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After DEA's Drug Raid Horrors Erupt in Honduras, Human Rights Groups Demand Answers for Dead Innocents

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. May 23, 2012.

May 11th, Honduran police and DEA agents engaged in a disastrous series of heavy-handed tactics, mistakenly killing four innocent Hondurans before inspiring a machete-yielding mob.

Mexican Poet Javier Sicilia Leads U.S. Peace Caravan: Will Americans Wake Up to Our "Absurd" Drug War's Blood Trail?

Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!. May 10, 2012.

One of Mexico’s best-known poets, Javier Sicilia, laid down his pen last year after his son was murdered by drug traffickers. Now, he is on a mission to transform drug policy.

Feds Continue Counteractive Crackdown on Medical Marijuana While Lamenting Painkiller Overdose Deaths

Russ Belville, NORML. April 6, 2012.

The government claims to fight the War on Drugs in the name of our health and safety, yet is complicit in the rising addiction to opioid pharmaceuticals that kill Americans.

The Drug That Saves Addicts: FDA Will Discuss Making Naloxone Over-the-Counter

Maia Szalavitz, The Fix. March 31, 2012.

Naloxone is a cheap, safe drug that could save countless people from overdosing on heroin and other opiates. So why isn't it in every first-aid kit?

Will the Supreme Court Toss Life Without Parole for Juveniles?

Liliana Segura, The Nation. March 21, 2012.

The Supreme Court will decide whether a juvenile should go to prison for life, weighing which is worth more -- a child or his/her first crime?

When It's Not God's Plan: 8 Things to Say to Grieving Nonbelievers

Greta Christina, AlterNet. March 20, 2012.

Believers or nonbelievers alike may need a refresher on these important points.

What Really Killed Andrew Breitbart? The Likely Cause of Death The Mainstream Media Ignored

Maer Roshan, Hunter R. Slayton, The Fix. March 8, 2012.

Not a single mainstream media outlet or website dared to publicly raise the question of substances. Instead, the media began giving airtime to right-wing conspiracy theories.

Where Were the Catholic Bishops when Troy Davis Died?

Dante Atkins, Daily Kos. February 19, 2012.

The Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment. So why wasn't the Conference of Catholic Bishops outraged over Davis's execution?

How America's Sick Drug War Brought Death and Terror to Colombia

Dan Kovalik, Huffington Post. February 19, 2012.

The murder and "disappearance" of vast numbers of Colombians is part and parcel of the U.S.'s policy to "drain the sea [the civilian population] to kill the fish [the insurgents]."

New Report Shows Incredible Overdose-Reversing Medication Saved 10,000 Lives

Meghan Ralston, AlterNet. February 16, 2012.

Over the past 15 years, an estimated 10,000 opiate overdoses have been successfully reversed with naloxone by people present at the scene of an overdose.

Why Tony Bennett's Emotional Speech for Drug Legalization Was Not "Inappropriate," But Spot On

Neill Franklin, Katharine Celentano, AlterNet. February 16, 2012.

Tony Bennett, during his emotional remarks, suggested we should look to Amsterdam for answers.

Important New Research Shows It's Retaliation -- Not Drugs -- Driving Gang-Related Violence

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.

The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

Get Busted for Marijuana, Work as Police Informant, Get Killed? How the Drug War Turns Arrests Into Deaths

Tony Newman, AlterNet. January 13, 2012.

No one has ever died from smoking marijuana. But getting busted with a small amount of marijuana has led to countless tragic deaths.

The 10 Most Dangerous Meds Driving America's Pill Crisis

Kevin Gray, The Fix. December 26, 2011.

More Americans now die from prescription pills than car accidents. The nation's response to the trend will define an era, but corporate influence threatens reform.

What Do Steve Jobs' Obituaries Leave Out? His Appreciation for LSD

Walter Armstrong, The Fix. October 7, 2011.

Apple's legendary co-founder Steve Jobs said acid was one of the most important things he did in his life.

10 Myths Many Religious People Hold About Atheists, Debunked

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet. September 13, 2011.

Atheists are moral, loving and multicultural, and you might even find them in foxholes.

Memo to Religious People: Many Atheists Don't Want to Hear That Their Loved Ones "Are in Heaven" -- New Group for Non-Believers Helps Atheists Grieve

Greta Christina, AlterNet. August 15, 2011.

In a society that reflexively copes with death by using religion, grieving atheists are turning to each other.

We're Living Longer and Longer -- But Is That Always a Good Thing?

Joseph Nowinski, Psychotherapy Networker. August 1, 2011.

Thanks to advances in medical technology, the story of death and dying is often far different than it was even 20 years ago. But in some cases, are we prolonging suffering?

When My Father's Heart Outlived His Brain: Are We Keeping People Alive Longer Than We Should?

Katy Butler, Psychotherapy Networker. July 24, 2011.

With new financial incentives, many patients are prematurely promoted to maximum treatment and patients and families are becoming victims of the war on sudden death.

1 Million Dead in Iraq? 6 Reasons the Media Hide the True Human Toll of War -- And Why We Let Them

John Tirman, AlterNet. July 19, 2011.

Most Americans turn a blind eye to the violent acts being carried out in their name.

The American War Machine Grinds on, with Little Care for the Innocent Dead It Leaves in Its Wake

David Swanson, War Is a Crime. May 16, 2011.

Let's have no more celebrations of anyone's death, but on that glorious day when the US doesn't kill any person on this planet, then let us sing and dance in the streets.

Why Atheists Are Better Prepared for Death Than Believers

Greta Christina, AlterNet. November 12, 2010.

When religious people are faced with the possibility that death might really, truly be the end, they're often not prepared.

Preventing Death by Overdose: One of the Most Avoidable Tragedies on Earth

Marilee Murphy, AlterNet. August 31, 2010.

A mother who lost her son to overdose writes, 'I can assure you that no matter where you live or how insulated from drugs you may feel, your family is not immune.'

Why Has It Become Standard Practice in the U.S. to Embalm Our Dead?

Frankie Colmane, AlterNet. July 7, 2010.

Is it necessary to be disinfected, preserved, cosmetized and deodorized for your going-away party?

How Dead People Have More Rights Than You Do!

Ray D. Madoff, Yale University Press. July 1, 2010.

The new book 'Immortality and the Law of the Dead' explores America's own strange approach to the legal powers of the deceased.

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