Stories by Charles Shaw
Charles Shaw, a Chicago-based writer, is a regular contributor to AlterNet. He is the former editorial director of the Conscious Choice publications and a contributor to Reality Sandwich. He is currently writing Exile Nation, a drug war memoir.
After a 40-year moratorium, credible research for treating illnesses and addictions with psychedelic compounds has made a miraculous comeback.
Posted on Jul 11, 2008
The pattern of out-of-control consumption in the U.S. is not too different from the well-known behavioral patterns of substance abusers.
Posted on Apr 11, 2008
The counterculture’s exceptionally eccentric soap company hits the big screen.
Posted on Aug 10, 2007
As America responds to its oil addiction, the biotech industry is once again promising to save the world. And this time, they just might mean it.
Posted on Apr 21, 2006
An ex-convict says we cannot address poverty and race in America, nor can we talk about needless death and expense, without addressing the drug war.
Posted on Sep 28, 2005
This exclusive interview with un-embedded journalist Dahr Jamail reveals an almost unrecognizable picture of Iraq and its people
Posted on Dec 4, 2004
It's time to get prepared for Nov. 3 and the following weeks – the counting and manipulation could really get started after election night.
Posted on Oct 25, 2004