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Posts Tagged ‘book’

MEXICO’S DRUG WAR

Friday, 11 November 2011 12:35
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The Mexican drug war is fueled by American consumption of Mexican drugs — Americans are stoners, one in five of us use pot, says New Yorker writer Steve Coll. Where does our pot come from? Mexico, mostly. Read Coll’s smart commentary here. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/comment/2011/11/mexico-drug-war.html

 

The Journalist and the Publicist

Friday, 08 April 2011 14:42
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For years, this journalist has  tried to avoid what we in the j-world call “flaks” — they have a lot of other names, too. Communications specialists. Public information officers. Publicists. We journos sneak around publicists if we think they’re trying to keep us from the truth. But there are very good publicists, too, who help [...]

 

Terry Greene Sterling: ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW Updates

Thursday, 29 April 2010 12:52
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LAWSUITS LAUNCHED AGAINST ARIZONA FOR IMMIGRATION LAW I have been writing pretty regularly about Arizona’s new immigration law, SB 1070,  for The Daily Beast, and updating the galleys for my book, ILLEGAL, LIfe and Death in the Undocumented Underground, which is slated to be published in June. I regret that I have neglected this web [...]