Media + Culture

    DOJ Sues CVS, Alleging “Massive Public Harm” From Opioid Dispensing

    The Department of Justice is accusing CVS Pharmacy Inc. of unlawfully filling opioid prescriptions ...

    Why I Report on Tobacco Harm Reduction

    Tobacco harm reduction, which I’ve been covering as a journalist for a couple of ...

    In Prison, a Sex Conviction Is a Target for Assault. Staff Pretends Otherwise.

    Coming into the Tennessee men’s prison system nearly 30 years ago, I assumed that ...

    The Great American Cop-Out

    Today marks the American Cancer Society’s 48th Great American Smokeout, held annually on the ...

    How Tablets Changed Georgia Prisons, More Than GDC Intended

    In 2015, when I was about three years into a 14-year prison sentence, the ...

    Learning to Live With Suicide in Prison

    [This article describes deaths by suicide, including references to the methods of suicide.]   ...

    What Does “Lived Experience” Really Mean?

    Policymakers frequently fail to listen to those they serve, making it impossible to understand ...

    “906 Vapor” Tracks Assault on Grassroots Tobacco Harm Reduction

    “I never could have guessed,” reflects Marc Slis, “what would happen when I quit ...