Author Event: A Secret History of Coffee, Coca & Cola
Featured with SanhoTree of IPS and Coletta Youngers of WOLA, The Institute for Policy Studies and Teaching for Change’s Busboys and Poets Bookstore, welcomes Ricardo Cortes to discuss and sign his new book.
Our Unscientific Drug Control Regime
International standards for drug control are increasingly unscientific and deleterious.
[VIDEO] Peru’s Cocaine War: Traffickers vs. Farmers
The government of Peru is getting tough on traffickers and encouraging farmers to plant alternative crops, but will it work?
Colombia Free Trade Deal Could Boost Cocaine Exports
There’s only one Colombian industry that can potentially employ workers who would lose their job in the wake of a free trade deal.
Colombia Is No Model for Mexico’s Drug War
Far from breaking morale, the tactic of taking out the heads of trafficking groups gives junior thugs a shot at becoming the kingpin–if only briefly.
Some Sanity Creeps into the Drug War
By any measure, the military approach to countering a demand-driven cocaine trade has been a complete failure.
The Drug War has Failed. What’s Next?
The U.S. is paying a heavy price for its current stance on drug policy.
Will Illicit Crop Cultivation Decline Amid Rising Food Prices?
Probably not.
Conceptions of Coca
Brown-bag discussion with Silvia Rivera, Coca Expert and Activist and Advisor to the Bolivian Government on Coca Issues.