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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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigDec 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 )
BLANKNov 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 )
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Staff / TruthdigSep 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 )
Kasia Anderson / TruthdigSep 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 )
Emma Niles / TruthdigSep 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 )
By Phillip Smith / AlterNetMay 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 )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 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 )
Emma Niles / TruthdigApr 8, 2016
The former president verbally takes on protesters at a Philadelphia campaign event for his wife, Hillary Clinton, who as first lady had expressed support for the crime bill he signed during his first term. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
BLANKJan 24, 2016
She had worked for change in the country since the age of 12, when she began attending political rallies. But she served only one day of her term as mayor of Temixco before being gunned down by a drug gang. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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