The War on Drugs Is a Failure, so Jeff Sessions Is All for It

Emily Wells / Truthdig 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. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Drug War Is Bloodier and Bloodier

Staff / Truthdig Jul 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 )

Trump’s Making Good on One of His Many Campaign Promises: Promoting Unfettered Police Power

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan 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. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Ghosts Within: A Journalist’s Struggle With PTSD

By Garry Leech Feb 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 )

The Best of ‘Scheer Intelligence’ 2016: Robert Scheer’s Guests Offer a Wealth of Insight

BLANK Jan 1, 2017 Once a week, Truthdig’s editor in chief interviews someone who, through long engagement with American culture or politics, has an informed and highly personal perspective on pressing issues. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Russell Brand on How the War on Drugs Was a Way to Vilify and Control

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 20, 2016 The "Trews" host, who struggled with addiction for many years, sees drug dependence as the inevitable outcome of a consumerist, capitalist society that has stripped human lives of meaning. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Robert Scheer and Journalist Johann Hari Discuss Addiction and the War on Drugs

BLANK Nov 26, 2016 British journalist Johann Hari discusses his new book “Chasing the Scream,” about the history of the drug wars in the U.S. and how other nations approach drugs and addiction. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

From the Civil War to Today: Centuries of Institutional Racism, Explained in Less Than 20 Minutes

Staff / Truthdig Sep 24, 2016 In a new video, actor Romany Malco describes the covert black history of the U.S. and the economic factors behind the prison-industrial complex. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Jay Z Slams America’s Failed ‘War on Drugs,’ Racist Mass Incarceration Racket

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Sep 16, 2016 Today, he notes, "we imprison more people than any other country in the world," and "crack is still talked about as a black problem." Coincidence? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Focus on Insult to Obama Obscures a Crisis in Philippines: the Slaughter of Addicts and Drug Sellers

Emma Niles / Truthdig Sep 7, 2016 President Rodrigo Duterte's crude comment aimed at President Obama led the White House to cancel a meeting between the two leaders. Media coverage of the controversy does nothing to help raise awareness about the extrajudicial slaying of thousands in the Philippines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Obama’s Bureaucrats Thwarting His Efforts to Free Drug War Prisoners

By Phillip Smith / AlterNet May 13, 2016 The applications of thousands of federal inmates eligible for commuted sentences are bottlenecked, and the clock is ticking. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Caravan for Peace, Life and Justice Is Saying ‘No’ to the War on Drugs

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 10, 2016 A group of Latin American activists is winding its way to New York City, where it will participate in a special session of the U.N. General Assembly in order to shine a spotlight on the global horrors wrought by the illicit drug trade. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )