Law

Forgetting Bradley Manning Forgetting Bradley Manning

Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is out on bail—apparently headed for the 10-bedroom home of British former army officer Vaughan Smith, described by the Guardian as a rightwing li...

Dec 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Importing the Portuguese Model of Drug Reform Importing the Portuguese Model of Drug Reform

US drug reformers could learn a lot from Portugal’s successful decriminalization efforts.

Dec 15, 2010 / Michael Tracey and Neima Jahromi

The Vienna Declaration The Vienna Declaration

Drug users deserve the chance to prevent HIV, too.

Dec 10, 2010 / Judith Auerbach

Jury Convicts Three, Acquits Two in Post-Katrina Police Shooting Jury Convicts Three, Acquits Two in Post-Katrina Police Shooting

A federal jury found three New Orleans police officers guilty in the shooting, burning and cover-up of the death of Henry Glover. Two officers were acquitted.

Dec 10, 2010 / A.C. Thompson

Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama

Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama

The Nation's Sasha Abramsky and Obama's Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, speak at length about the administration's drug reform agenda.

Dec 9, 2010 / The Nation

Slide Show: From Prohibition to Prop 19

Slide Show: From Prohibition to Prop 19 Slide Show: From Prohibition to Prop 19

You can read all of the pieces in The Nation’s special issue on drug policy here.

Dec 9, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Questions for the Drug Czar Questions for the Drug Czar

On October 1, just one month before Californians voted on Proposition 19, Sasha Abramsky spoke by phone with Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...

Dec 9, 2010 / Sasha Abramsky

First, They Came for WikiLeaks. Then…

First, They Came for WikiLeaks. Then… First, They Came for WikiLeaks. Then…

WikiLeaks has embraced the ethics that guide traditional news outlets' disclosure of secrets. It should be afforded the same protections.

Dec 9, 2010 / The Editors

Rebalancing Drug Policy Rebalancing Drug Policy

A special Nation forum, with contributions from Ethan Nadelmann, Marc Mauer, Bruce Western, Tracy Velázquez, David Cole and Laura Carlsen.

Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

Breaking the Taboo Breaking the Taboo

The prospects for reforming drug policy have never been so good.

Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Ethan Nadelmann

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