Machos y Putas: Masking Mexicos Violence
Hes dead and shes half naked. Two images I encounter at every newspaper stand in Mexico Citymachos y putas. A
Uruguay: The Right to the Truth
On May 20, the Uruguayan Chamber of Deputies voted down a proposal to annul a law that protects former members
Dying Isnt Enough: A Young Hit Man in Michoacán
I found Beto by chance. For several months in 2007, I had been searching for the so-called child soldiers of
Beyond the Drug War: The Pentagon’s Other Operations in Latin America
Stryker armored vehicle test in Suriname (yuma.army.mil).For the last two decades, the dominant narrative justifying the U.S. military’s activities in
In Search of Real Reform: Lessons From Mexicos Long History of Drug Prohibition
I had thought that drug-policy-related violence had become so routine, and had gone on for so long, that it had
No End in Sight: Violence in Ciudad Juárez
Ciudad Juárez, in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, is known as a city of death.1 Perhaps the most violent place
Mexicos Drug Crisis: Alternative Perspectives
The U.S.-led global war on drugs has recently faced perhaps the most powerful challenges to its legitimacy, from both above
Making Sense of Colombia-Venezuela Relations
For anyone following Venezuela-Colombia relations, developments over the past few months have caused some significant head scratching. First, after the
Marketing Violence in Mexicos Drug War
When Mexican president Felipe Calderón took office in December 2006, the country was in the grip of deep and multifaceted
Machos y Putas: Masking Mexico’s Violence
He’s dead and she’s half naked. Two images I encounter at every newspaper stand in Mexico City—machos y putas. A
