Mexican Drug Wars Claim 5,000 Lives in 2008

Staff / Truthdig Dec 5, 2008 It's been a creeping tragedy that has escaped serious attention by many major media outlets, but the recurring waves of drug violence in Mexico have taken the lives of about 5,000 people in 2008. In response, the Mexican government has deployed more than 40,000 troops, though corruption within the state's security forces remains a grave problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S. Puts Fresh Cash Into the Drug War

Staff / Truthdig Dec 4, 2008 While the rest of the world has been preoccupied with a financial meltdown, a handful of wars and a terrorist attack or two, Mexico has been waging war on its homegrown drug industry, and the death count is mounting. U.S. Ambassador Tony Garza announced that El Norte is sending a couple hundred million down south to aid the cause. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Reefer Madness, Cali Style

Staff / Truthdig Feb 2, 2006 Mexican drug cartels have helped make California the largest domestic supplier of pot in the nation Seventy percent of the plants are growing in state and national parks zReportage magazine has an eye-opening photo essay and story. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )