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Mayor Adams Oversees Huge Increase in NYPD Drug Arrests

New York City cops are arresting far more people for drugs under Mayor Eric Adams—reversing what had previously been a…

September 21, 2023

Rich Countries’ $1 Billion in Foreign “Aid” to Drive Global Drug War

The United States, Europe and other rich nations give hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign “aid” to fund the…

September 13, 2023

“Stop Cop City” Question Now Likely to Be on Atlanta Ballot in November

Organizers have gathered enough signatures to put a deeply divisive plan for a new police and fire training facility, dubbed…

August 16, 2023

SF Chronicle’s “Honduran Drug Dealers” Series Fuels Xenophobia

In the past month, the San Francisco Chronicle has published a series of articles ostensibly aimed at getting to the…

July 21, 2023

Atlanta Approves “Cop City” Funding as Crackdown on Activists Escalates

At a marathon public City Council meeting, Atlanta lawmakers have voted to approve millions in taxpayer funding for "Cop City,"…

June 7, 2023

CA Uses Cannabis Tax Revenues for Community Reinvestment. And Cops.

California is awarding over $50 million to support and invest in communities that suffered the highest marijuana arrest rates before…

May 31, 2023

Cherelle Parker Wins Philly Mayor Primary on “Fund the Police” Platform

Cherelle Parker has won the Democratic primary election for Philadelphia’s next Mayor. Given the city’s heavy partisan lean, she's now…

May 18, 2023

EU Moves Toward Banning Algorithmic Policing and Sentencing

In the United States, many top criminal-legal system operatives and thought leaders worship at the shrine of the algorithm. This…

May 17, 2023

Where Do Philly Mayor Candidates Stand on Harm Reduction, Policing?

A big change is coming to Philadelphia. In November, voters will choose the city’s 100th mayor, as incumbent Jim Kenney…

May 10, 2023

San Antonio Voters Heavily Reject Cannabis, Abortion, Policing Reforms

Voters in Texas’s second-most populous city, San Antonio, overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative on May 6 that would have decriminalized marijuana…

May 8, 2023