How the Drug War Dies How the Drug War Dies
Just a few decades ago, the left and the right, politicians and the public, universally embraced the criminalization of drug use. But a new consensus has emerged.
Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Maia Szalavitz
The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here
And so are the profiteers. Get ready for Psychedelics Inc.
Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Zoe Cormier
“The Nation” on Drugs “The Nation” on Drugs
Our special issue considers the casualties of the War on Drugs, as well as the unprecedented opportunities to make amends.
Mar 21, 2022 / D.D. Guttenplan
Brittney Griner Is a Political Prisoner Brittney Griner Is a Political Prisoner
It’s time to raise the volume on the plight of the WNBA superstar, who is languishing in Russian custody.
Mar 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Free Brittney Griner Free Brittney Griner
Russia’s jailing of the basketball star is an injustice that requires an international response.
Mar 8, 2022 / Dave Zirin
The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez The Spectacular Fall of Honduras’s Juan Orlando Hernandez
The former president will face drug charges in a US court, but it was the US that empowered him.
Feb 28, 2022 / Jared Olson
America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously. America’s Mayors Should Take Marion Barry as a Model. Seriously.
The former D.C. mayor’s pioneering efforts to provide jobs, affordable housing, and food security deserve to be remembered long after the jokes about his drug use have grown stale.
Feb 14, 2022 / Christina M. Greer
Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star. Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.
The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.
Sep 7, 2021 / Q&A / Karlos K. Hill
We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users We Should Hand Out Free Heroin to Drug Users
The idea that abstinence works is more about our fear of drugs than it is about science.
Aug 25, 2021 / P.E. Moskowitz
The Story of “El Chapo” and Why the Drug War Will Never End The Story of “El Chapo” and Why the Drug War Will Never End
A conversation with Noah Hurowitz about his new book on the Mexican drug lord and the lurid spectacle of mainstream drug coverage.
Aug 2, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Zachary Siegel