Chinese crime gangs are flooding rural America with drugs. Steve Robinson of the Maine Wire is one of the only journalists who’s noticed. A shocking story.
(00:00) The Takeover of Maine by Chinese Drug Cartels
(06:53) How the Legalization of Marijuana Made Illegal Drug Trafficking Way Worse
(12:11) How Warren Buffett Paved the Way for the Chinese Mafia
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May 2025
The Chinese Mafia Takeover of America's Weed Industry
There''s a new king at the top of the US weed game, raking in tens of billions of dollars, so organized and prolific that they've replaced the cartels. A sprawling, shadowy empire of Chinese triads is running thousands of illegal grow ops across the U.S. From California suburbs t ... Show More
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Aug 2025
Threats and Cash: How China Meddles in U.S. Local Elections
<p>A curious news story emerged in New York last week. It involved the mayor’s race, a reporter from the news outlet The City and a bag of chips.</p><p>Michael Forsythe, a reporter on the investigations team at The New York Times, explains how the episode fits into a larger story ... Show More
31m 18s
Dec 2024
The Manhunt, the Manifesto and the Murder Charge
<p>Last week, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare was shot and killed in Manhattan. A five-day search for the gunman ensued.</p><p>On Monday, a 26-year-old suspect, Luigi Mangione, was arrested in Pennsylvania after an employee at a McDonald’s recognized him and called the po ... Show More
22m 10s
Aug 2025
Immigration and crime crackdown in the capital; Why Born to Run was "an existential moment" in Springsteen's career
<p>The Trump administration's crackdown on crime and illegal immigration is escalating. National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., are now carrying firearms, and President Trump is threatening to send them to other cities like Chicago and Baltimore. In immigration news, a case th ... Show More
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