Eugene Jarecki

Eugene Jarecki is an acclaimed filmmaker who has twice won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, first in 2005 for Why We Fight, an examination of America's military-industrial complex and then in 2012 for The House I Live In, an exploration of the origins and impact of the US War on Drugs. His other films include Reagan (HBO, 2011), The Trials of Henry Kissinger (BBC/Sundance, 2002) and Freakonomics (Magnolia, 2010). He is also the author of The American Way of War (Simon & Schuster, 2008), andthe creator of Move Your Money, a viral video that sparked a national movement to shift personal banking away from "too big to fail" banks in 2010.

Voting Out the Drug War Voting Out the Drug War

Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.

Nov 14, 2012 / Editorial / Eugene Jarecki

California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow?

California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow? California Rolls Back ‘Three Strikes’—Will Others Follow?

Along with marijuana decriminalization in other states, the success of Proposition 36 in California is a ray of hope for those trapped in the abyss of the War on Drugs.

Nov 8, 2012 / Eugene Jarecki

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