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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of October 3rd, 2010We lead this week's report with the extraordinary news of the decriminalization of marijuana in California.
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Published in: HomeBorn Illegal - The US Federal Analogue Act
This is the story of Anthony Reed, a promising young man with a very bright future who was arrested and charged with...
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Published in: HomeEvery prisoner a profit centre: every immigrant a business opportunity
Arizona's harsh immigration laws are being pioneered or supported by local leaders who have a political motive or...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 27th, 2010
We lead this week with the release of the much anticipated trailer from Charles Shaw and openDemocracy's The Exile...
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Published in: HomeThe Exile Nation Project: Trailer
The Exile Nation Project has just released a four-minute trailer of their documentary archive of testimonies from...
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Published in: oDRGreed, corruption and impotence: Samara battles for its architectureA city with a grand architectural heritage, Samara is today under threat, pincered by the greed of corrupt...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of September 20th, 2010
We lead this first report of the autumn session with exciting news from the first US government approved clinical...
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Published in: oDRTricky business in Abkhazia
Since Abkhazia declared its independence from Georgia in 2008, Russian money has been pouring in. But when it comes...
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Published in: Shine A Light"A lifer is better than a detainee"
Immigration detention is a clear example of the gap between toughness and effectiveness. It's not too late for the...
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Published in: oDROryol: when the ‘new nobility’ turned terroristThe sleepy city of Oryol has erupted in terrorism. Investigations revealed how frustration at the state of Russia...
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Published in: Shine A LightState-sponsored cruelty
The Liberal Democrats must fight to salvage their promise to end the detention of children for immigration purposes...
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Published in: openSecurityNorth Ossetia suicide bombing kills eighteen
A suicide bombing in the restless north caucasian province of North Ossetia kills at least 18 people. A protest in...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 23, 2010We lead this week's report with a groundbreaking new study from the UK Drug Policy Commission on the extreme social...
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Published in: HomeThe drug war: new paradigm vs old paradox
The appointment of a new head of the lead United Nations anti-drugs agency is a precious opportunity to abandon a...
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Published in: HomeUnemployed entrepreneurs: Ciudad Juarez and the War on Drugs
Ciudad Juarez is one of the world’s fastest growing cities. It is also one of the most violent.
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Published in: HomeThe Mexican Drug War: Is it "Narcoterrorism?"Drug war violence in Mexico is truly horrific. But does it qualify as terrorism?
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 9, 2010
We lead this week's report with collection of voices calling for an end to the War on Drugs as a means of mitigating...
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Published in: HomeCalifornia Endures Another Summer of Pointless Marijuana Raids
For nearly 30 years, the Campaign Against Planting has waged a quixotic battle to eradicate California's outdoor...
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Published in: oDRWhy the FSB is not the KGB!Last month amendments were passed to the law codifying the FSB’s surveillance of those citizens deemed to be threats...
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Published in: HomeoD Drug Policy Forum: Front Line Report - Week of August 2, 2010We lead this week the US House of Representatives passing two significant pieces of legislation meant to begin...
