Tossing the Afghan COIN Tossing the Afghan COIN
The US military's reinvented counterinsurgency turns out to be the same old brutal game.
Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Michael A. Cohen
Climate Clash in Cancún Climate Clash in Cancún
China is warming up to the fight against climate change, but it's still cooling to US demands.
Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Lucia Green-Weiskel
Sudan Prepares to Break Apart Sudan Prepares to Break Apart
Finally, after decades of catastrophic civil war, Africa may give birth to a new nation.
Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Tristan McConnell
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
Beyond the Fair Sentencing Act Beyond the Fair Sentencing Act
Congress's vote to scale back mandatory sentences for federal crack cocaine offenses was a watershed in the long campaign for better drug policy.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Marc Mauer
Decriminalizing Poverty Decriminalizing Poverty
America doesn't have a drug problem. It has a poverty problem.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Bruce Western
The Verdict on Drug Courts The Verdict on Drug Courts
Drug courts have helped some addicts recover. But they may be delaying expansion of treatment programs that will best reduce harms from addiction.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Tracy Velázquez
Restoring Lost Liberties Restoring Lost Liberties
The drug war has been waged not only on traffickers and users but on liberty and equality.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / David Cole
A New Model for Mexico A New Model for Mexico
The problem with the drug war in Mexico is not that it's unfunded. It's unwinnable.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Laura Carlsen