Drug War and Drug Policy

Employees with Project Weber-Renew in Providence, Rhode Island.

This Overdose Prevention Center Isn’t Giving Up on Harm Reduction This Overdose Prevention Center Isn’t Giving Up on Harm Reduction

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived.

Sep 2, 2025 / StudentNation / Fareed Salmon

Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, October 7, 2024.

Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered? Why Are So Many Mexican Mayors Getting Murdered?

A staggering number of mayors have been brutally killed in the past few years—and there’s no end in sight. What's going on?

Aug 8, 2025 / Oscar Lopez

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats  Align With Elon Musk?

Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk? Now That He’s Turned on Trump, Should Democrats Align With Elon Musk?

No! Hell no! Never! The enemy of your enemy is still a corrupt plutocrat who wants to destroy democracy.

Jun 9, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think Elon Musk’s Real Drug Problem Is Much Worse Than You Think

What happens when you mix ketamine, ecstasy, and mushrooms with far-right ideology? Spoiler: The results aren’t pretty.

Jun 2, 2025 / Jeet Heer

Activists outside the office of US Representative Jeff Hurd (R-CO) in response to proposed cuts to Medicaid, on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC.

Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation Republicans’ “Big Beautiful” Medicaid Cuts Spur Rural Organizing Innovation

Taking away healthcare coverage isn’t just “morally wrong and politically suicidal,” in Senator Josh Hawley’s apt phrase. It’s also putting pressure on rural members of Congress.

May 30, 2025 / Erica Etelson

A woman holds a sign protesting NYC Mayor Eric Adams’s policy on mental health

People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis People Across the Political Spectrum Agree: We Need to Address the Country’s Mental Health Crisis

There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.

May 20, 2025 / Mattea Kramer and Dr. Sean Fogler

This aerial picture shows white-clad forensic experts from the Mexican Attorney General’s Office walking inside the alleged organized crime “extermination camp” in the municipality of Tehuchitlan, Jalisco, Mexico, on March 28, 2025.

Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico Families Try to Find Answers at a Cartel “Extermination Camp” in Mexico

At a Jalisco ranch, investigators found bone fragments and three suspected crematoria. Families toured the camp, hoping to find clues about their missing family members.

Apr 10, 2025 / Ivonne Ortiz

Longtime Southside Harm Reduction Services employee and volunteer Marissa Bonnie displays a syringe used to administer Naloxone, a highly effective overdose reversal drug.

What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like What Harm Reduction Really Looks Like

Harm reduction advocates are implementing solidarity-based strategies for curbing drug overdoses in Minneapolis.

Feb 17, 2025 / Photo Essay / Tim Evans

A woman with a ponytail walks through a door.

Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline Trump’s Phony Trade Wars Are Evidence of American Imperial Decline

President’s bullying of allies yields symbolic results—but betrays substantive weakness.

Feb 5, 2025 / Jeet Heer

LIbertarian National Convention

Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come Trump’s Pardon of Ross Ulbricht Is a Sign of the Corruption to Come

The president granted the unconditional release of the online drug impresario as a favor to libertarians and cryptocurrency partisans.

Jan 27, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

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