Tag Archives: Drug War

Existential Threats to the Larger National Body

Posted on July 29, 2008 by RagBlog

Death as a Way of Lifeby Joseph Nevins / July 28th, 2008 Esequiel Hernández Jr. was only 18-years-old when Clemente Manuel Banuelos, a U.S. Marine corporal, shot and killed him in Redford, Texas in May 1998. Hernández, a high school … Continue reading →

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Jim Hightower on Pot

Posted on July 15, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Sharing his thoughts on pot, that is…July 14, 2008 Watch the Marijuana Policy Project’s Profiles in Marijuana Reform interview with author and national radio commentator, Jim Hightower in the video above. This is a project of MPP.tv. Here’s more from … Continue reading →

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Mariann Wizard : Hypocrisy and the Drug War

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Sinister Drug War Propagandists will stoop to any low level as evident in this World War 2 Era Political Cartoon from the Buffalo Courier-Express equating Marijuana with Nazism. From Daily Kos. Mariann Wizard posted the following as a comment appended … Continue reading →

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Drug War a Bust? Bring it to Mexico! That’s the Ticket!

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Paresh Nath / National Herald, India.And nada for treatment… Plan Mexico : A Half Billion to the MilitaryBy Maya Schenwar / June 13, 2008 As Congress gears up to fund another year of war and occupation in Iraq and Afghanistan, … Continue reading →

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New Record : 7.2 Million in Criminal Justice System

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

And the chicks are coming home to roost. The number of women in prison “rose faster in 2006 than over the previous five years,” mostly in Hawaii, North Dakota, Wyoming and Oklahoma, the Bureau of Justice Statistics report said. Roger … Continue reading →

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Mexican’s Cry: Legalize It!

Posted on May 26, 2008 by Thorne Dreyer

Mexico’s Narco Opera Reaches for High NoteBy John Ross / May 25, 2008 Mexico’s on-going Narco Opera is straining to reach new dramatic heights. Springtime 2008 has been for killing. Since Good Friday (March 21st) when 22 citizens were slaughtered … Continue reading →

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