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The US wants Venezuelan blood gold, but the price is likely much higher than they think
A "repatriation" of $100 million gold to the US almost certainly contained deposits mined by criminal groups through "child labor, torture, and…
Mar 29 • Joshua Collins
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The US wants you to know they're coming after Petro
DEA claims Colombian president is "priority target" in leaks to press, but there are some serious problems with the accusations
Mar 22 • Joshua Collins
Noboa thinks Ecuador can bomb its way out of a security crisis: he's wrong
Inroads by armed groups into new territories illustrate the shortcomings of "mano dura." But they also reveal unique vulnerabilities
Mar 14 • Joshua Collins
Mexico and Colombia owe women a serious debt
Despite progressive leaders who have promised progress in the fight against Gender-based violence, conditions for women in both countries continue to…
Mar 8 • Daniela.
Capture of El Mencho in Mexico leads to violence in areas controlled by CJNG
Burnt cars, roadblocks, and attacks across the country after the killing of one of Mexico's most notorious kingpins
Feb 23 • Joshua Collins
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Gentrification Spurs Cocaine Surge in Medellín
Sep 9, 2023 • Joshua Collins
The Rubio and Trump story over Venezuelan boat bombing is full of holes — and fabrications
Sep 7, 2025 • Joshua Collins
On Machismo, Misogyny, and Murder in Mexico
Mar 8, 2025 • Daniela.
Ecuador goes to "War" against crime, but will it work?
Jan 17, 2024 • Joshua Collins

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Colombia enters election year amid record violence
Colombians will go to the polls to elect a new president and congressmen amidst the highest number of attacks by armed groups since the civil war
Feb 22 • Daniela.
Why the Pope declared war on capybaras
When the Vatican declared our gentle furry friends to be "fish", a near-exctinction event followed
Feb 18 • Joshua Collins
Borders are meant to kill
How wealthy countries designed deadly 'deterrence' policies globally
Feb 12 • Joshua Collins
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Enemigos reconcile over chocolate and dresses
Petro described a “confusing,” but “positive” meeting with Trump after years-long tensions
Feb 4
The borderland cocaine wars
Everything you ever wanted to know about cocaine smuggling from Colombia into Venezuela, and a few things you didn't
Jan 29 • Joshua Collins
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The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
Blackouts, protests and an aid flotilla in Cuba, more details in DEA case against Petro, and the youngest person to die yet in DHS custody leaves Mexico…
Mar 23 • Joshua Collins
US prosecutors investigating Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro: NYT
Two investigations into campaign financing explore links to drug trafficking
Mar 20
Ecuador says it has no idea how its bomb ended up in Colombia
Noboa initially denied the bomb was from Ecuador, but after a high-level meeting between defense ministers, new details emerge
Mar 19 • Joshua Collins
Oppression and resistance: the DHS Diaries
PWS weekly on ICE, Border Patrol, and the brave communities , organizations, and individuals resisting their fascist policies
Mar 16 • Joshua Collins
The Big Stories to watch this week in LATAM
US announces more military strikes in LATAM, mining Venezuelan rare earth minerals could lead serious conflict with AGs, and moderates lose big in…
Mar 9 • Joshua Collins
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