
dawn marie paley
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dawn marie paley
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Investigative journo. Publisher @OjalaEditorial. Author: Drug War Capitalism & Guerra neoliberal. New book drops 11/26. I used to like it here.



Last year, I met a Mexican athlete who told me an incredible story—that he’d been kidnapped in 2023 and forced to compete for his life in a secret tournament of cartels. Once I started reporting, the story only got more surreal. For the May issue: theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…

BREAKING: The number of journalists writing about polyamory has now surpassed the number of people engaging in it. Congratulations to all.

We are excited to announce the launch of the 2026 Rosa Luxemburg Journalism Fellowship. We will award $30,000 to an early to mid-career journalist with a history of progressive writing. Learn more and apply here. danielsingerprize.org/2026-journalis…

Ecuador has gone from being one of the most peaceful countries in LatAm to among the most violent in 6 years. The fixation on criminal groups hides a key part of the reason why. dawnpaley.substack.com/p/drug-war-acc…



Ecuador deploys 75,000 soldiers and police to combat drug gangs bbc.in/4lzcKMD







I was in Culiacán last week and like the NYT, I spoke with "more than two dozen people." Many were concerned w/rising fascism and US imperialism. Not one suggested US intervention would be a good thing. nytimes.com/2026/03/11/wor…




