How are US policies towards Mexico impacting the socio-economic landscape in the border town of Juarez? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: the Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. Ciudad Juarez, across the river from El Paso, Texas, has become the murder capital of the world, three times more violent than Baghdad. So what explains the rise in drug related violence in Juarez and the rest of Mexico?
Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What should we do on this side of the border to stop the flow of drugs? It's Your Call, with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guest:
Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: the Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields
Click to Listen: What is the US role in Juarez?
Thursday, May 20, 2010
What is the US role in Juarez?
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
How do the Drug War and NAFTA Affect Mexico?
How is the so-called "war on drugs" and NAFTA affecting Mexico? On the next Your Call, we'll have a conversation with journalist Charles Bowden, author of Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields. In 2009, 23,000 people were killed in drug-related violence in Mexico, 4,300 of them in Ciudad Juarez alone. What explains the rise in drug violence?
Join us live at 11 or send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org. What's driving the so-called "war on drugs" and who's benefiting from it? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.
Guest:
Charles Bowden, a veteran journalist who has been reporting on Juarez for fifteen years. He is the author of a new book, Murder City: Ciudad Juarez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields.
Click to Listen: How do the Drug War and NAFTA Affect Mexico?