Cocaine Incorporated

Because: I’ve been around my dad, who was born in raised in Mexico, where the majority of his family still lives, a few times when the conversation has turned to the drug war. He’s always said, “It’s a U.S. problem being fought on Mexican soil.” This article validates and brings that point home. It’s an interesting way to research and report the problem, as well. I think the amount of bloodshed associated with the trade was a bit downplayed, but at the same time I do think it’s too heavy a point of focus in much of the mainstream media, painting Mexico as some entirely anarchic, hopeless land.