15Mar2013
If Science Says Marijuana is Safer than Alcohol, Why is UN Trying to Stop Legalization?
Truthdig
The notion of alcohol consumers piously demanding that others stop using pot probably makes you think of the beer-swilling World War II generation berating weed-smoking hippies during the 1960s. Now, thanks to the United Nations, that caricature gets an update.

15Mar2013
Meet Thor, the Mexican Superhero Street Artist Who Rides Public Transit
The Atlantic Cities
It's tough work being a superhero. But it might be even more difficult to work as a superhero impersonator. Street artist Ruben Oviedo would know. The 40-year-old Mexico City native has been "working" as Thor in downtown Mexico City for the last year.

15Mar2013
Central America Plans to Share Criminal Records Across Borders
InSight
The governments of Central America and the Dominican Republic are planning measures to share information on criminal records and allow “hot pursuit” chases across borders, in an effort to fight transnational criminal groups.

15Mar2013
Join Amnesty International in Keeping Weapons Out of the Hands of Human Rights Abusers
Amnesty International
On March 18 - 28, 2013 world leaders will convene to negotiate the first ever treaty that will help prevent keep weapons out of the hands of human rights abusers, such as armed groups and government forces that put children into combat.

15Mar2013
US Senate Dems Block Effort to End USDA/Mexico Food Stamp Promotion Partnership
The Daily Caller
During the Senate Budget Committee’s Thursday markup of the Senate budget resolution, Democrats prevented an effort to block funds for the Agriculture Department’s “partnership” with the Mexican government.

15Mar2013
Why Wealthy Don't Give More to Charities: Study
The Huffington Post
Someone who works on Wall Street might give about one-third less of his money to charity than someone in a more modest income bracket, and a new study reveals why that's the case.

15Mar2013
Disabled Workers Often Face Abuse: Study
Hispanically Speaking News
Disabled people are twice as likely to be attacked at work as other employees, and they also are more likely to be insulted, ridiculed and intimidated on the job, a new study finds.

15Mar2013
What is West: From Suburbs to Shantytowns, a 1,000-Mile Trek Down Baja Mexico
National Geographic
A breathtaking, albeit often overlooked extension of the California coastline, filmmaker Justin DeShields conducts a 1,000-mile transect of the Baja Peninsula, intimately documenting the beautiful expanses of waterfront between major cities.


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