Drugs and "Drug War"

Op-ed: The World Health Organization Documents Failure of U.S. Drug Policies

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:15:18 -0400

Marijuana Policy

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This Is The US On Drugs

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:09 -0400

[P]oliticians [are getting elected] and reelected by talking tough — not smart, just tough — about drugs and crime. But the tougher we get in prosecuting nonviolent drug crimes, the softer we get in the prosecution of everything else because of the limited resources to fund the criminal justice system.

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Iran-Contra’s ‘Lost Chapter’ by Robert Parry

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:50:33 -0400

Iran-Contra’s ‘Lost Chapter’

by Robert Parry

As historians ponder George W. Bush’s disastrous presidency, they may wonder how Republicans perfected a propaganda system that could fool tens of millions of Americans, intimidate Democrats, and transform the vaunted Washington press corps from watchdogs to lapdogs.

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United States Conference of Mayors Unanimously Passes Resolution Calling for City-Coordinated Drug Overdose Prevention Efforts

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:13:39 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008
11:56 AM

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New Report From Interviews With 90 Peace and Justice Organizers: An Assessment of Antiwar Organizing and Activism

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:15:31 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2008
11:00 AM

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Crime Is Falling - But Our Obsession With Locking People Up Keeps Growing

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:53:06 -0400

Crime Is Falling - But Our Obsession With Locking People Up Keeps Growing
Wealth, and the desire to preserve it, is what drives citizens of rich nations to demand an increasingly punitive justice system
by George Monbiot

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Medical-Pot Politics

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:12:31 -0400

Editorial: Medical-Pot Politics

June 22, 2008
Appeal-Democrat

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Sen. Mike Frerichs' Bondage to the Forces of Evil

nightwatch — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:10:38 -0400

You didn't read about this in the News-Gazette. Their editorial board usually tries to paint Democrats in a bad light at the drop of a hat. However, they also have a policy of silencing substantive discussion on any aspect of the drug war that deals with promoting enlightened public policy.

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Profits to Rise at Taxpayers' Expense From One Failed Policy to Another: Blackwater’s Private Spies

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:15:51 -0400

Blackwater’s Private Spies
by Jeremy Scahill

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White House Pushes Controversial Student Drug Testing Agenda at Washington, D.C. Summit on June 4

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:27:41 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2008
12:20 PM

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