The Alliance for Progress did much good but it got pushed aside
by the demands of our commitment in Vietnam and somehow withered away.
In the intervening years, we have treated Latin America as a sideshow.
Author and former head of the Signal Corps
José Luis "Katira" Ramírez was serving as the governor of his
community of San Andrés Cohamiata, Jalisco, when he met Argentine
filmmaker Hernán Vilchez. He was not like any governor Vilchez had ever
met.
When Argentine filmmaker Hernán Vílchez made his way up into the
remote Wixarika community of San Andrés Cohamiata Tateikie high in the
Western Sierra Madre of Mexico, he knew he would be entering another
world. What he didn't know was how deeply it would change his own life.
This is, of course, a false contrast as baseball is popular in
much East Asia, the Caribbean and increasingly in a few other countries
besides the US. Soccer, while the world's most popular sport has failed
to catch on in many parts of South Asia and is one of several popular
sports in Australia, parts of East Asia and North America.
Crunchy to the core, these crackly morsels prove that bacon isn't the only addictive snack you can strip off a pig.
The Independent Travel Lifestyles Guide for the Young, Sexy and Broke
There should be no mystery why the White House is talking the
talk of reform. Over 80 percent of the American people support medical
marijuana, including as of June 30 the Republican-controlled House of
Representatives. Over 80 percent also believe that the War on Drugs has
failed.
President, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
U.S. foreign policy and economic aid to Central American
countries, perhaps, instead of pumping billions into Mideast imbroglios,
is likely to ease the flow of refugees toward Texas. But no answer is
workable until politicians in Washington and Austin realize the Rio
Grande Valley is not a battlefield.
Best selling author, TV political analyst, communications and public relations expert
After intense wrangling and years of collusion with its powerful
business interests, Mexico's government finally mustered the political
will to take meaningful steps towards adopting modern anti-monopoly
practices.
Research consultant, freelance writer and politics junkie
The FIFA World Cup presents an opportunity for journalists and
activists from the competing nations to bring international attention to
issues in their countries. I want to seize this occasion to appreciate
the progress some of this year's competing nations have made on drug
policy reform.
Media intern, Drug Policy Alliance
Some would say that instead of providing more funds to care for
children, we should crack down by amending the law to allow for summary
deportations, and by dramatically increasing our enforcement
capabilities at the border. This reflects neither the reality of the
problem nor our values as a nation.
Partner, Obagi & Stodder LLP; former
Director of Policy and Planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection
under President George W. Bush
As any grade-schooler, let alone a graduate of Harvard Law School,
knows, the first job of a US President is to protect the homeland.
Nothing comes ...
Forbes Education Columnist; Author, 'How to Talk American'; Director, 'Crotty's Kids'; Co-founder, 'Monk Magazine'
I am the mother of two beautiful young women, and what I want
more than anything else is to help them, to the best of my ability, put
their best foot forward in life.
The wind appears to again be at Dilma Rousseff's back again, as
Brazil's performance at the World Cup has virtually assured that she
will be re-elected -- politics working as politics do.
CEO, Country Risk Solutions
Public opinion polls show that the majority of Mexicans believe
self-defense is the best way to protect your community and a larger
majority sees nothing wrong with vigilante justice. One could argue that
such an outcome is predictable in a country where 105,000 people are
kidnapped for ransom every year, where criminal groups blackmail one of
every 10 Mexicans and 96 percent of recorded crimes go unpunished.
syndicated Latin American columnist
If you attack immigrants, especially immigrant children, you can't call yourself a Christian.
Co-Founder, Global Philanthropy Group
While experts strive to stem this immigration surge, one
fundamental cause shouldn't be ignored: the Vatican's refusal to respect
the rights of all women to make their own childbearing decisions.
President, Population Connection
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