Daily Archives: August 15, 2007

Obama: Send me to the White House, but send other black men like me to the Big House

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Pete Guither

Via TalkLeft come a Boston Globe column by Derrick Z. Jackson about Barack Obama. Remember that Barack Obama got to where he is today because he never got caught. That vacillation became evident as he kept talking about crack-vs.-powder sentencing, … Continue reading →

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Transform joins the U.N.

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Pete Guither

Congratulations to Transform Drug Policy Foundation for their recognition as special consultative NGO status to the United Nations. Transform has been doing excellent work in opening up the dialogue for alternative approaches to drug policy in the UK and Europe … Continue reading →

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Race and the transformation of criminal justice

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Pete Guither

If you haven’t read Glen C. Loury’s article Why Are So Many Americans in Prison?, you may want to check it out. It’s a pretty powerful picture of incarceration and race — not all about the drug war, but obviously … Continue reading →

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An obscene amount of money for Plan Mexico

Posted on August 15, 2007 by Pete Guither

$1.2 billion A U.S. plan to help Mexico fight drug traffickers and their widening violence could cost as much as $1.2 billion over a three-year period, U.S. and Mexican officials close to the talks said Tuesday. “That’s what’s on the … Continue reading →

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