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  • Thirst Trap

    Drinking water is so poorly managed that our most basic resource has emerged as a terrifying black market. The stakes are critical, yet for most of us, it’s barely on our radar.

  • Inside Job: Skin Deep

    Black market beauty enhancement has become a game of Russian roulette for people looking to get big. But in the trans community, the black market might be a life saver.

  • Cannabiz

    The wave of cannabis legalizations has deepened divides and complicated the marijuana industry. Corporate weed is thriving but the black market for cannabis still looms large.

  • Rage Against the Machines

    That hit song or sold out show may not be what it seems. Digital trappers are manipulating streaming platforms to turn nobodies into somebodies.

  • The Art of Boosting

    Designer clothes are on sale for unbelievably low prices because the only cost is the risk of getting caught boosting.

  • Black Market Season 2 (Trailer)

    BLACK MARKET with Michael K. Williams returns January 10, 2022.

  • Black Market Season 2 (Teaser)

    See Michael K. Williams in his most personal role. BLACK MARKET returns to VICE TV January 2022. Portrait by Alexis Franklin. Thank you, Michael.

  • Bad Boy School

    Doors open at Chicago’s last therapeutic school and staff struggle to maintain order. Cortez and Crystal recite their record of violence before starting a fight on the school bus.

  • Baltimore

    Baltimore’s racial divide influences the financial lives of a stunt bike rider, an illegal tattoo artist, a hookah business owner, and a photographer.

  • Reno

    The desert frontier town of Reno impacts the fortunes of a valet turned rapper, a funeral director, a cam girl, and the Muslim Republican County Chairman.

  • Stoned Parents

    Many parents who use weed fear having their kids removed by Child Protective Services. Krishna travels to Kansas to see what it’s like to be a stoned parent in a prohibition state. 

  • Lifted in London

    In a vicious cycle of dependency and despair, drug addicts shoplift meat and other everyday items and sell them to cash-strapped Brits struggling to get by in today’s UK.

  • The Lean Scene

    Across the U.S., a powerful opioid-based cough syrup has become a dangerous pop culture sensation.

  • Ronni and Dennis

    Mike sits down with Ronni and Dennis at their apartment and talks about how they shoplift to support their drug habit, and discusses his own battles.

  • Higher Stakes

    In New York City, an illegal gambling underworld flourishes, but sometimes the largest losers are the ones running the games.