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US Policies Contributed To Poverty In Latin America

An Indian woman breast feeds her baby behind a burned-out home in Piendamo in Colombia’s southern Cauca state, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan B Diaz) The United States has worked across Latin America to enrich private clients at the expense of the pauperized masses, Professor of Sociology Emeritus James Petras of Binghamton University, N.Y., […]

Sherwood Ross
Par Sherwood Ross
An Indian woman breast feeds her baby behind a burned-out home in Piendamo in Colombia's southern Cauca state, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Juan B Diaz)

The United States has worked across Latin America to enrich private clients at the expense of the pauperized masses, Professor of Sociology Emeritus James Petras of Binghamton University, N.Y., charges. “Never in the 20th Century (1990-2001) were so many lucrative public monopolies transferred to private national and foreign investors, in so

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Israeli Court Rejects US Activist’s Family Lawsuit

Cindy, center, and Craig Corrie, right, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah, during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner) An Israeli court ruled Tuesday that the military […]

Associated Press
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Cindy, center, and Craig Corrie, right, the parents of Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was killed by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, sit together with their daughter Sarah, during an interview with the Associated Press in Jerusalem, Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

An Israeli court ruled Tuesday that the military was not at fault for killing a U.S. activist crushed by an army bulldozer during a 2003 demonstration, rejecting a lawsuit filed by her parents. The bulldozer driver has said he didn't see 23-year-old Rachel Corrie, a pro-Palestinian activist who was trying to block the vehicle's path during a

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Drug Wars Rage On As Obama Reneges On Marijuana Campaign Promises

President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (MintPress) – It’s often a classic representation of marijuana when you’re first told about it: It’s the dreaded “gateway drug.” In other words, once you have used marijuana, you will inexplicably […]

Joey LeMay
Par Joey LeMay
President Barack Obama greets supporters during a campaign stop at the Alliant Energy Amphitheater, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

(MintPress) – It’s often a classic representation of marijuana when you’re first told about it: It’s the dreaded “gateway drug.” In other words, once you have used marijuana, you will inexplicably want cocaine. While that’s hardly ever been the case, a recent study conducted by researchers at Yale University found that while one-third of

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Conservative Lobbyists Calling The Shots In Tampa And Beyond

In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, the American flag flies at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) (NEW YORK) MintPress — As the Republican National Convention gets underway in Tampa, many think the most powerful person there is a man most voters have never heard of: Grover Norquist, creator of Americans for Tax […]

Lisa Barron
Par Lisa Barron
In this Feb. 8, 2009 file photo, the American flag flies at the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

(NEW YORK) MintPress — As the Republican National Convention gets underway in Tampa, many think the most powerful person there is a man most voters have never heard of: Grover Norquist, creator of Americans for Tax Reform. He is an ardent libertarian who believes that Washington is controlling Americans’ lives through the taxes it raises to fund

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The Political Powerhouse That Is The Youth Vote

Mary Jo Clark holds a clipboard with forms for students to register to vote during a rally for Barack Obama at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., Thursday, April 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) (MintPress) — In the 2008 presidential election, 46 million youth voters, aged 18-29, were eligible to vote and 84 percent of them […]

Katie Rucke
Par Katie Rucke
Mary Jo Clark holds a clipboard with forms for students to register to vote during a rally for Barack Obama at Davidson College in Davidson, N.C., Thursday, April 10, 2008. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

(MintPress) — In the 2008 presidential election, 46 million youth voters, aged 18-29, were eligible to vote and 84 percent of them did. As a group, young voters make a big difference in the polls - just ask former Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, who received 28 percent of the youth vote in 2008 compared to the 48 percent of youth who

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GOP Attempts To Rally Around Romney, Prevents Ron Paul At Convention

Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (MintPress) — In an attempt to prevent delegates supporting Ron Paul (R-Texas) from entering the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), the Republican […]

Martin Michaels
Par Martin Michaels
Supporters of Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, rally at the University of South Florida Sun Dome on the sidelines of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

(MintPress) — In an attempt to prevent delegates supporting Ron Paul (R-Texas) from entering the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), the Republican National Committee is attempted to change longstanding delegate rules before the start of the convention on Monday. Paul, a long-time advocate of libertarian ideals, has sought greater

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