Investigative journo. Publisher @OjalaEditorial. Author: Drug War Capitalism & Guerra neoliberal. Generals at the Gates out soon. I used to like it here.
Pre-orders are now available for my new book, Generals at the Gates: Military Power and Social Change in Mexico. Spanish translation coming soon! https://t.co/N4mZK3W4Qz
With Nolan's Odyssey in mind, consider the "drug war" and look at the “people of the sea.” Those are the ones willing to kill their own citizens for “national security” reasons, not the "narcos".
Check my essay "The Mexican Trojan Horse" at The Rumpus: https://t.co/O9cGNzpgJ0
Still working my way thru the Booker longlist but I have read the shortlist, announced today. The Disappearers is my pick to win. I enjoyed John of John and (somewhat reluctantly) Black Bag. The rest of the shortlist is entertaining but unremarkable. https://t.co/52lM8G5ey6
"The State Department on Tuesday notified Congress that it will reprogram $52 million in foreign military financing from Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq to Panama, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia."
That would roughly double FMF to those countries.
https://t.co/MfXbedCgJT
We are humbled to present the largest oral archive of testimony from Gaza produced since the genocide began, a collective memorial to the journalists who gave their lives to tell their people’s stories. LISTEN: https://t.co/qTS04mJsON
@dlm_1994 Hi, thanks for your note. I have a new book on this coming out in November (just handed in final draft and finally coming up for air). I've previously published some pieces on this in the Nation, NACLA, TruthDig and https://t.co/gzoQAeNRlG.
I implore foreign media outlets, journalists, analysts and basically anyone speaking about the security situation in Mexico in the context of the World Cup to refrain from using the word 'the cartel' - unless you're willing and able to explain what that actually means.