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Drug War

A poster with George Floyd's picture and a sign reads that "I Can't Breathe" hang from a security fence outside the Hennepin County Government Center on March 30, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
News
Prisons & Policing

Derek Chauvin’s Lawyers Are Falsely Implying That Drugs Killed George Floyd

Chauvin’s defense is mired in the oppressive logic of the drug war.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
March 30, 2021
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Drug Enforcement Administration police are seen as demonstrators march to Freedom Plaza from Capitol Hill to honor George Floyd and victims of racial injustice on June 6, 2020.
Op-Ed
Prisons & Policing

No Drugs Should Be Criminalized. It’s Time to Abolish the DEA.

After 47 years and over $1 trillion in costs, it’s time to move toward a human-centered approach to drug use in the U.S.
by
Kassandra Frederique,
Truthout
October 27, 2020
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Activists rallied for evidence-based harm reduction policies in front of the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 5, 2019.
News
Environment & Health

Overdoses Are Skyrocketing During COVID-19. The DEA Is Making It Worse.

Since March, at least 40 states have reported an increase in opioid overdose deaths.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
October 20, 2020
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News
Prisons & Policing

The House Is About to Pass Marijuana Decriminalization. What Will the Senate Do?

Marijuana legalization enjoys support from a clear and bipartisan majority of voters.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
September 9, 2020
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A new report exposes the foster system as rife with racist drug war attitudes and state violence.
News
Racial Justice

The Foster System Is a Battleground for the Racist War on Drugs

A new report exposes the foster system as rife with racist drug war attitudes and state violence.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
June 28, 2020
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Police officers clear the area of protesters after curfew in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 29, 2020.
News Analysis
Prisons & Policing

Police Are Using Implications of Drug Use to Justify Killing

Implications of drug use create a context in which deadly force used by police is framed as the only logical choice.
by
William D. Lopez &
Nourel-Hoda Eidy,
Truthout
June 9, 2020
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President of Mexico Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures during the Presidential Daily Morning Briefing
News Analysis
Human Rights

Mexico’s President Pledged to Defend Indigenous Rights, But He’s Attacking Them

AMLO’s aggression toward environmental activists and Zapatista communities gives the lie to his campaign promise.
by
Jose Benjamin Montaño,
Truthout
November 24, 2019
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Eddie Irby weighs the marijuana at Virgil Grant's dispensary in Los Angeles, California
News
Racial Justice

Marijuana Legislation Passed by House Lacks Racial Justice Provisions

Allowing legal cannabis businesses to access banking services won’t undo the drug war’s racist legacy.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
October 1, 2019
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Pill Man, a skeleton made from Frank Huntley's oxycontin and methadone prescription bottles, is seen on Pennsylvania Avenue August 30, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
News
Environment & Health

As Drug War Rages, Most People Who Need Treatment Don’t Get It

A focus on drug-supply reduction and aggressive law enforcement is undermining addiction treatment.
by
Mike Ludwig,
Truthout
September 5, 2019
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Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks onstage at Georgia International Convention Center on August 17, 2019, in College Park, Georgia.
News
Prisons & Policing

Sanders Unveils Plan to “Fundamentally Transform” Criminal Legal System

The platform condemns America’s “overly-punitive approach to public safety.”
by
Jake Johnson,
Common Dreams
August 18, 2019
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