On AlterNet: war on drugs
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "war on drugs"
Sanho Tree, AlterNet. October 2, 2009.
Talking sensibly about drug policy begins with smashing the radioactive rhetoric of "legal/illegal."
Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. July 18, 2009.
Later in life, Cronkite became an outspoken crusader to end our nation's disastrous policies on illicit drugs.
Krystal Quinlan, AlterNet. July 6, 2009.
Ruling on strip-searching case is the latest sign that the High Court's drug war fever may finally be breaking.
Ryan Grim, Wiley Press. July 6, 2009.
Exclusive from new book shares the '80s generation's encounter with illicit drugs, and how they really caught on.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet. July 2, 2009.
Alvaro Uribe could be re-elected through just the type of referendum the ousted Manuel Zelaya has been accused of trying to carry out.
Ethan Nadelmann, AlterNet. June 12, 2009.
If the 500,000 nonviolent drug offenders in jail had white faces, would society allow it?
Duncan Campbell, The Guardian. May 28, 2009.
The "war on drugs" has been a disaster say some of Latin America's most powerful politicians and writers.
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post. May 18, 2009.
Is Obama really committed to a fundamental shift in America's approach to drug policy or is this about serving up a kinder, gentler drug war?
Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance. May 15, 2009.
Drug Czar reaffirms support for clean syringes to reduce HIV and ending raids on marijuana dispensaries.
AlterNet AlterNet: Rights and LibertiesMay 14, 2009.
In his first interview since being confirmed, Gil Kerlikowske called the bellicose language a barrier to dealing with the nation's drug issues.
Bill Moyers, Bill Moyers Journal. April 21, 2009.
HBO's critically-acclaimed "The Wire" creator David Simon talks about inner-city crime and politics, storytelling and the future of journalism.
Bruce Mirken, AlterNet. March 23, 2009.
The horrifying drug-war violence south of our border with Mexico continues to worsen, and we're the ones subsidizing it.
Phoenix Woman, Firedoglake AlterNet: DrugReporter. March 9, 2009.
The United States Attorney for Los Angeles is confusing his staff with contradictory memos about medical marijuana busts.
Silja J.A. Talvi, In These Times. March 6, 2009.
This is the right political moment for Obama to enact major progressive reforms in all avenues of the drug war and our justice system.
Marina Litvinsky, IPS News. February 20, 2009.
Three former heads of state have called the 30-year U.S. "war on drugs" a failure and urge a drastic change in policy.
Don Hazen, Jan Frel, Joshua Holland, Liliana Segura, Tara Lohan, Heather Gehlert, AlterNet. January 17, 2009.
What will Obama do, and how could he screw it up, given the fact that pretty much everything is riding on him getting things right the first time?
Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now!. November 7, 2008.
John Pilger, Mahmood Mamdani, Raed Jarrar, Tariq Ali, Laura Carlsen, and more on Obama's troubling foreign policy ideas.
Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet. October 14, 2008.
The U.S.-financed War on Drugs has had savage results in Mexico, and now its president wants to decriminalize pot, cocaine and heroin possession.
Anthony Papa, Drug Policy Alliance. September 23, 2008.
Exercising the right to vote is important part of prisoner rehabilitation, but over 5 million convicted felons are barred from doing so.
Paul Armentano, AlterNet. September 16, 2008.
Cannabis arrests now comprise nearly 47.5 percent of all drug arrests in the United States, 89% of them for mere possession.
Johann Hari, Huffington Post. August 13, 2008.
Under the twisted logic of the "war on drugs," the answer is yes, along with Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and nearly half of the U.S. population.
Johann Hari, Huffington Post AlterNet: PEEK. August 11, 2008.
People thought it would require "a political revolution" to legalize alcohol in the US in 1924. Within a decade, it was done.
Liliana Segura, AlterNet AlterNet: War on Iraq. July 31, 2008.
With Americans still convinced it is the "good war" and more troops headed its way, an honest debate about Afghanistan is long overdue.
Jordan Smith, Austin Chronicle. July 23, 2008.
Just in time for the Olympics, the U.S. takes the gold medal in several drug use categories, according to a recent WHO report.
Laura Carlsen, Huffington Post. July 14, 2008.
Videos depicting torture-training sessions with Mexican police raise alarm over human rights under Calderon's US-assisted war on crime.
