Pirate Trump Pirate Trump
Donald Trump escalates Caribbean tensions with vessel attacks near Venezuela.
Dec 22, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
King of Deadly Illegal Boat Strikes King of Deadly Illegal Boat Strikes
Since September 2, the US has carried out more than 20 strikes on vessels suspected of drug trafficking in both the southern Caribbean and the eastern Pacific. At least 83 people h...
Dec 11, 2025 / OppArt / Felipe Galindo
A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America A Short History of the Long War on Drugs in Latin America
How did we get to a moment when a president could order the serial killing of civilians, publicly share videos of the crimes, and find that the response is little more than a shru...
Nov 26, 2025 / Greg Grandin
On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia
The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.
Oct 27, 2025 / Carl L. Hart
Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree Trump’s Caribbean Killing Spree
The president’s unprecedented and lawless attacks supposedly target drug cartels, but serve a far more troubling political agenda.
Oct 21, 2025 / Greg Grandin
What Are Drugs For? What Are Drugs For?
A conversation with P.E. Moskowitz about the chemical imbalance theory of depression, the false schism between prescription and recreational drugs, and collective psychic pain.
Sep 11, 2025 / Emmeline Clein
With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America With the Strike on a “Drug-Carrying Boat,” Trump Returns to a Dangerous US Policy for Latin America
The attack on a ship off the Venezuelan coast is the first time the US has carried out a deadly military operation on its own in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama.
Sep 8, 2025 / Michael Fox