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Infrastructure Bill Targets Drug-Impaired Driving by Funding Cops and Courts

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure spending bill, passed by the House of Representatives on November 6, is a key part of…

November 16, 2021

The WHO Gambled Behind Closed Doors With 200 Million Lives

Two United Nations Conferences of Parties (COP) took place last week—both with the ostensible goal of saving lives. But the…

November 16, 2021

The Data Gatekeeper Spinning Pennsylvania’s Prisons Narrative

In 2017, at the American Society of Criminology’s annual conference in Philadelphia, then-President James P. Lynch gave a speech about…

November 16, 2021

Austin, Indiana to Restart Syringe Access After Scott County Shutdown

On November 9, city council members in Austin, Indiana, voted to approve a syringe service program (SSP). The news, which…

November 15, 2021

Global Drug Policy Index Shines Light on Harm Reduction, Human Rights

Following the bouncing ball of international drug policies is an almost impossible task, as every variable imaginable can impact the…

November 15, 2021

Women’s Voices Among Those Absent at the Global Tobacco Control COP

Global tobacco control is deeply political, divisive, and reflects the prevailing gendered and other social hierarchies that influence policy and…

November 12, 2021

Legal Professors’ Lawsuit Spotlights Resistance to Prosecutor Accountability

A fight over law professors’ free speech rights shows just how far state bars will go to protect prosecutors who…

November 12, 2021

Veterans Data Show Surge in Stimulant-Involved Deaths

United States military veterans are increasingly vulnerable to stimulant-involved deaths, according to new research. Many of the deaths were attributed…

November 10, 2021

Exit of Draconian Fort Worth DA Will Leave Opening for Reform

Just a few years back, Tarrant County, Texas, which includes Fort Worth, was dubbed a “bright-red anomaly”—a highly populated urban…

November 10, 2021

We’ll Keep Denying Public Housing Over Marijuana Use, Insists Biden Administration

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) says it is required to continue denying federally assisted housing to…

November 10, 2021