War on Drugs

Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center

Shahid Buttar | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008 Coverage, Malik Rahim, Youth Vote, Surveillance, Decriminalization, Criminal Justice, War on Drugs, Libertarian Party, Housing Crisis, Marriage Equality, Politics, Liberty, Education, Democratic Electoral Strategy, Climate Change, Green Party, Healthcare, Congressional Elections, Politics News
Shahid Buttar

While Obama has supported many LGBT rights in the past and favors secular civil unions as a solution to the inequality currently imposed, he has stopped short of calling for full marriage equality.

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Holder As Attorney General Seen Likely To Escalate War On Drugs

HuffPost | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Eric Holder, War on Drugs, Attorney General, President Obama, Politics News

There's been plenty of right-wing hand-wringing recently over fears that Barack Obama's election will bring about a new era of 1960s liberalism. Oba...

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CIA Shot Down American Missionary Plane, Repeatedly Misled Congress, Report Finds

Washington Post | Joby Warrick | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Peru, Michael Hayden, Cia, Rep. Pete Hoekstra, War Wire, Drugs, Foreign Affairs, War on Drugs, Politics News

The CIA repeatedly misled Congress and the Justice Department in their investigations of the 2001 shoot-down of a Peruvian plane carrying U.S. mission...

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Oak Park Sees Increase In Drug Use

Oak Leaves | John P. Huston | Posted 11.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Oak Park Drug Use, Oak Park Drugs, Increased Drug Use Oak Park, Oak Park, Oak Park Township, Drugs, War on Drugs, Oak Park Marijuana, Chicago News

Oak Park officials are privately on high alert as drug use increases, threatening to allow gang influences to break through the village's borders. Wi...

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Should the FBI Racially Profile White People?

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, White Supremacists, War on Drugs, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Racial Profiling, Politics News
Casey Gane-McCalla

If we are going to racially profile Arabs for terrorism, shouldn't we apply the same standard to white people?

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What Obama Can Learn from The Wire

Casey Gane-McCalla | Posted 11.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Black People, The Wire, Television, Tv, War on Drugs, White People, Barack Obama, Entertainment News
Casey Gane-McCalla

If anything is clear from The Wire, it is that the War on Drugs is a failed war, one that only keeps the cycle of addiction, poverty and violence going.

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How to Fix the Economic Meltdown and Stop Terrorism: Legalize Heroin and Whores

David Henry Sterry | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Master of Ceremonies, Law Enforcement, Serial Killer, Marijuana, Economy, Sex Trafficking, South America, Drugs, Asia, War on Drugs, Prohibition, Economic Recovery, Prostitution, Chicken, Ecstasy, Cigarettes, Alcohol, Sex Worker, Abraham Lincoln, Empowerment of Women, Willie Nelson, Sexual Predators, Al Capone, Drug Trafficking, Terrorism, Pimp My Ride, Bloomingdale's, Pimp My Crib, Victimization, Free Enterprise, Gangsters, Exploitation, Pimp, Economic Meltdown, Taliban, Afghanistan, Harry Potter, Afghan Taliban, Whores, Politics News
David Henry Sterry

The bottom line, economically, is that there is a big beautiful sexy cash cow to be milked here.

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Chicago's Police Chief Questions War On Drugs

Posted 10.29.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Jody Weis Drugs, Jody Weis, Marijuana Legalization, Chicago Drug Policy, War on Drugs, Legalization, Chicago News

Chicago Police Supt. Jody Weis questioned the wisdom of America's War on Drugs and said that combating violence is a bigger priority than reducing dr...

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Drug War Escalation: Human Heads In Ice Chest Sent To Mexican Police

AP | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Drug War, Mexico, War on Drugs, Mexico Drug War, Mexico Drug Cartels, Home News

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Police in northern Mexico have received an ice chest packed with four human heads. The chest that arrived at the Ascenc...

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McColombia

The Real News | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Latin America, Colombia, Farc, United States, War on Drugs, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News
The Real News

In this interview with The Real News Network, Hylton says that neither McCain nor Obama really know what 's happening in South America.

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How Will the Economic Crisis Impact Drug Use and Drug Policy?

Tony Newman | Posted 10.02.2008 | Living

Read More: Drug Use, Drugs, Drug Policy Alliance, War on Drugs, Wall Street Crisis, Drug Policy, Economic Crisis, New York Times Style Section, Numbing Pain, Economic Crisis Drug Use, Escapism Drugs, Living News
Tony Newman

I have to believe that the fear and anxiety being felt by so many because of the economic crisis will lead to increased use of alcohol and other drugs to calm fears or numb pain.

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Drug Czar John Walters: The Irony And The Idiocy

Paul Armentano | Posted 09.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Arrests, Cannabis, Marijuana, Health, John Walters, Dea, Drug Czar, Thc, Drugs, Pot, War on Drugs, Style News
Paul Armentano

Deep down, even the Drug Czar knows that the use of cannabis does not pose anywhere near the health and safety threat as does the use of other intoxicants, including alcohol.

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Former Colombia Foreign Minister Argues For An Extension Of Tough U.S. Drug Plan And Free Trade, Supports McCain

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Russia, Congress, Colombia FARC, Venezuela, Pablo Escobar, Sarah Palin Vice President, War on Drugs, Wall Street Journal, Killing Pablo, Offthebus, Plan Colombia, Trade Deficit, Colombia Free Trade, Alvaro Uribe, Farc, Para-Military Groups, Bill Clinton, Hugo Chavez, John McCain, Democratic Congress, John Bussey, Pablo Escobar Films, Terrorism, Free Trade, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Manufacturing Jobs, Barack Obama 2008, Outsourcing, Outsourcing to India, Labor Unions, Colombia, Sarah Palin, Narco-Trafficking, Fernando Araujo, Unions, Cocaine, Tu-160, Home News
Diane Tucker

I think Senator McCain will probably win in November because what North Americans value most is security, stability and experience, and that is McCain.

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Reputed Colombian Drug Lord Complains Of Claustrophobia From His Prison Cell In New York

AP | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

Read More: Stupid News, Drugs, War on Drugs, Colombia, Home News

NEW YORK — A reputed Colombian drug lord more used to a life of luxury than solitary confinement wants out of his cramped maximum security cell ...

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Federal Drug War Rethought

Bob Barr | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bob Barr, Medical Marijuana, Drugs, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Drug War, Libertarian Party, Bob Barr Libertarian, Civil Rights, Politics News
Bob Barr

My change in perspective might shock some people, but leadership requires a willingness to assess evidence and recognize when a strategy is not working.

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No Redemption for Preemption

Doug Bremner | Posted 09.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Prescription Drugs, War on Drugs, Vermont Prescriptions, Litigation, Health, Living News
Doug Bremner

While Americans sit mesmerized by Sarah Palin clapping into the microphone and rambling on about Greek Columns while her daughter wipes down her young...

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Despite Controversies, Colombia's On the Upswing -- and Bogota's Cool

David Paul Appell | Posted 09.03.2008 | Style

Read More: Alvaro Uribe, Uribe, Bogota, Travel, Colombia, War on Drugs, Plan Colombia, Style News
David Paul Appell

Bogotá, the sprawling Andean capital of 7 million, is a safe, under-the-radar gem with plenty of nifty surprises up its municipal sleeve.

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Mayor's Dogs Gunned Down by Cops in Improper Drug Raid

Anthony Papa | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Police Brutality, Pot, War on Drugs, Marijuana, Dogs, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Our government's zero-tolerance anti-drug crusade reached a new low when police killed two innocent pet Labrador retrievers while improperly conducting a SWAT-style drug raid on the mayor's house.

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Afghanistan: What's Going On?

Baratunde Thurston | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Afghanistan, War on Drugs, Terrorism, Taliban, Opium, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Baratunde Thurston

Remember that place -- Afghanistan? We don't hear about it too much from our trusted names in news. I'm pretty sure Ruben Studdard is getting more airtime than Afghanistan.

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Eating Well is a Revolutionary Act

Dr. Jonny Bowden | Posted 07.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Childhood Obesity, Slow Food, Food, Poverty, Obesity, Diet, Health, Fast Food, Soda, War on Drugs, Fast Food Industry, Politics News
Dr. Jonny Bowden

To really get "serious" in the war on obesity is a revolutionary act. The bad actors are the very folks who hold the GDP in their hot little corporate hands.

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A Slugger's Drug Redemption

Anthony Papa | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Steroids in Baseball, Drug Addiction, War on Drugs, Ondcp, Crack Cocaine, Alcoholism, Drug War, Drugs, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Hamilton was finally able to kick his addiction and return to baseball. He was fortunate that his addiction was not handled as a criminal manner, sending a powerful message to society.

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The Failure of the Office of National Drug Control Policy

John Carnevale | Posted 07.14.2008 | Business

Read More: National Institute on Drug Abuse, Marijuana, Economy, 2008 National Drug Control Strategy, Drugs, War on Drugs, Ondcp, Methamphetamine, Bush War on Drugs, Cocaine, Business News
John Carnevale

Having spent eleven years in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, I can say that in contradiction to a recent report, we have little reason to believe that America has reached a turning point in the war on drugs.

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The Public Health Consequences Of Thailand's War on Drugs

Jennifer Winstanley | Posted 07.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Human Rights, The Giving Life, Prison, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Public Health, War on Drugs, Drug Policy, Living News
Jennifer Winstanley

In 1997, the Thai government criminalized yaabaa in the same way as heroine. As a result, the prison population doubled within four years. There are a number of public health consequences of a policy that encourages and overuses incarceration.

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Tatum O'Neal's Drug Bust Sentence: Appropriate or Not?

Anthony Papa | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Addiction Treatment, Tatum O'Neal Drugs, War on Drugs, Prison, Cocaine, Drug Sentencing, Tatum O'Neal Crack, Drugs, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Nonviolent drug offenders like Tatum O'Neal should be given an opportunity to receive treatment, not jail time. This would be a more effective solution for both the individual and the community.

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Stop Whining!

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Second Amendment, 2008 Supreme Court Term, Antonin Scalia, Media, Drugs, Guns, War on Drugs, Justice Scalia, Politics News
Malcolm Friedberg

Most criticism of the Supreme Court's recent decisions comes off as whining about the fact that the Court decided against one's side, with zero appreciation of the fact that at least there's a relatively fair system.

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