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Drug Cartels

foreign interests Nov. 7, 2019

The Massacre of a Mormon Family in Mexico Will Hang Over the 2020 ElectionThis horrific example of Mexico’s security problems will likely become a fixture in Trump’s rhetoric on combating violence south of the border.

By Jonah Shepp
Sept. 29, 2016

Hillary Clinton Took an Uncharacteristic Gamble With Alicia MachadoClinton trusted voters to recognize that Trump’s misogyny was more important than Machado’s run-ins with the law. (Or, she just forgot to Google her.)

By Eric Levitz
oops July 12, 2015

Mexico’s Biggest Drug Lord Escapes From PrisonAfter breaking out via a mile-long tunnel, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman is on the loose, again.

By Chas Danner
very bad things Oct. 7, 2014

Mass Grave in Mexico May Be Missing Student ProtestersLocal police are suspected in the killings.

By Katie Zavadski
crimes and misdemeanors Dec. 12, 2012

Mexican Pot Smugglers Take a Page From Mythbusters’ BookAn air-powered cannon shoots weed over the border.

By Adam Martin
the summer of scandal July 18, 2012

Drug Lords and Terrorists Were Once Welcome at HSBC, Report SaysBut no longer!

By Kevin Roose
ink-stained wretches Sept. 20, 2010

After a Second Journalist Dies, Juarez’s Biggest Newspaper Cuts Cartel CoverageEl Diario de Juarez issues its second front-page editorial to the cartels after Thursday’s shootings.

By Nitasha Tiku
international intrigue Sept. 9, 2010

Hillary Clinton Calls Mexican Drug Cartels an InsurgencyThe Obama administration is suddenly singing a different tune about the drug wars.

By Nitasha Tiku