In this episode, Hal and Craig discuss Steven Soderbergh's Traffic and its perspective on the War on Drugs, as well as our favorite Soderbergh films. Discussion also includes:
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SOURCES & LINKS:
1999 UNESCO report "Drug Trafficking in Mexico: A First General Assessment" by sociologist Luis Astorga: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000117644
Gorrin, Morales-Arilla, and Ricca (2023). "Export side effects of wars on organized crime: The Case of Mexico" Volume 144 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022199623000612