Death Toll Increases to Over 5,000 and Counting

Mary Ann West, 10.02.2009

The deaths of unauthorized migrants have been a predictable and inhumane outcome of border security policies on the U.S.-Mexico border over the last fifteen years.

Mexico and Argentina Move to Decriminalize Marijuana and Other Drugs

Tony Newman, 09.26.2009

Drug Policy Alliance Network, Director of Media Relations

In the last week both Mexico and Argentina made international news by passing a law and making a major Supreme Court ruling calling for low-level drug offenders to receive treatment instead of jail.

Mexico's Murdered Journalists

Reporters Uncensored, 09.25.2009

A new Web destination, TV model and online community

Last month, Mexican lawmakers quietly slipped a bill into the books that will legalize small amounts of marijuana, cocaine, heroine and even methamphetamines.

Mexico -- Immigration Si; Corruption No

James D. Zirin, 09.12.2009

Trial and appellate lawyer, writer and cable TV talk show host

Mexico has a democratically elected government, and a relatively stable society, but the power of the drug cartels is formidable.

The Fresh Face of Immigration

Margee Ensign, 09.10.2009

Immigration is an area where people argue from individual experience. The worker in the US who has lost a job and concludes it is because of undocumented worker is not likely to be persuaded by the statistics.

Make Guacamole, Not War

Jim Benning, 08.28.2009

Coeditor of WorldHum.com

Michoacan -- once a sleepy, humble, unselfconscious Mexican haven -- is now center stage in Mexico's drug war.

Cartel Warfare: How Mexico Lost Ciudad Juárez PART 2

Federico Manfredi, 08.21.2009

Ciudad Juárez acquired the dubious reputation of wild border town during the Prohibition years, and has long been a major transshipment point for drugs entering the United States, but bloody struggles among rival cartels here are a relatively new phenomenon that stems from recent domestic and international developments.

Cartel Warfare: How Mexico Lost Ciudad Juárez: PART 1

Federico Manfredi, 08.17.2009

When I asked him whether he was referring to the agents of the Sinaloa Cartel, who are allegedly attempting to take over the city from the Juárez Cartel, he became nervous and defensive: "Why do you ask me if you already know?"

20,000 American Guns Trafficked to Mexican Criminals

Paul Helmke, 08.07.2009

President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

With 20,000 illegal guns from America recovered at crime scenes in Mexico over the last five years, there is no excuse for Congress and the President not to take steps now to close the gun show loophole.

NAFTA And The Drug Cartels: "A Deal Made In Narco Heaven" -- Exclusive Excerpt and Live Chat at 3pm EST

Ryan Grim, 08.01.2009

The NAFTA debate was difficult enough without having to talk about the sprawling Mexican drug trade and its attendant corruption. And how NAFTA would also end up benefiting the cartels. So President Clinton ordered his people not to talk about it.

Why We Must Reform Our Criminal Justice System

Sen. Jim Webb, 07.11.2009

Democratic U.S. Senator from Virginia

One in every 31 adults in the United States is in prison, in jail, or on supervised release. Numbers only tell part of the story.

Begging for Help on Crack Street

Richard Farrell, 06.15.2009

Author of What's Left of Us

America will never be safe from the gigantic ramifications of illegal drug use unless the Obama administration mounts a major campaign to rehabilitate drug addicts.

Antiquated Drug Laws Cost Us Plenty

Diane Dimond, 06.11.2009

Modern day journalist

Come sit down with me. Let's have a chat -- a meaningful and productive chat. You comfortable, you want some tea? Here's what I'm thinking. With al...

What Do You Know, the Ex-Drug Czar Is Still Full of Sh*t!

Paul Armentano, 06.07.2009

Walters demonstrated that he remains an unrepentant liar -- even though he's no longer paid by the federal government to be one.

Gun Violence Prevention And Obama's First 100 Days: Incomplete

Paul Helmke, 05.30.2009

President, Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence

Over the last 100 days, the nation has suffered a string of mass shootings taking the lives of 57 people in less than a month. The president's direct response to this gun violence has been minimal.

Is President Obama Serious About a New Relationship with the Americas?

Sarah van Gelder, 05.21.2009

Co-Founder and Executive Editor of YES! Magazine, www.yesmagazine.org

Will Obama rebuild our relationship with the south on a foundation of respect for democracy? Or will it be more of the same superpower policies cloaked in collaborative and intelligent rhetoric?

Bad Assumptions Guide US Policy on Day of Obama Visit to Mexico

Ted Lewis, 05.17.2009

we need an approach that decriminalizes undocumented workers and prioritizes stabilizing Mexican communities as part of a broader program of economic recovery.

Sorry NRA -- Mexican Gun Traffickers Buy American

Josh Sugarmann, 05.16.2009

Executive director of the Violence Policy Center in Washington, DC.

Why are "Mexican drug lords who make Forbes magazine's list of billionaires" shopping for guns in the U.S.A.? Because they know a bargain when they see one.

A Different Kind Of Tea Party!

Paul Armentano, 05.15.2009

This Tax Day it's not just NORML that is calling on lawmakers to tax and regulate marijuana. In today's economic climate, the question is: who isn't?

New Campaign Should Blame Prohibition, Not Pot Smokers for Violence in Mexico

Tony Newman, 05.15.2009

Drug Policy Alliance Network, Director of Media Relations

It is disingenuous to connect the average American's marijuana consumption to the horrific violence that is resulting from Mexico's drug war.

Thinking About Legalizing Drugs

Stephen C. Rose, 05.09.2009

Founder of prize-winning magazine 'Renewal'

By Stephen C. Rose Let's start with the fact that many of our drug problems involve drugs that are completely legal. The pain pill variety and variou...