New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US New York Could Open the First Safe Injection Site in the US
As the death toll from the opioid crisis rises, the city is exploring a humane alternative.
Apr 24, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America Colombia’s Presidential Hopeful Gustavo Petro Wants a New Left for Latin America
In an interview with The Nation, the former mayor of Bogotá discusses what his election would mean for Colombia and the region.
Apr 18, 2018 / Q&A / Miguel Salazar
Drug Addiction Isn’t a Crime—We Just Treat it Like One Drug Addiction Isn’t a Crime—We Just Treat it Like One
A new film proves that there is an alternative, and that it works.
Apr 12, 2018 / Ari Kohn
The Formerly Incarcerated Are Becoming Opioid-Overdose First Responders The Formerly Incarcerated Are Becoming Opioid-Overdose First Responders
By putting naloxone into the hands of people just released from state prisons, New York hopes to curb this terrible crisis.
Apr 3, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It! Chicago Says It Loud and Clear: Legalize It!
Cook County voters overwhelmingly backed a marijuana referendum, and the new Democratic nominee for governor is all-in for reform.
Mar 21, 2018 / John Nichols
It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment It’s Time to Stop Fixating on Punishment
Trump’s call to execute drug dealers is bizarre and irrational, but so is our criminal-justice system.
Mar 15, 2018 / Column / Kai Wright
A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration
In their choice of a police chief and through other local initiatives, mayors can make major strides in improving the way their constituents interact with police and the criminal j...
Mar 12, 2018 / Collier Meyerson
The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis The Left Needs to Care About the Opioid Crisis
Progressives should learn from the past to respond to the overdose epidemic.
Mar 5, 2018 / Jeremy Saunders
Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office Progressive Change Is Rocking One of the Most Unlikely Places in Philadelphia—the DA’s Office
Dispatches from the Urban Resistance, from Philly to Kansas City and beyond.
Feb 28, 2018 / Jimmy Tobias
The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery. The Pentagon Sent $500 Million Abroad for International Drug Wars. What Happened Next Is a Mystery.
A report by the Defense Department’s inspector general raises questions about a combatant command with a history of scandals.
Feb 8, 2018 / Nick Turse