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The “Killing Fields” of Juarez

Theo Sitther April 5, 2010 1

On April 1, 2010 NPR aired an interview with Charles Bowden, a journalist, who has written a book (Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy’s New Killing Fields) about the violence in Cuidad Juarez, a Mexican city riddled with drug related killings. Bowden criticizes U.S. policy toward Mexico and calls for the re-examination of the North…

TRADE Act Introduced

Theo Sitther June 25, 2009 0

On June 24 Rep. Mike Michaud (D-ME) along with 105 original co-sponsors reintroduced the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development and Employment (TRADE) Act (H.R. 3012). The TRADE Act was first introduced last year as a way to offer an alternative to current U.S. trade policy. “This is an exciting day for trade policy,” said Michaud. “Last…