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Bad Goods

How Drug Cartels Infiltrate Customs and Get Rich Off Cars From the US

Cross border schemes around cars crossing the U.S/Mexico international line show how Mexico's powerful criminal organizations are profiting from much more than just drugs.
Jason Buch
7.22.21
Bad Goods

Fentanyl Is Wreaking Havoc in Tijuana. Is the Rest of Mexico Next?

The use of fentanyl in Mexico is growing—and leading to a spike in overdoses and homicides.
Nathaniel Janowitz
7.22.21
mexico

‘Donkey Land’ Is Trying To Save Mexico's Iconic Burros From Disappearing

Technological advances, urbanization and rising demand for donkey skins in China has decimated Mexico's donkey numbers in recent decades. 
Jeff Ernst
7.22.21
olympics

'My Own Sacrifice is Nothing': Why This Myanmar Swimmer is Skipping the Olympics

“They have given their lives. Compared to their sacrifice, my own sacrifice is nothing.”
Maung Moe
Joe Freeman
7.22.21
unions

This Is the Best Chance in Generations to Pass Pro-Worker Legislation

A new coalition of most powerful progressive organizations has united to push the Senate to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
Lauren Kaori Gurley
7.22.21
Dating

What I Learned about American Men as a Translator at a Matchmaking Agency

The men using international dating websites had troubling ideas about the shortcomings of American women.
Veronika Melkozerova
7.22.21
Recipe

Grilled Oysters with Ramp Butter Recipe

Optimize your precious ramp haul with this simple, savory butter, perfect for dressing up grilled oysters.
Farideh Sadeghin
7.22.21
Tokyo 2020

Macron Will Use the Olympics to Help Reunite a French Father With His Kids

“I don’t even know if they’re dead or alive.”
Hanako Montgomery
7.22.21
Money

Hundreds of Indian Street Vendors Found to Be Secret Millionaires

An income tax raid revealed over 250 street food vendors and scrap dealers have been buying homes and cars while evading taxes. 
Shamani Joshi
7.22.21
Informer
7:26

The Horrors of Being a Facebook Moderator

A former Facebook content moderator describes how reviewing thousands of pieces of graphic and disturbing imagery without proper mental health support left him with PTSD.
Decade of Hate

The Rise and Fall of Europe’s Most Influential Far-Right Youth Movement

Generation Identity gained global influence by repackaging an old, hateful ideology for a new young audience, before being banned and de-platformed as dangerous extremists.
VICE Staff
7.22.21
Nightlife

Behold: The Return of the Messy Night Out

After 16 months, clubs in England are open again. VICE writer Izzy Copestake spent "freedom day" partying (and reporting).
Izzy Copestake
7.22.21
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