War on Drugs

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October 5, 2012

'The House I Live In' director says everyone loses in war on drugs

theGRIO REPORT - Award-winning director Eugene Jarecki calls the 40-year-long War on Drugs a 'terrible American secret' and it's one…
July 16, 2012

Cory Booker: Drug war 'represents big overgrown government at its worst'

Cory Booker used the site Reddit to discuss his issues with America's war on drugs...
July 2, 2012

In his second term, Obama will focus on drug war

According to recent whispers from Obama's camp, the next Obama administration will focus on handling the drug war in a…
May 24, 2012

Cory Booker calls U.S. war on drugs 'national nightmare'

Cory Booker is making headlines again for a series of tweets blasting the effectiveness of the nation's war on drugs.…
June 9, 2011

Why efforts to soften pot laws are at an all-time high

OPINION - No drug is harmless, but criminalizing the personal health risks associated with marijuana use just doesn't make sense...
July 13, 2010

US drug czar: Why we need to end 'War on Drugs'

OPINION - While drug use and its consequences affect every community in this country, African-American communities have been among the…
May 11, 2010

Obama embraces drug prevention not punishment

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first drug plan unveiled by the Obama White House calls for putting more resources into drug…
December 1, 2009

Myths that keep black Americans unemployed

OPINION - Opportunity isn't what it was a few years ago, to be sure. But recessions pass, and people promulgate…