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Venezuela Broke My Heart
I saw "democratic socialism" descend into tyranny; it made me question my own beliefs
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Rape as a Weapon of Gang Warfare
Gangsters wield sexual violence in the hybrid wars of Latin America
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Is It Cool To Enjoy Narco Culture?
When there are 30,000 murders a year in Mexico and 100,000 overdose deaths in the U.S.
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U.S. Marijuana Legalization Smashed Mexico's Weed Exports - As Intended
But I was wrong. It didn't, as many of us hoped, weaken cartels
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Why Did They Massacre The Mormons In Mexico?
It's more accurate to call it an act of terror than an accident
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Murder in Baltimore Versus Murder in Mexico
I compare gang homicides on the north and south sides of the border
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Mexico Murder Map 2024
Which places in Mexico are safer? Which are among the most violent in the world?
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How Much of Mexico is Governed by Cartels?
A: None 100%. But there is a duopoly of power in chunks of the country.
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Mexico's Cartel Map 2024
Who controls what turf at the dusk of AMLO's presidency?
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What Are Cartels?
The term "drug cartel" is criticized yet ubiquitous. Agents impose it to construct cases. Yet organized crime networks unleashing death are very real.
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Five Forces Driving the Migrant Surge
Hunger; Tyranny; Crime-War; Coyotes; Information
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Applied Math Versus Cartels
A study in Science finds cartels are Mexico's fifth biggest employer. Can you stop the gangsters recruiting faster than recruits are murdered?
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