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This is a major downer. We had a really good thing going — John Singleton directing Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton in the movie about the drug war travesty in Tulia, Texas. Now reports are that the project has … Continue reading →

Scott at Grits for Breakfast has this piece about a former police officer who talks in a new book about his steroid addiction as a cop, and his dealing in steroids and paraphernalia to cops and firefighters around the country. … Continue reading →

With opium production again at new record levels, the Afghan drug effort is regularly being called a failure in the press these days, so naturally officials are calling for stepped up efforts (rather than smarter ones). But it’s getting harder … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this piece by David Borden and Paul Armentano (recently posted in the Huffington Post): Why Do People the Government Says Don’t Exist Keep Writing Us? Speaking last month to the Associated Press, Tom Riley — spokesman for … Continue reading →

As the silly season of Presidential campaigning kicks off in high gear, it was good to have Lewis Black remind me of how it works (yes, it was an old rerun of his comedy special, but it still connected). You … Continue reading →

Alex Koppelman has a pretty good piece in Salon detailing: How the anti-immigration right — and Lou Dobbs — turned two rogue Border Patrol agents into heroes and got Congress on their side. The Ramos/Compean saga has always been primarily … Continue reading →

Thanks to Tom for sending me this extraordinary piece… From the SFGate: Law enforcement team raids projects to net alleged drug dealers by John Koopman (a reporter who is embedded with the police) Now I’m not sure about Koopman — … Continue reading →

by Amy Lorentzen, Associated Press Writer Link GLADBROOK, Iowa – Republican presidential hopeful John McCain on Sunday said the United States should step up it’s war on drugs as part of efforts to secure the country’s borders. Yes, it’s a … Continue reading →

Document the well-intentioned cluelessness of the following two authors: “bullet” Willy E. Gutman in the Santa Clarita Valley Signal: Drugs: The War No One Wants to Win “bullet” Philosophy professor Firmin DeBrabander in CounterPunch: Drug Wars: From Afghanistan to Baltimore

I’ll be on the road this weekend, but will be checking in from time to time. “bullet” Humboldt County (CA) Board of Supervisors sent legislators and President Bush a letter urging legalization of marijuana “Local governments are in need of … Continue reading →