Trump’s Proposed Budget Doubles Down on the Drug War
Feb 13, 2018 It's largely a return to the bad old days, with plenty of spending on cops and money to burn for a border wall that will accomplish nothing.
Pentagon Watchdog Calls Out Two Military Commands for Financial Malfeasance
Feb 9, 2018 The U.S. Africa Command and Central Command squanders $500 million fighting a drug war in a scandal that catches the essence of what may be the true opioid crisis of 21st-century America.
Martin Luther King’s Revolutionary Dream Deferred
Jan 13, 2018 Despite efforts to sanitize the real King, the radical King, the fight to end his "three evils"—racism, poverty and militarism—continues today.
Why Jeff Sessions Loves Pot Prohibition
Jan 11, 2018 The drug war is a cash cow for prison owners, cops, guards, lawyers, judges, bailiffs and others.
Both Sides of the Aisle Fire Back at Jeff Sessions’ War on Weed
Jan 7, 2018 The attorney general's announcement about freeing federal prosecutors to go after marijuana operations in states where it is legal has provoked strong bipartisan opposition.U.S. to End Policy That Let Legal Pot Flourish
Jan 4, 2018 The move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions is likely to add to confusion over whether it’s OK to grow, buy or use marijuana in states where it is legal, since long-standing federal law prohibits it.
What Does 2018 Have in Store for Latin America?
Dec 28, 2017 Many of the United States' neighbors to the south will be voting on new heads of government, possibly changing their countries' directions.
The War on Drugs Is a Failure, so Jeff Sessions Is All for It
Jul 29, 2017 To some, the attorney general’s new policies look like an effort to wrap more chain around people of color and the poor.
Mexico’s Drug War Is Bloodier and Bloodier
Jul 25, 2017 Homicide records are being broken in the United States' southern neighbor, and American hands are far from clean.
Trump’s Making Good on One of His Many Campaign Promises: Promoting Unfettered Police Power
Apr 13, 2017 As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid for unchecked state violence here at home. As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid for unchecked state violence here at home.
