Maj. Danny Sjursen / TruthdigDec 8, 2018
The Roaring ’20s ushered in a new modernity and energy but also held the seeds of a great and devastating economic depression. Dig deeper ( 30 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigOct 25, 2014
Drug reform advocates are so sure marijuana is safer than alcohol, they are now challenging police to a "drug duel" to prove their point. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2014
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The former congressman says, "You can't just stay silent when you see a massacre of people going on." Also: Washington, D.C. will decide whether to legalize marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigJan 9, 2014
I have come to believe that we should legalize or at least decriminalize marijuana use. The way we enforce marijuana laws is unconscionable. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 4, 2014
If you've read David Brooks' column about weed, in which The New York Times scribe presents himself as a once-cool kid who got wise and found more fulfilling and morally sound pleasures in the conservative movement, then you know it's begging to be made fun of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigOct 23, 2013
We've come a long way since Gallup first starting asking the question in 1969, when only 12 percent favored legalized cannabis. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigNov 16, 2012
What's next? Amid all the munchie-themed jokes from reporters, political elites and late-night comedians, this remains the overarching question after Coloradans voted overwhelmingly to legalize, regulate and tax marijuana in the same way alcohol is already legalized, regulated and taxed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 14, 2012
A look at the day's political happenings, including the 21st-century version of prohibition and Ohio Gov. John Kasich's comment about women that sounds like it's straight out of the 1950s. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 27, 2010
The billionaire investor/activist has written a well-reasoned essay in the Wall Street Journal arguing for an end to marijuana prohibition The L Times reports that in California, Soros is backing the cause with more than words (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigSep 24, 2010
By their actions, alcohol companies are admitting that more sensible drug policies could cut into their government-created monopoly on mind-altering substances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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