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Drug War
Trump Is Betting MAGA Fans Will Relish an Expanded War on Drugs
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela fuses the deeply unpopular “war on drugs” with the “war on terror.”
Trump’s Expanded Drug War Will Make Overdose Crisis Worse, Experts Say
An executive order declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction could remove supports that keep people alive.
Historian: US Escalation Against Venezuela Isn’t About Drugs — It’s About Maduro
Trump declared a blockade on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela amid a vast US military buildup.
Trump’s Illegal Boat Strikes Recall Duterte’s “Drug War” Mass Killings
Former Philippine President Duterte awaits trial in the ICC for using the pretext of a drug war for his murder campaign.
Trump’s Escalation Against Venezuela Is Built on the War on Drugs
Every president since Nixon has advanced the policies and institutions that Trump is using to take us to closer to war.
Trump Is Moving Relentlessly Toward Illegal War in Venezuela
The Trump administration’s murderous strikes on small boats at sea constitute unlawful extrajudicial killings.
US Strikes 2 Boats in Pacific Ocean as Hegseth Pledges “Strikes Will Continue”
Members of Congress say the Pentagon has still not provided any evidence to back justifications for the attacks.
Colombia’s US Ambassador Denounces Trump’s Deadly Caribbean Boat Strikes
Ambassador Daniel García-Peña discusses the escalating tensions between the US and Colombia.
Trump Administration’s Deadly Strike on Venezuelan Boat Raises Fear of Wider War
The US is escalating the “war on drugs” and folding it into the “war on terror,” says historian Greg Grandin.
Overdose Deaths May Be Decreasing Overall — But Not for Oppressed Communities
The US is still losing more than 100,000 people to drug overdoses every year, with stark racial disparities.