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How Drug War Prosecutors Cynically Exploit Rape Survivor Advocacy

One of the biggest crises in law enforcement is the rape kit “backlog”—which is more like rape kit sabotage. Since…

October 11, 2019

An On-the-Ground Look at Duterte’s Bloody Drug War

Few Americans have come face-to-face with the foot soldiers—both cops and encouraged vigilantes—of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's war on people…

October 10, 2019

Pressure Mounts on NY Gov. Cuomo to Authorize Safe Consumption Sites

New York safe consumption site (SCS) advocates have been fueled by last week's landmark decision in Philadelphia, when Judge Gerald…

October 10, 2019

Almodóvar and Portman’s New Films Illuminate Love, Heroin and Addiction

Two current films wonder about the nature of addiction—one involving obsessive love, the other heroin use without the usual addictive…

October 10, 2019

How Psychedelic Drugs Could Help Save the Planet

The UN says we have just over a decade left to stop irreversible damage to the planet. Many observers think…

October 10, 2019

Illinois Maps “Disproportionately Impacted Areas” for Its Cannabis Social Equity Program

Illinois, where cannabis legalization will take effect on January 1, has begun the process of granting recreational cannabis business licenses.…

October 9, 2019

Older Smokers Are the Forgotten Victims of Our Vaping Wars

You might have seen the recent article about an 18-year-old who vaped for two years and was told by a…

October 9, 2019

Trans Justice? End Job Discrimination—And Sex Work Criminalization

On October 8, the United States Supreme Court is considering whether firing a person because of their transgender identity, as…

October 8, 2019

Why the Curious Story of William S. Burroughs’ Heroin “Cure” Still Matters

At the time I took the apomorphine cure I had no claims to call myself a writer and my creativity…

October 8, 2019

Florida Prison Neglect Contributes to Synthetic Cannabinoid Deaths

The violent and inhumane conditions pervading Florida state prisons are graphically detailed in a covertly-recorded documentary by an incarcerated man,…

October 7, 2019