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Obama Discusses the Drug War with the Creator of HBO’s “The Wire”
Last week, President Obama met with David Simon, creator of the HBO series “The Wire,” to discuss the…
April 1, 2015
Military Official Not Ready to Admit Defeat in Drug War
A leading military official claims that if the US government moves forward with reductions in the national budget,…
March 17, 2015
Sen. Cory Booker: Drug War Cripples Law Enforcement
New Jersey Senator Cory Booker sat down with HuffPost Live earlier this week to discuss criminal justice reform…
February 26, 2015
Bill Clinton Apologizes for Mess of the U.S. Drug War
When any leader of the free world steps on to a stage to deliver a speech intended to…
February 20, 2015
Taiwan Descending Into Drug War Dystopia?
It’s the kind of headline we’re used to seeing from Mexico or Brazil, but on Feb. 11, Taiwan’s…
February 16, 2015
AG Holder’s Seized Property Shutdown Is a Sham
Mafia-style shakedown tactics are often employed during raids involving suspected members of the illegal drug trade that allow…
January 20, 2015
2014: International Drug War Round-Up
The year 2014 witnessed considerable fraying of the international Drug War consensus—but the horrific violence that finally sparked…
December 31, 2014
Pot Arrests Drop But Drug War in Full Swing
The outcome of the recent general election seemed to put Americans under the illusion that the war against…
November 12, 2014
The Cartels are a Bigger Problem than ISIS
In May of 2012, 49 headless, handless and footless bodies were dumped on the side of the road…
November 6, 2014
Big Marijuana: Lobbyists Emerge for New Kind of Drug War
As the legal cannabis industry in the United States continues to swell into a multi-billion dollar economic oasis,…
August 11, 2014