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Now You Can File Complaints Against the NYPD Based on Online Evidence

  Chances are, someone reading this sentence has seen a video of the NYPD committing assault or other abuse on…

June 8, 2020

Decriminalizing Sex Work and Drugs Central to Trans and LGBTQ+ Rights

Every day, people do what they need to do in order to survive. That is clearer today than ever before.…

June 8, 2020

LSD Is Surging in Popularity. New Research Unpicks the Trends.

Far more US adults than previously have been using the psychedelic drug LSD in recent years, according to new research.…

June 4, 2020

California Sheriff Sued for Keeping People Jailed as COVID-19 Rages

A group of attorneys filed a class action lawsuit on May 29 against Sheriff Gregory Ahern of Alameda County, California.…

June 4, 2020

Formerly Unhoused Bronx Congress Candidate Vows to Fight for Drug Users

Samelys López knows first-hand the inadequacy of New York City's⁠—and the nation's⁠—approach to housing. When she and her family moved…

June 4, 2020

Trump’s War on “Antifa” Promises Political Persecution of Activists

As protests against police racism and violence continue throughout the US, President Donald Trump wants your attention focused on the…

June 3, 2020

Police Brutality and Fear: Hits Keep Coming for Philly’s Most Vulnerable

When the current protests began in Philadelphia on Saturday, May 30, something felt distinctly different from the last time I…

June 3, 2020

Giving Alcohol, Nicotine, Marijuana to Isolated Homeless People Is Harm Reduction

Seeking positives in current times can feel futile. But for drug policy reformers, there are a few. San Francisco and…

June 3, 2020

Biden-Bernie “Unity Task Force” Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks

In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, presumptive 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden…

June 2, 2020

In the UK National Health Service, Staffers Benefit From Subsidized Vapes

Vaping is perceived differently across the pond. Instead of portraying it as a trap to lure kids to a nicotine-dependent…

June 2, 2020