Dawn Marie Paley

Dawn Marie Paley is a journalist and researcher based in Mexico. She is the author of Drug War Capitalism and the cofounder of Ojalá, a bilingual feminist weekly. (June 2025)

A Shelter or a Prison?

There’s a severe shortage of public treatment options in Mexico for people who use drugs and wish to stop. Small, clandestine private clinics fill the gap.

The Way That Leads Among the Lost: Life, Death, and Hope in Mexico City

by Angela Garcia

June 12, 2025 issue

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