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Why US Military Action Against Mexican Cartels Will Fail
Aug 11, 2025 Denting cartel revenue via an air campaign would be even more difficult than it was with the Taliban.
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How To Survive a Migrant Kidnapping
May 27, 2025 U.S. and Mexican immigration policies have made kidnapping a rite of passage on the migrant trail.SFJ Excellence-in-Features Journalism Awards: First Place — General Feature, 1,000-2,499 Words Category
Feds to Let States Tap Opioid Funds for Meth, Cocaine Surge
Jan 21, 2020 Pressed by constituents and state officials, lawmakers of both parties agree to broaden the scope of a $1.5 billion grant program.
Toll at Least 21 After Mexico Cartel Attack Near U.S. Border
Dec 1, 2019 Security forces clash with a presumed cartel assault force in Vialla Union, Mexico.
‘Sicario’ Film Review: Dirty War on Mexican Drug Cartels Could Become Reality
Oct 28, 2015 A veteran border correspondent compares the film’s underworld with the one he knows, and says Denis Villeneuve’s movie gets much right about the borderlands but crosses the line into exaggeration.LISTEN: Mexico’s Missing 43
Sep 12, 2015 Journalist Steve Fisher talks with KPFK’s Joshua Scheer about his and Anabel Hernández's investigative work on the missing 43 students in Mexico. Also, Truthdig's Kasia Anderson discusses Stephen Colbert's debut, and Liza Gold talks gun deaths and mental health.