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In the scorching new film "Traffic," director Steven Soderbergh captures the hypocrisy -- and tragedy -- of the nation's unwinnable war on drugs.
By Jeff Stark
December 20, 2000
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It's been a very hot year for the director of New York Film Critics Circle favorites "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich." Next year may be hotter still.
By Stephen Lemons
December 20, 2000
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The U.S.-backed Plan Colombia will soon touch down in a region battered by civil war and central to the cocaine trade -- will it ignite the conflict?
By Ana Arana
December 5, 2000
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By Michael Sragow
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November 30, 2000
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When I was diagnosed with cancer, my mother just said yes to growing 11-foot pot plants in her backyard garden.
By Dan Shapiro
November 30, 2000
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Researchers persuade simians to get themselves stoned -- and say it helps prove that dope is addictive.
By Susan McCarthy
November 29, 2000
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By Nell Bernstein
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October 30, 2000
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Another drug czar leaves a failed tenure in office, declaring victory with a mess of skewed statistics.
By Arianna Huffington
October 20, 2000
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A drug sting case in a small Texas town shows how drug war paranoia can feed the fires of injustice.
By Arianna Huffington
October 11, 2000
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Young black men get singled out among drug offenders for the harshest punishment, then they lose their right to vote. With laws like this, who needs Jim Crow?
By Arianna Huffington
October 2, 2000
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Republican Rep. Tom Campbell takes on Sen. Dianne Feinstein by attacking U.S. drug policy. Sure, it's California -- but does he have a chance?
By Anthony York
September 18, 2000
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Drug war money from the U.S. has helped prompt a retrial in Peru for jailed American Lori Berenson.
By Bruce Shapiro
September 15, 2000
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Bush and Gore should tell us where they stand on the ugly $1.3 billion drug war offensive in Colombia that the next president will have to face.
By Arianna Huffington
September 1, 2000
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Fearful of walking in the footsteps of Thailand during the Vietnam War, officials in Panama want to stay out of the U.S. offensive in Colombia.
By Mark Schapiro
August 30, 2000
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On the eve of President Clinton's trip to Colombia, critics say Washington cares more about its war on drugs than human rights.
By Ana Arana
August 28, 2000
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By Arianna Huffington
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August 14, 2000
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Americans see clearly that the war on drugs isn't working. Now some of our leaders are starting to open their eyes.
By Arianna Huffington
August 10, 2000
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In "Writing on Drugs," Sadie Plant embarks on a stimulating trip into literature's strangest, smokiest den.
By Gary Kamiya
August 4, 2000
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The notoriously poor town of Camden, N.J. -- ironically the site of the GOP fete -- is living proof of everything our politicians are ignoring.
By Arianna Huffington
August 2, 2000
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Two million Americans are locked up, most for nonviolent drug offenses. Some maverick Republicans -- yes, Republicans -- are trying to change that.
By Bruce Shapiro
July 31, 2000
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Did the White House drug office go too far in trying to stop the spread of medical marijuana initiatives?
By Daniel Forbes
July 27, 2000
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Why did James Hiett get just five months for covering up his wife's drug-running in Colombia, while his chauffeur got more time? Another case study in the drug war, in which white perps get off easy.
By Bruce Shapiro
July 15, 2000
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The Pentagon says the Army pilot's crash in Colombia last July was a "mishap," but her family believes she was shot down -- the first of many soldiers likely to die in our undeclared war.
By Jeff Stein
July 5, 2000
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When the commander of U.S. anti-drug efforts in Colombia got involved in drug running, Congress should have rethought its massive military aid bill -- but it didn't.
By Bruce Shapiro
July 5, 2000
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Even advocates of U.S. military aid think the anti-narcotics package will only unravel the peace with Colombian guerrillas.
By Ana Arana
July 5, 2000
Hollywood kicks the habit
Steven Soderbergh
Ground zero in the Colombian drug war
"Mom's Marijuana"
Tulia's witch trials
Declaring war on the war on drugs
Guilty until proven useful
Panama wants to stay out of the drug war
War on drugs 1, human rights 0
Writing high
In the shadows of the Republican Convention
Hard time for soft crimes
Fighting "Cheech & Chong" medicine
Fighting drugs with choppers and poison
GigaOM Network
Glenn Greenwald
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