Border States to Send Troops to Mexican Border

BOB CHRISTIE and NOMAAN MERCHANT / The Associated Press Apr 9, 2018 Arizona, New Mexico and Texas pledge 1,600 National Guard members to support Donald Trump's plan to use the military to fight illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Proposed Budget Doubles Down on the Drug War

Phillip Smith / AlterNet Feb 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 )

The Drug Trade

Nick Anderson / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 Dig deeper

Jon Stewart on Capture of Head of One of the Most Vile and Corrupt Institutions in North America

Staff / Truthdig Feb 26, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Final Arellano Felix Brother Sentenced

Staff / Truthdig Aug 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 )

A Disappearing Brazilian Tribe Cries Out

Staff / Truthdig Apr 23, 2012 Terrorized by gunmen, loggers, drug traffickers and encroaching farmers, the 355 surviving members of the Amazonian Awá tribe face extinction if the Brazilian government and the international community fail to protect them from what a Brazilian judge termed "a real genocide." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Deep in the Heart of Texas’ Drug Trade

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2011 Texas Gov. Rick Perry points to his hyper pro-business policies to explain the fact that 37 percent of the nation's new jobs created over the last two years were in his state. New York magazine has another suggestion though: the region's multibillion-dollar drug trade. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

War on Drugs

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Jun 13, 2011 Dig deeper

Big Brother 2.0

Staff / Truthdig Mar 13, 2009 A xenophobic Web site funded by a Texas government grant provides 15 live feeds of "high-crime areas" near the fence between U.S. and Mexico, urging people to go on "virtual stakeouts" from their computers and report "suspicious activity" to authorities. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )