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Texas violates treaty, executes Mexican citizen

July 8, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Rick Perry allowed the Thursday evening execution of a Mexican national, even though the action violated U.S. treaty obligations.

Hunger strike continues in Calif. prisons

July 8, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Thousands of California state prison inmates have been conducting a hunger strike since July 1, protesting harsh conditions many observers say amount to torture.

Boeing gets $1700 for a $7 part

July 7, 2011 By John Wojcik

The Machinists union this morning called attention to a Defense Department audit that finds Boeing is overcharging the government by millions of dollars.

Furious reaction to U.S. gun exporting scheme

July 7, 2011 By Emile Schepers

Public opinion on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border is reacting angrily to a program called Operation Fast and Furious, through which the ATF deliberately allowed thousands of automatic weapons to be smuggled into Mexico

Detroit community demands end to racial profiling

July 7, 2011 By John Rummel

"How does a documented person look? Can a Border Patrol agent tell by physical appearance, or name, if someone is documented or not, a criminal or not?"