Locking Up Our Future
The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.
The logical fix would require putting more money and effort into securing jobs, transitional housing, and drug treatment for ex-offenders.
Now that most Americans support the legalization of marijuana, some Republicans back the right of states to stop banning it.
Join the report editor John Collins and drug policy expert Coletta Youngers for the Washington DC Report Launch followed by an audience discussion of the international drug control system.
Forget the border–what drives migration?
Nearly 20 years since NAFTA went into effect, its empty promises have been laid bare for the people of Mexico.
The war on the narcotraffickers also serves as a pretext for militarizing areas of Mexico that have strong traditions of social resistance.
Part 1 of an interview with “Drug War Mexico” co-author Peter Watt.
A real commitment to security must place human life and public safety above all else–no matter which side of the border you’re on.
Come to the DC premier screening of this insightful documentary about approaching drug addiction as a public health issues, versus criminalization and creative ways to reduce its harm to communities.
Come to this compelling screening followed a discussion led by IPS’ Sanho Tree and Frank Smyth of the Committee to Protect Journalists.
There are good reasons to be cynical about the return of the PRI in Mexico. Even so, when it comes to human rights in Mexico, there’s plenty of room for improvement.
Treating drug use as a criminal act rather than a health problem has harmed our society.
Obama will need to recast a foreign policy that has been weak or downright contradictory in standing up for the principles he himself has espoused
In the foreign policy debates between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, expect these issues to get short thrift.