Bail Out the War on Drugs?

The U.S. Government has just sent $197 million to Mexico to help fight the drug war. There goes a wasted $197 mill when unemployment continues to rise, the stock market is extremely volatile, my 401k could fit into my pocket, banks keep failing, and industries are begging the government for money. Way to spend wisely there government. We're all so proud.

In Mexico Wal-Mart Sucks Too

The Supreme Court of Mexico recently ruled that Wal-Mart could not pay employees in Wal-Mart vouchers. Nice try Wal-Mart, how nice of you. It is awfully reminisicent of the company store, an awful part of the history of industrialization. The effect is, of course, to eliminate competition for business and eventually drive up prices.

Two Teenage Radio Announcers Murdered in Oxaca

Two young female radio announcers who worked for a local community radio station were ambushed and murdered along with a few others who were injured. The two women seem to have been leaving the radio station when they were gunned down. The radio station, who's tag line is, The Voice that Breaks the Silence" operated in support of the local indigenous people. The station only began airing in January and operates in the face of ongoing persecution of community radio (and media in general, including past murders) that seeks to support local indigenous people against government oppression.