No, I'm not talking about the War in Iraq (though that's probably a contributing factor).It's another war: So far this year, the federal government has spent over $27 billion on the War on (some classes of people who use some) Drugs.(via TalkLeft)
The War On (Some Classes of People Who Use Some) Drugs
Poor, poor Washington, D.C. Stuck under the thumb of the Federal government and unable to stretch its independent legs.Washington, D.C. is the city with the fastest HIV/AIDS rate in the.
Janet Jackson had her Rhythm Nation. We have our Prison Nation.The numbers are in, and it turns out that the U.S. prison population grew more in 2005-2006 than in any.
Yesterday's post sparked quite the kerfuffle in comments. Here's a follow up: National Advocates for Pregnant Women staff attorney Tiloma Jayasinghe has an article up at RH Reality Check describing a recent victory in New Mexico. Last month, the NM Supreme Court held that the...
Marcy Wheeler points us to this story about the administration's call for mandatory minimum sentences in light of a Supreme Court ruling that federal sentencing guidelines are merely advisory. (This.