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“Drugs Aren’t the Problem”: Neuroscientist Carl Hart on Brain Science and Myths About Addiction
As DN! continues its conversation on the nationwide shift toward liberalizing drug laws, the program is joined by the groundbreaking neuropsychopharmacologist Dr. Carl Hart.
Rethinking Marijuana: As Colorado Opens World’s First Pot Retail Stores, NY to Allow Medical Usage
New York state is poised to become the latest state to loosen restrictions on marijuana usage. The governor's surprise reversal on medical marijuana is part of a nationwide shift …
Frigid “Polar Vortex” Puts Homeless in Extreme Danger
Adam Schneider: Cities have taken action to house their homeless populations in face of record cold temperatures but fail to prevent and end homelessness.
NAFTA at 20: Lori Wallach on US Job Losses, Record Income Inequality, Mass Displacement in Mexico
Democracy Now! speaks to Lori Wallach, director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch and author of the new report, “NAFTA at 20.”
By Pushing the TPP, Obama Is Repeating the Mistakes of NAFTA
David Bacon: Obama's push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership demonstrates his 2008 campaign pledge to oppose NAFTA-style free trade agreements was just lip service.
Nelson Mandela Was Only Removed From the US Terrorist List in 2008
Nelson Mandela was forever playing new roles; Danny Schechter talks to Truthout about them and his new book, “Madiba A to Z: The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela.”
Truthout TV Interviews Bruce Melton About Global Climate Change
In this “Truthout Interivews,” Bruce Melton and Ted Asregadoo discuss different aspects of global climate change.
“Our Leaders Do Not Mean Well“
Foreign policy critic William Blum discusses Barack Obama, the media, the United States allying itself with terrorists, and more.
Twenty Years on, Mexico Is NAFTA’s Biggest Lie
Tim Wise: The numbers expose the official distortions around NAFTA's failed promises.
Tragic Slaying of Oscar Grant by Bay Area Police Remembered Five Years Later
The quest for justice continues five years after slaying of Oscar Grant, unarmed 22-year-old African American shot at Fruitvale Station.