Charles Bowden -- Selections from an Interview

Charles Bowden is an author and journalist whose work has largely focused on the US/Mexico Border region. His writing has especially centered on the Mexican Drug War and Ciudad Juárez, the border city known as the epicenter of Mexican drug violence. His critically acclaimed book, Murder City: Ciudad Juárez and the Global Economy's New Killing Fields, was published in 2010 by Nation Books. His latest work, edited along with Molly Molloy, is El Sicario: The Autobiography of a Mexican Assassin and was just released, also by Nation Books.

On June 30, 2011 Bowden sat down for a video interview while in San Francisco for a speaking engagement. In his responses he argues the extreme violence seen in Mexico is a sign of a deeper societal disintegration resulting from governmental corruption, failed economic policies, and the War on Drugs.

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[DSPMediaTucson]

The only thing I can add as Bowden is right on is Catholicism needs to step out of the dark ages and advocate education of birth control and birth control it self to the masses! The earth can only sustain so many without total chaos!

The Catholic Church needs to advocate these needed principles or else...

[DSPMediaTucson]

Bowden is spot on...

[simmick1]

sluuuuuuured Voice Indeed,,,he sounds like a tape recorder gone wrong! But he knows his information!

[cykovisuals]

1. Slurred voice. 2. Photographer vest. 3. 70's era chair 4.TL;DW

[Arkinight]

Monroe Doctrine working as intended.

[DecentralizedByGuilt]

great interview

[ColdChicago]

our dollar who art in heaven hallowed be thy name.... for thy name is profit.... and surely goodness and mercy and compassion will follow the bottom line even unto the end of all of our days.. which are now numbered because:

our dollar who art in heaven hallowed by thy name

[randee51]

Author Charles Bowden tells the truth about the horrific consequences of NAFTA and the failed US / Mexican drug war. US politicians won't like what Mr. Bowden says because it does not fit their corporate profit agenda or propaganda.

US citizens are getting raped just as the Mexican citizens are. We are all being raped by the same insidious beast.

I support Mexico in mass asylum to the US. Clog and flog it.

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[babawawasrk]

nice job