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The Other Journalism with the Other Campaign

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Dark Alliance: The Story Behind the Crack Explosion

The Bogotá Connection: Narco News Investigates DEA Corruption and Cover-Up in Colombia

The House of Death: U.S. Law Enforcement Complicity with Murder in Ciudad Juárez

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The House of Death is No Longer the New Kid on the Block

Two More Houses Doubling as Graveyards Discovered in Ciudad Juárez

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

May 7, 2008


Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts

Sixteen Activists, Some with Life Sentences, Remain Imprisoned for Minor Crimes

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

May 6, 2008


A Primer on Plan Mexico

The Bush Administration Has Put Its Proposal to Militarize Mexico to the Upcoming Iraq Supplemental Bill

By Laura Carlsen
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

May 5, 2008


The Guardian Covers (Up) Colombia’s Reality

London’s “Left Leaning” Newspaper Props Up Latin America’s Most Authoritarian Government

By Joe Emersberger
Special to The Narco News Bulletin

May 5, 2008


Notes on the Conjuncture: Mexico, 2008

Notes for a Presentation to the Oaxaca After the Barricades Conference, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, April 28, 2008

By Fred Rosen
Senior Analyist, North American Congress on Latin America

May 2, 2008


AFL-CIO, in Letter to US Rep. William Delahunt, Comes Out Against Plan Mexico

US Labor Unions: “Increased Funding of the Mexican Military and Police Won’t Enhance Security”

By Barbara Shailor, AFL-CIO
Letter Obtained by Narco News

May 2, 2008


Zapatista Prisoners Transferred from Tabasco to Chiapas Amid Rumors That They Might be Freed

The Other Campaign Remains Skeptical That the Government Will Free the Two Men

By Kristin Bricker
Via the Narcosphere

April 25, 2008


Caciques, Triquis and Impunity – More of the Same

Increasing Level of Threats and Intimidation in the Autonomous Community of San Juan Copala, Oaxaca

By Nancy Davies
Commentary from Oaxaca

April 24, 2008


"We Will Not Be Moved!"

El Barrio Fights Back Against Globalized Gentrification

By Michael Gould-Wartofsky
CounterPunch

en español... "No nos moverán"

April 23, 2008


Foreboding and Loathing in the Quest for the House of Death

After Years of Reporting on the Infamous Juárez House, Narco News Pays a Visit

By Bill Conroy
Via the Narcosphere

April 22, 2008


Three Amigos Summit

Presidents of US, Mexico & Canada Will Meet with 28 Corporate Leaders Behind Closed Doors in New Orleans Sunday and Monday

By Manuel Pérez Rocha and Sarah Anderson
Foreign Policy in Focus

April 19, 2008


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Top Reporters' Notes

Would the real U.S. Senator John McCain stand-up? by Miguel Contreras

On the Longest Walk, Indigenous Peoples human rights forum by Brenda Norrell

Zapatistas End Successful Cafe La Selva Boycott by Kristin Bricker

The House of Death is no longer the new kid on the block by Bill Conroy

Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts by Kristin Bricker (1 Comment)

3M Rosario. Argentina by Romina Trincheri

CCH Vallejo Students and Regeneracion Radio End Occupation of Directors Office by Kristin Bricker

South Dakota Police Illegally Arrest Yankton Sioux on Sovereign Land by Brenda Norrell

Welcome to the Upgraded Narcosphere! by Narco News (1 Comment)

Women Liberate Cruzton Detainees by Kristin Bricker

Top Comments

Press Release: Atenco Torture Survivors Petition IACHR by Kristin Bricker on "Two Years On, Atenco Still Hurts"

Special Thanks by Narco News on "Welcome to the Upgraded Narcosphere!"

Junta's Declaration on the Kidnapping of Zapatista Prisoners by Kristin Bricker on "Zapatista Prisoners Transferred from Tabasco to Chiapas Amid Rumors That They Might be Freed"

Letter from Brutalized Chiapan Prisoners by Kristin Bricker on "Brutal Attack Against Chiapas Political Prisoners"

Open Letter from Tabasco Prisoners to Prison Authorities by Kristin Bricker on "Update: Zapatista Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Tabasco"

Outstanding Story! Thank you Bill Conroy! by Miguel Contreras on "In the Valley of the House of Death, We Shall Hide All Evil"

My Response To Those I Offended With My Story by Miguel Contreras on "Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: A Grave Concern About Their Faith"

The more things change... by Don Henry Ford Jr. on "Cocaine planes make a "Bogot Connection""

The Assassins of the Two Triqui Women Broadcasters by Nancy Davies on "Two Triqui Community Radio Reporters Assassinated"

An old election joke by Mark Smith on "Sadness at Election Madness"