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WELLNESS
6 Ways to Make Yourself More Memorable in 2016
By Jill L. Ferguson, Contributor
Author, Artist, Founder of Women's Wellness Weekends
People try to be memorable in a variety of ways. In 2014, Russian Vitaly Zdorovetsky streaked to the World Cup pitch in front
POLITICS
Closing Guantánamo: A Primer for the President
By Nancy Talanian, Contributor
Founder and Director, No More Guantanamos
If the president is serious about wanting to close the prison, and I hope he is, here are some helpful suggestions.
POLITICS
Soros-Funded Study in Uruguay Finds Voters Oppose Legalization (Even Users Think It Won't Work, and Their New President Isn't a Fan Either)
By Kevin A. Sabet, PhD., Contributor
Former White House staffer; President of SAM (Smart Approaches...
Despite heavy opposition from the public and the country's medical profession, Uruguay made headlines last year when the country passed a law allowing the sales of state-grown marijuana in pharmacies to registered users.
LATINO VOICES
The Great Mujica: Portrait of a Person
By Ximena Ortiz, Contributor
Author of 'The Shock and Awing of America: Echoing Consequence...
Mujica projected, from his presidential perch, the wildly innocent virtue of Uruguay itself -- and magnified it. If Uruguay as a country is part exile, part refuge, Mujica made the country more the latter. One thing is certain, the world will remember Mujica -- the president, the person.
LATINO VOICES
Weed-Legalizing President Launches Website To Keep In Touch With Fans
By Roque Planas
The leftwing president skyrocketed to international prominence after a 2012 BBC article portraying his austere lifestyle
GOOD NEWS
'World's Poorest President' Stops His Car To Give Hitchhiker A Ride
By Kimberly Yam
Like Us On Facebook Follow Us On Twitter A hitchhiker was caught off-guard when a world leader offered to give him a lift
THE WORLD POST
The Little-Big Power Broker Behind the Cuba Detente
By Ximena Ortiz, Contributor
Author of 'The Shock and Awing of America: Echoing Consequence...
When diminutive Uruguay opened its territorial arms to six detainees previously held by the United States in Guantanamo, Cuba, it could hardly have expected the geopolitical impact of its good-will gesture.
LATINO VOICES
13 Reasons We'll Miss Uruguay's Weed-Legalizing President José 'Pepe' Mujica
By Roque Planas
Here's 13 reasons we'll miss Mujica when he leaves Uruguay's presidency. Even in democracies, few people elected to the presidency
IMPACT
Uruguay's President Hands Money To Homeless Man During Live TV Interview
By Robbie Couch
President Mujica at his home on the outskirts of Montevideo on July 9, 2014. (Photo: DANIEL CASELLI/AFP/Getty Images) As
LATINO VOICES
‘World's Poorest President' Explains Why We Should Kick Rich People Out Of Politics
By Roque Planas
“The tie is a useless rag that constrains your neck,” Mujica said during the interview. “I’m an enemy of consumerism. Because
LATINO VOICES
Uruguayan President On Gitmo: U.S. 'Made A Business Out Of That Prison'
By Roque Planas
“I don’t call them prisoners,” Topolansky said of the Guantánamo detainees. “Because they’ve been kidnapped. They don’t have
LATINO VOICES
Uruguay President Rages Against FIFA 'Sons Of B*#@hes'
By Roque Planas
“The FIFA is a bunch of old sons of bitches,” Mujica said, then clasping his hand over his mouth like a child who suddenly
SPORTS
Luis Suárez and the Morality of Biting
By David Vanderveen, Contributor
Contributor
FIFA, the governing body for World Cup soccer, is reviewing Suárez's actions and likely will issue a suspension for this outrageous assault. But the real question is what should or what ought Uruguay do?
POLITICS
Obama Urges Cuba To Release Jailed U.S. Citizen
By Reuters, Reuters
WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama has sent an indirect message to Cuban President Raúl Castro through
VIDEOS
The L-Word Uruguay's President Won't Use
Uruguay's president Jose Mujica doesn't want the world to think of his country's as the capital of cannabis. He also insists not to use the "L-word."
LATINO VOICES
‘World's Poorest President' Rages Against The Necktie, Calling It A ‘Useless Rag'
By Roque Planas
During the interview, Mujica also pondered philosophical questions about government as he’s been known to do, emphasizing
POLITICS
Free Alan Gross by Freeing the Cuban Five
By Arturo Lopez-Levy, Contributor
Dr. Arturo Lopez-Levy is a lecturer at the Political Science D...
While the U.S. government has vigorously protested his treatment, it has proven unwilling to make the diplomatic overtures -- like releasing the Cuban Five -- that could secure his release.
LATINO VOICES
Uruguay's Weed-Legalizing President Reflects On Spending 14 Years In Prison -- 2 In A Well
By Roque Planas
“There’s no logic to that war,” Mujica said of the Colombian conflict. “It’s endless, you can’t ask a society to make that
POLITICS
10 Reasons to Love Uruguay's President José Mujica
By Medea Benjamin, Contributor
Cofounder of peace group CODEPINK, author of Kingdom of the Un...
Whatever the audience, he spoke extemporaneously and with such brutal honesty that it was hard not to love the guy. Here are 10 reasons you, too, should love President Mujica.
LATINO VOICES
How The World's Poorest President Learned To Love Foreign Investment
By Roque Planas
Speaking before the crowd of business leaders, Mujica pitched Uruguay as an attractive place for foreigners to put their
LATINO VOICES
10 Things We Can All Learn From Uruguay's Weed-Legalizing President
By Ana Maria Benedetti
LATINO VOICES
Prohibiting Gay Marriage 'Tortures People Needlessly,' Says Weed-Legalizing President
By Roque Planas
While Uruguay’s president grabbed international headlines for legalizing the government-controlled production and sale of
THE WORLD POST
Venezuelan Crisis: Resentment, Struggle and a Way Forward
By Stephanie Rudat, Contributor
Activist, peacebuilder, social entrepreneur, speaker, trainer
It is evident that the problems of inflation, scarcity, crime and violence are issues that affect all Venezuelans equally, regardless of their political affiliation or ideologies. Why, then, is the population still divided?
LATINO VOICES
Weed-Legalizing President Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
By Roque Planas
“Instead of becoming filled with bitterness and seeking violent revenge, he became a true democrat and the elected president
THE WORLD POST
Uruguay, Little Trailblazer That Could
By Carolina De Robertis, Contributor
Novelist, 'Perla' and 'The Invisible Mountain'; co-producer, '...
Uruguay has been receiving an avalanche of worldwide recognition. The Guardian called the entire country "heroic," Foreign Policy named President Mujica among its "100 Leading Global Thinkers," and The Economist named Uruguay its first-ever "Country of the Year." What's spurring all the attention?
LATINO VOICES
The Many Faces Of Pepe Mujica, Legalizer Of Weed (PHOTOS)
By Roque Planas
Uruguayan President José "Pepe" Mujica has made international headlines for leading a pioneering effort to legalize marijuana
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