The 21st Century begins as the Age of Drought as water is increasingly viewed as a precious commodity. Vanguard takes a look at three places--Florida, China, and Nevada--that are quickly going...  more

During the boom years, no place in America boomed more than Las Vegas. But when the economy collapsed, Vegas fell hard. Laura Ling tours the wreckage of Sin City, from unemployed strippers and...  more

Thanks for your response ras_menelik. Here's a link to a Vanguard episode that I worked on about prison gangs and the politics of prison: http://current.com/items/87979641/prison_power_play.htm

I just want to thank everyone who has posted about this issue. Many of you have called me brave, but it's the wonderful people in Mexico, who are just trying to lead normal lives, that are...  more

While filming in Juarez, Mexico, we visited the local jail where many criminals in Mexico's drug war are locked up. Because the situation has gotten so violent, we were limited in what we...  more

Ruthless drug cartels in Mexico are battling against each other and against the government for control of the drug trade. 2008 was the most violent year in Mexico, with around 6,000 drug-related...  more

Drug related violence in Mexico has reached epic levels. Scores of young men caught up in the drug business are dying as warring cartels battle for power over the drug trade. In this excerpt from...  more

After reporting from Mexico on the drug wars taking place there, I kept in touch with a local journalist from Juarez, Mexico's most violent city. This phone call was a follow up to news that...  more

The Casa del Tunel art museum isn't just any museum celebrating Mexico's contemporary artists. In its previous incarnation, the museum was an actual cross-border tunnel used to smuggled...  more