Some People Need Killing won’t likely be a bestseller in the Philippines, but it could help bring Rodrigo Duterte to justice.
Fear and Loathing in Duterte’s Philippines: An Interview with Vicente Rafael
Rodrigo Duterte is about to leave office. Will his successor as Philippine president be just as vulgar and ruthless?
The U.S. War on Drugs is Driving the Displacement Crisis
Why are desperate refugees turning up on the U.S. border? Because we have offloaded the costs of the drug war on Latin America.
The U.S. Needs a New ‘Good Neighbor’ Policy Toward Latin America
Progressive groups are pushing a potential Biden administration to base its policies toward the region on non-intervention, cooperation, and mutual respect.
We Need a Progressive Alternative on Trade — and NAFTA 2.0 Isn’t It
Here’s what a progressive trade agenda that actually protects people and planet would actually look like.
Whistling by the Drug War’s Graveyard
Is Mexico winding down or winding up the drug war?
Trump’s Mexico Tariffs Are About White Nationalism, Not Trade
There’s nothing “uncontrollable” about people applying for asylum. All the U.S. has to do is meet its obligations under international law.
Central America Needs a Marshall Plan
U.S. policies helped create the refugee crisis in Central America. Better ones can help resolve it.
Hillary Clinton’s Dark Drug War Legacy in Mexico
Clinton’s State Department overlooked human rights abuses and corruption while keeping a lucrative flow of contracts moving to U.S. security firms working in Mexico.
How a Little Pink Flower Defeated the World’s Sole Superpower
American military technology transformed remote, landlocked Afghanistan into the world’s first true narco-state.