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Drug War and Drug PolicyDecember 9, 2010
Questions for the Drug Czar
On October 1, just one month before Californians voted on Proposition 19, Sasha Abramsky spoke by phone with Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, about prospects for drug reform in America.
Sasha Abramsky
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Drug War and Drug PolicyDecember 9, 2010
Altered State: California’s Pot Economy
Despite the defeat of Proposition 19, growers in California are expanding a profitable system for cultivating pot.
Sasha Abramsky
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Drug War and Drug PolicyDecember 9, 2010
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PoliticsNovember 17, 2010
Meet the GOP’s Young Guns: Paul Ryan, Eric Cantor and Kevin McCarthy
Introducing the Republican Party’s rising stars.
John Nichols, Ari Berman and Sasha Abramsky
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Campaigns and ElectionsSeptember 29, 2010
Brown Is Back
At the California governor’s debate, Democrat Jerry Brown redeemed his flagging campaign by making a clear and convincing case for his candidacy.
Sasha Abramsky
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EconomySeptember 2, 2010
Nevada Goes Bust
A severe budget crisis has put all state services–from education to eldercare–in jeopardy.
Sasha Abramsky
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Criminal JusticeJune 16, 2010
Is This the End of the War on Crime?
The era of "Lock ’em up and throw away the key" seems, slowly, to be drawing to a close.
Sasha Abramsky
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Political FiguresJanuary 21, 2010
Obama and the Long View
Confident in the long-term impact of his policy decisions, Obama rarely gets flustered by short-term shifts in political fortune.
Sasha Abramsky
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PoliticsJanuary 21, 2010
Standing Up for Change
A growing number of Californians are organizing to develop solutions.
Sasha Abramsky
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PoliticsJanuary 21, 2010
West Coast Wasteland
Savage budget cuts and political dysfunction are tearing California’s social infrastructure apart.
Sasha Abramsky