Vice
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 06:55
According to the Congressional Research Service, for the 2015 fiscal year the Obama administration requested $3.1 billion in aid for Israel from the United States Foreign Military Funding program. Vice invited Rob Pinfold, former researcher at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to explain what would happen if the U.S. stopped sending money to Israel.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 08:34
A gold rush swept through swaths of Colombia, and narco-trafficking groups—both guerrillas and paramilitary organizations—turned to the precious metal to make up for lost profits in the drug trade. In many parts of the country, gold became the new cocaine.
Friday, April 18, 2014 - 07:02
The consequences of this political impasse have become plainly obvious as protests and demands descend into increasingly hardline activism and low-level insurgency.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 00:00
With road checkpoints and blockades against police and soldiers, community forces have avoided disarmament. But the government insists that it is imminent.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014 - 00:00
In this Colombian city, protection is an offer you can't refuse—those who don't pay with cash often pay with their lives.
Thursday, November 14, 2013 - 12:14
If it hadn’t been drowned out by the ongoing wars in Mali and Syria, you would have heard all about the brutal civil war that broke out in the Central African Republic (CAR) in December of 2012. I guess there's only so much war you can read about at any given time, but the one currently tearing through the bush of the Central African Republic is a significant one. One UN official is even claiming a high threat of genocide in the coming months as Christian and Muslim militias face off in a war of escalating sectarian violence. Things are pretty dire, and international bodies haven’t made any moves towards getting involved and trying to end the bloodshed.
Tuesday, October 1, 2013 - 00:00
The government and its agents were presumed useless until proven otherwise. It didn't matter if it was because they were too overwhelmed to help, as in the case of the Guerrero government, or seemingly uninterested in doing so, like the federal government
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 00:00
It's hard to know what to say about a mother who has found out that her son was murdered for the price of a pair of shoes.
Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 00:00
For reasons no one is sure of, the combos have been flying under the radar. Things may seem more peaceful as of late, but that doesn't mean that they've stopped selling drugs or murdering people
Friday, July 20, 2012 - 00:00
About a year ago, the residents of Cheran rose up in an armed rebellion and kicked out the loggers, cartels, and the corrupt local government. Since then, they’ve implemented self-governance based on traditional customs.