Drug War and Drug Policy

Mexico’s Drug Problem–and Ours Mexico’s Drug Problem–and Ours

Drug-related violence tearing Mexican society apart. Is America next?

Sep 6, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman

Playing Politics at School Playing Politics at School

Casting himself as tough on school crime as election day nears, Kentucky Republican Representative Geoff Davis is pushing a measure that puts the constitutional right of students a...

Oct 24, 2006 / Feature / Hasdai Westbrook

Drug Busts=Jim Crow Drug Busts=Jim Crow

The drug war is the heir to Jim Crow: a form of widespread, legalized discrimination.

Jun 21, 2006 / Feature / Ira Glasser

Drug War Flunks Out Drug War Flunks Out

Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the ACLU are challenging a draconian Education Department rule that blocks student drug offenders from receiving federal aid.

May 25, 2006 / Editorial / Hasdai Westbrook

Afghan Poppies Bloom Afghan Poppies Bloom

The war-ravaged, opium-dependent country lives in fear of a new drug war.

Jan 6, 2005 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Why They Hated Gary Webb Why They Hated Gary Webb

Few spectacles in journalism in the mid-1990s were more disgusting than the slagging of Gary Webb in the New York Times, Washington Post and Los Angeles Times.

Dec 16, 2004 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn

Talking With Anthony Papa Talking With Anthony Papa

He is using his art to publicize the injustice of the drug laws that put him away.

Dec 9, 2004 / Feature / Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow

Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy Cultivating Opium, Not Democracy

Afghanistan's crop "has spread like wildfire."

Nov 23, 2004 / Column / Robert Scheer

Washington Votes for War in Colombia Washington Votes for War in Colombia

The US troop presence is doubled--as Colombia's civil movement says no to more war.

Oct 19, 2004 / Feature / Bill Weinberg

Latin America’s Longest War Latin America’s Longest War

In May, Jan Egeland, the United Nations Undersecretary for Humanitarian Affairs, called a news conference in New York to declare publicly what he had been warning people about fo...

Jul 29, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Peter Canby

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