Tim Golden / ProPublicaJan 23, 2023
Genaro García Luna was tasked was taking the fight to Mexico's drug traffickers. He allegedly started working with them instead. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )
David Armstrong and Jeff Ernsthausen / ProPublicaSep 10, 2019
Purdue Pharma maintains it was a minor player in the U.S. market for OxyContin. A new analysis of government data suggests otherwise. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Phillip Smith / AlterNetFeb 13, 2018
It's largely a return to the bad old days, with plenty of spending on cops and money to burn for a border wall that will accomplish nothing. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Phillip Smith / AlterNetJan 5, 2018
The attorney general's rescinding of Obama-era "hands-off" guidance to federal prosecutors is sending shock waves through the marijuana industry, but its impact is likely to be limited. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Darlene Superville and Matthew Daly / APOct 17, 2017
Rep. Tom Marino withdraws after reports that he played a key role in weakening the government’s authority to stop companies from distributing opioids. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 24, 2015
A federal judge says the Drug Enforcement Administration relied on a known “fabricator” to make its case that an Afghan man was a narco-terrorist and throws out the conviction. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 29, 2015
New documents released by the ACLU reveal that federal agencies proposed that license plate readers be used to monitor the travel patterns of Americans who attended certain public meetings. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Christopher Calabrese and Matthew Harwood, TomDispatchSep 23, 2013
While in these last months the NSA has cast a long, dark shadow over American privacy, don’t for a second imagine that it’s the only government agency systematically and often secretly intruding on our lives. A remarkable traffic jam of local, state, and federal government authorities turn out to be exploiting technology to wriggle into the most intimate crevices of our lives. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2013
The infamous Tijuana drug cartel was run by the Arellano Felix family for years. Now, the last of the clan is headed to prison. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 6, 2013
All the stories about the government’s quest for Total Information Awareness about the phone calls, email, Internet searches, etc. of 312 million ordinary Americans raise some questions in my mind. There are so many things about these stories that don’t make sense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 5, 2013
According to a report published by Reuters on Monday, a secret special unit within the Drug Enforcement Administration is using data from Internet and phone records obtained by the NSA to help launch investigations in the U.S. that are largely unrelated to national security issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 4, 2011
To what length should governments enable crime in order to catch criminals? That’s the ethical issue raised by a New York Times article that reports DEA agents have laundered millions of dollars in drug proceeds to battle Mexican cartels. More than 40,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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