War on Drugs

Trump Picks Another Non-Scientist for Science Post and Makes 'A Disastrous Choice' for Drug Czar

A sign held at the March for Science in San Francisco, California, on April 22, 2017. (Photo: Matthew Roth/flickr/cc)

Duterte, Recipient of Trump Praise, Threatens to Shoot Human Rights Activists

Jake Johnson, staff writer

As Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly "war on drugs"—which U.S. President Donald Trump has praised as an " unbelievable " success—has continued to intensify in recent days with at least 60 people killed this week, Duterte raised further alarm on Wednesday by suggesting that human rights activists attempting to document the possible...

'Wrong Way to Go': Experts Warn Trump Opioid Declaration Could Revitalize Failed War on Drugs

Julia Conley, staff writer

Drug policy experts are critical of the praise that some have given President...

Critics Slam Trump's 'Substance-Free' Plan to Address Opioid Crisis

Julia Conley, staff writer

While President Donald Trump's briefing on the current opioid epidemic in the U...

Far-Reaching Bill Would Legalize Weed, Offer Reparations for 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'

Sessions May Revive Harsh Penalties for Low-Level Drug Charges

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

'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

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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."