ALAN FRAM / The Associated PressMay 8, 2018
Legislators from both parties point the finger at distributors who missed signs of suspicious activity that resulted in millions of prescription pills being shipped to West Virginia, a state ravaged by opioid deaths. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Phillip Smith / AlterNetJan 5, 2018
The attorney general's rescinding of Obama-era "hands-off" guidance to federal prosecutors is sending shock waves through the marijuana industry, but its impact is likely to be limited. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Darlene Superville and Matthew Daly / APOct 17, 2017
Rep. Tom Marino withdraws after reports that he played a key role in weakening the government’s authority to stop companies from distributing opioids. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Juan Cole / TruthdigAug 6, 2013
All the stories about the government’s quest for Total Information Awareness about the phone calls, email, Internet searches, etc. of 312 million ordinary Americans raise some questions in my mind. There are so many things about these stories that don’t make sense. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 5, 2013
According to a report published by Reuters on Monday, a secret special unit within the Drug Enforcement Administration is using data from Internet and phone records obtained by the NSA to help launch investigations in the U.S. that are largely unrelated to national security issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 4, 2011
To what length should governments enable crime in order to catch criminals? That’s the ethical issue raised by a New York Times article that reports DEA agents have laundered millions of dollars in drug proceeds to battle Mexican cartels. More than 40,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence in Mexico since 2006. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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