John Lindsay-Poland
Researcher and activist focused on human rights and demilitarization in Latin America who coordinates the Stop U.S. Arms to Mexico campaign and comments on arms trafficking and policy impacts.
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Apr 9, 2026 • 49min
Trump Re-ups the Forever Drug War — How US Policy Fueled Mexico's Cartel Crisis
John Lindsay-Poland, activist coordinating Stop U.S. Arms to Mexico, and Christy Thornton, NYU historian of Latin America, unpack how U.S. policies and weapons flow helped militarize Mexico. They trace decades of security cooperation, the Mérida funding, kingpin strategies, and the violent fallout including cartels’ evolution and cross-border arms trafficking.
Jul 23, 2024 • 56min
The Panama Canal
Marixa Lasso, Panamanian historian and author, traces communities erased by the Canal Zone. John Lindsay Poland, writer and human rights researcher, maps U.S. political and military maneuvers. They discuss canal engineering choices, forced removals and flooded towns, segregation and imported labor, militarization and bases, the 1964 flag riots, treaties and the 1999 handover.
