Alexander Reed Kelly / Hudson Valley NewsFeb 14, 2018
Jeff Kaufman joined the New York Police Department in 1980 because he wanted to serve his community. He left six years later because the state’s drug laws made that impossible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Phillip Smith / AlterNetFeb 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Nick Turse / TomDispatchFeb 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. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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Maj. Danny Sjursen and Mr. Fish / TruthdigJan 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. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )
Harvey Wasserman / OpEdNewsJan 11, 2018
The drug war is a cash cow for prison owners, cops, guards, lawyers, judges, bailiffs and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Phillip Smith / AlterNetJan 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. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
SADIE GURMAN / The Associated PressJan 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 28, 2017
Many of the United States' neighbors to the south will be voting on new heads of government, possibly changing their countries' directions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Emily Wells / TruthdigJul 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 25, 2017
Homicide records are being broken in the United States' southern neighbor, and American hands are far from clean. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Amy Goodman and Denis MoynihanApr 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Garry LeechFeb 13, 2017
After 13 years covering the U.S. war on drugs in Colombia, an investigative reporter begins a new journey with his family—learning how to live with an invisible illness. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
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