Jul 18 Mexico's Former President Vicente Fox Joins Calls to Legalize Drugs By Larisa Epatko Making drug consumption legal in the United States would lessen its use and take the illegal stream of money away from the criminal cartels now thriving on the trade in Mexico, former Mexican President Vicente Fox told David Nazar of… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Mexico's Vicente Fox: Legalize Drugs to Weaken Cartels Mexico's Vicente Fox: Legalize Drugs to Weaken Cartels… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch In Panama, Locals Protest Canadian Copper Mines In Panama, 'New Conquistadors' Protest Canadian Copper Mines… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Facing Drought, Farmers' Crops Taking Heat Facing Drought, Farmers' Crops Taking Heat… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Olympics Security: 'Exploitation Compounded by Bad Management' Less than two weeks before the start of the 2012 Summer Olympics, the United Kingdom is facing new questions on whether G4S, the private security contractor for the Olympics, has hired enough security guards to ensure safety and security during… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch News Wrap: Fighting Escalates in Damascus, Pulitzer Winning Columnist Dies at 76 In other news on Tuesday, in Syria, fighting between government forces and rebels escalated in Damascus. Hundreds of people fled into neighboring Turkey and Jordan, where the British foreign secretary toured the scene. Also, Mitt Romney accused President Obama of… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch How to Be a Modern-Day Dictator What techniques do modern-day dictators use to control protestors? Hari Sreenivasan and Slate editor William Dobson discuss Dobson's new book, "The Dictator's Learning Curve," a portrait of how today's dictators are confronting and controlling democracy activists. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch News Wrap: Air Force Sex Abuse Trial Begins In other news Monday, a Texas-based U.S. Air Force instructor went on trial, facing charges of rape and sexual assault of female recruits. Also, fighting in Syria's capital, Damascus, intensified as government tanks, troops and helicopters battled rebels in three… Continue watching
Jul 16 Author William Dobson's Top 7 Tweeters Disrupting Regimes By James Melia Egyptian anti-government demonstrators gather at Cairo's Tahrir Square on Feb. 7, 2011. Photo by Mohamed Abed/AFP/Getty Images. Since the Arab Spring began at the end of 2010, a trickle of demonstrations has increased to a flood of pro-democracy movements… Continue reading
Jul 16 What Tossing Tomatoes at Clinton's Convoy Says About Egyptian Politics By Larisa Epatko During Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to Egypt over the weekend to reaffirm Washington's support for the North African country's transition to democracy, protesters showed their displeasure at her and the United States by lobbing tomatoes and shoes at… Continue reading