigration has on the system.

What We Don't Say About Illegal Immigration

Vanessa Carmichael, 11.28.2009

A writer who resides in Los Angeles

Color discrimination is undeniably widespread in Latin America. How has this caste system gone on for so long without acknowledgment from the international media or the US government?

Balancing Your Life and Human Rights

Ellen Susman, 11.23.2009

Gabriele said that over time some prisoners would find ways to illustrate their stay. They would draw stars, birds, and trees to remind them of freedom. She said they could often smell the roses outside.

Environmental Warfare in 10 years

Diane Francis, 11.22.2009

Editor at Large, the National Post

Oil company CEOs and Canadian, U.S. and British government officials attending the Global Business Forum in Banff last week heard a chilling forecast of military clashes if there is an environmental meltdown due to climate change.

Pro Mujer: Journey Towards Women's Empowerment In Latin America

Jim Luce, 11.22.2009

Thought Leaders and Global Citizens

Pro Mujer is helping some of the poorest women in Latin America to increase their income, develop their full potential, and claim their basic human rights, enabling them to become agents of change.

Women in Hip-Hop: The B-girl Be Festival

Lauri Lyons, 11.18.2009

Photographer, artist, author, journalist

When it comes to women in hip-hop, don't call it a comeback. Women have been here for years.