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“Divest and Invest”: Latinx Advocates on Defunding the Police

George Floyd’s final breaths on May 25, 2020, gasping out “I can’t breathe,” led millions of people in the US…

May 21, 2021

In a Florida “Recovery” Hub, a Syringe Program Finds Its Place

Organizers at Rebel Recovery Florida say their slogan is simple: “We love you.” “We want people to know we understand…

May 20, 2021

The Jacarezinho Massacre and Lethal Drug Policy Enforcement in Brazil

It’s a Rio de Janeiro classic. Officers of the civil, military or army police make an incursion into a favela.…

May 19, 2021

WHO Reasserts Anti-Vaping Stance Ahead of World No Tobacco Day

As part of a campaign to mark World No Tobacco day on May 31, the World Health Organization (WHO) has…

May 19, 2021

Larry Krasner Beats Primary Challenger Organically, in Good Sign for Reformers

The first re-election bid of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner—probably the figure most associated with the “progressive prosecutor” movement—was closely…

May 19, 2021

What the Incredible Achievements of ACT UP Can Teach Activists Today

For her 700-plus page magnum opus on the history of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) New York, Sarah…

May 19, 2021

SCOTUS Shamefully Allows Past Non-Unanimous Jury Convictions to Stand

Chelsea Clinton surprised criminal justice reform activists when she recently backed Color of Change’s “Still in Prison'' campaign, which sheds…

May 18, 2021

Teens Who Vape Would Be Smoking If Vapes Weren’t Invented, Study Suggests

A new study suggests that teens who vape would probably be smoking cigarettes instead if vapes had never become available.…

May 18, 2021

There Was Nothing “Wasted” About My Youth Spent Clubbing on Ecstasy

Some of us who spent a lot of time using drugs in our youth have a tendency to look back…

May 18, 2021

The FDA Approved a Supersized Naloxone Spray. Do We Need It?

On April 30, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new, high-dose naloxone nasal spray. "Kloxxado," manufactured by Hikma…

May 17, 2021