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Cold War fever: US targets Colombia and Venezuela
Rubio and Trump seek the power to kill who they want, when they want, and they don't think they owe you an explanation
Oct 22 • 
Joshua Collins
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Trump’s ‘War on Drugs’ comes to Colombia: and for Colombians as well
Multiple Colombian citizens have been bombed by the US. Trump ends all aid as Petro goes on the offensive
Oct 19 • 
Joshua Collins
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Coca energy drinks soon at a store near you?
After WHO said coca leaf is safe, a UN re-evaluation in December could be a game-changer for Bolivia
Oct 12
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Trump brings the 'War on Terror' to America: it's a recipe for totalitarianism
The 'Wars' on terror and drugs are being brought to bear on internal and external enemies alike
Oct 4 • 
Joshua Collins
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Is the US really going to bomb Venezuela?
If you had asked me a month ago, I would have responded, “Absolutely not.” Now I’m not so certain
Oct 2 • 
Joshua Collins
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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
Sep 9, 2023 • Joshua Collins
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The Rubio and Trump story over Venezuelan boat bombing is full of holes — and fabrications
Sep 7 • Joshua Collins
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On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
Mar 8 • Daniela.
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Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
Jan 17, 2024 • Joshua Collins
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Report accuses Ecuador of 'forced disappearances.' It couldn't come at a worse time for Noboa
National protests kicked off Monday and have spread to the capital as indigenous federation CONAIE calls for a national strike
Sep 24 • 
Joshua Collins
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Pirates vs. Police on the streets of Lima
Youth in Peru take a page from Nepalese rebellion as the pirate flag from "One Piece" flies in pitched street battles against state forces
Sep 21 • 
Joshua Collins
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Trump decertifies Colombia in the 'War on Drugs', Petro announces retaliatory actions
Petro's supporters say US is interfering in elections next year. The declaration does not include sanctions.
Sep 16 • 
Joshua Collins
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The Rubio and Trump story over Venezuelan boat bombing is full of holes — and fabrications
The Tren de Aragua doesn't traffic drugs internationally. Is this an escalation in drug policy or simply importing the 'War on Terror' to the Americas?
Sep 7 • 
Joshua Collins
20
Trump's Venezuela gambit may be a show, but it's ratcheting up pressure on civil society
Warship deployments, bounties, and aggressive rhetoric from the White House put Venezuela on "high alert"
Aug 24 • 
Joshua Collins
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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
US threatens to bomb Colombia. Milei wins in Argentina. Naboa cries in Ecuador, and Peru's new president thinks people want to topple him: he's right
Oct 27 • 
Joshua Collins
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Daniela.
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ICE capades: The Resistance
This week we take a look at the normal folks, day-in and day-out, defying the largest law-enforcement agency on the planet
Oct 25 • 
Joshua Collins
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US adds Colombian President to the 'Kingpin' list
Treasury blacklists Petro, his wife, son, and associates with sanctions usually reserved for narcos
Oct 24 • 
Joshua Collins
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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
US and Colombia in a war of words, and trade. Peru wants to topple another president. Ecuador still raging, and Bolivia has kind of boring elections
Oct 21 • 
Joshua Collins
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ICE capades: the roundup
PWS weekly on the ghoulish acts, dastardly deeds, and unseemly actions of the country's now-biggest LEO
Oct 18 • 
Joshua Collins
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