Kristen Gwynne, AlterNet
Sep 26 2012
Mexicans are determined to make America hear the truth about its role in Mexico's drug war.
Maia Szalavitz, TIME
Mar 27 2012
A news report claims that the 17-year-old Florida boy's killer thought he looked looked "drugged out and suspicious." Why enduring stigma of drug use in this country is becoming increasingly deadly.
Robert Beckhusen, Wired Magazine
Nov 10 2011
Tortured man's body found next to the statue of Christopher Columbus near Texas border
J. David Goodman, The New York Times
Sep 15 2011
The bodies of a man and a woman were found hanging from a pedestrian overpass in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo this week with notes threatening similar action against other “Internet snitches.” WARNING - GRAPHIC IMAGES
International Business Times
Aug 24 2011
For the fifth time this year, Mexican police have found the body of a local mayor.
Dan Rather, The Huffington post
Mar 31 2011
Five years into Mexico's U.S.-backed war on drug trafficking, the sale of narcotics continues to be a one of Mexico's most profitable industries -- earning violent cartels an estimated $30 billion each year, or roughly three to four percent of Mexico's...
Ellen Komp, Cannabis Culture
Jan 25 2011
CANNABIS CULTURE - Reports that Arizona shooter Jared Loughner used marijuana and other drugs are being trumpeted by the media. What does our reaction to these revelations say about our society?
Latin American Herald Tribune
Jan 18 2011
The number of civilians killed in the conflict pitting Mexico’s powerful drug cartels against each other and the security forces soared by 172 percent in the last 12 months, capital daily Reforma said Monday, citing official figures.
So Loughner was one of the 1-in-3 people his age who use marijuana? I wonder if he ever drank beer, too?
