The Value Chain of Suffering in the Global South
The drug trade – and the ‘War on Drugs’ that polices it – unleashes a value chain of suffering on peasant communities in the Global South. You cannot explain such…
Republicans Probe Alleged Hegseth Order to “Kill Everybody” as War Crimes Mount
Sharon Zhang Original for Truthout Members of Congress have launched a bicameral, bipartisan effort to sharpen oversight of the Pentagon after a report on an alleged order by Defense Secretary…
‘Furious Backlash’ Inside Pentagon as Hegseth Seeks to Avoid Blame for Deadly War Crimes
By: Brad Reed Original to Common Dreams Finger-pointing has reportedly begun inside the Pentagon as the Trump White House has tried to shield US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from taking…
No Quarter: The White House’s New ‘War’ Lets the President Kill First — and Pardon Drug Lords Later
By: Joshua Scheer With the president claiming that we are in an armed conflict with the cartels — and with the AP reporting from a memo it obtained from the…
White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes
By: Jessica Corbett Published on Common Dreams While continuing to deny that the Pentagon chief ordered those carrying out the first known US military strike on an alleged drug-running boat…
Legal Experts Accuse Hegseth of ‘War Crimes, Murder, or Both’ After New Reporting on Boat Strike Order
By Julia Conley article from Common Dreams Former top military lawyers on Saturday said that new reporting on orders personally given by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in early September,…
Today’s Most Dangerous Drug
Loneliness, Donald Trump, and You.
The Federal Government Is Evolving on Marijuana — But Not Fast Enough
We shouldn’t treat cannabis like heroin. But we shouldn’t treat it like ketamine either, as a federal agency now recommends.
Taliban’s Massively Successful Opium Eradication Raises Questions About What US Was Doing All Along
It has already been called “the most successful counter-narcotics effort in human history.” Armed with little more than sticks, teams of counter-narcotics brigades travel the country, doing something the US…
Police Drug Seizures Increase the Risk of Overdose
Law enforcement agencies have long been engaged in the seizure of illicit drugs as part of the racist War on Drugs being waged for years. Now a recent study has…
Your Messaging Service Should Not Be a DEA Informant
The bill, named the Cooper Davis Act, is likely to result in a host of inaccurate reports and in companies sweeping up innocent conversations, including discussions about past drug use…
While You Were Lighting Up on 4/20, I’m Serving Decades in Prison for Selling Weed
I was sentenced in 1998 to 40 years in prison for selling marijuana. Even as it is decriminalized, I remain behind bars.
FDA Approval of Over-the-Counter Narcan Is an Important Step in the Effort to Combat the US Opioid Crisis
By Lucas Berenbrok, Janice L. Pringle and Joni Carroll / The Conversation On March 29, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Narcan for over-the-counter sale. Narcan is the…
In the Era of Legal Marijuana, Less Teen Use
Opponents thought legalization would lead to more teens using marijuana. Ten years since the first states legalized, the reverse has happened.
The US Is Sending Its Worst Down to Mexico
Violent drug cartels often dominate headlines about Mexico but the Ayotzinapa case reveals a more sinister involvement from the US side of the border.