War on Drugs

Trump Praised Duterte's Drug War, Told Him of Nuclear Subs, in Phone Call

Reversing Progress, Sessions Order Embraces 'Vicious Cycle of Incarceration'

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

In a bid to revive the failed War on Drugs, Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a sweeping memorandum on Friday directing prosecutors to pursue the most harsh charges available for low-level offenders, reinstating a discredited practice that rights groups warn has already "devastated the lives and rights of millions of Americans." The two-page...

Sessions May Revive Harsh Penalties for Low-Level Drug Charges

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is considering scrapping Obama-era rules that...

Trump's Executive Orders on Crime Foment "Dark View of Society"

Deirdre Fulton, staff writer

Stoking fears of a crackdown on immigrants and civil liberties, President...

'I Used to Do It Personally': Philippines President Boasts About Killing People

'Tipping Point'? Voters Bring Sweeping Wins for Marijuana

'An Opportunity to Correct Course': Marijuana on the Ballot 2016

Public Support for Recreational Pot Legalization Hits Record High

Denouncing 'Colossal Waste' of Drug War, Report Makes Case for Decriminalization

With Failed War on Drugs as Backdrop, Global Day of Action Calls for Reform

Death to America: Suicide Surge Parallels Era of Economic Woes

Landmark UN Session Falling Short of Lofty Goal to End War on Drugs

Ahead of UN Summit, Global Leaders Call for End to 'Disastrous' Drug War

Decriminalization 'First and Urgent Step' to Fix Failed War on Drugs

Nixon's War on Drugs Began as Strategy to Attack 'Antiwar Left and Black People'

'Excellent News' for Legal Pot as Supreme Court Rejects Colorado Lawsuit

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Putting A Face On the Statistics in Mexico's (Otherwise Unsuccessful) War on Drugs

After five years of Mexico's bloody, ineffective war on drugs, over half the population feel unsafe in their neighborhoods and activist residents are turning to grassroots art projects to fight the violence. Those with "credentials of blood" are publishing Portraits for Peace , making videos to share stories, and, inspired by street artist JR , putting up huge photographic portraits of victims to put people "in the shoes of the other."