The surprising news about the readiness of the Obama administration to introduce unmanned surveillance drones in the Caribbean in a new strategy to combat the notorious illegal drug trade has come like a virtual fait accompli. Almost simultaneous with reports out of Washington on Sunday of planned operation of the “drones” project by the US [...]
Did ‘War on Drugs’ Ruin Hip-Hop, Black Community, Nation?
July 16, 2012 | Posted by
If you’re wondering why hip-hop has often been angry, sneering, nihilistic and dystopic, you can blame the war on drugs, and how it feels to be on the wrong side of it. President Nixon announced a war on drugs, but it was President Reagan who started the modern battle in 1982, when hip-hop was in [...]
Cory Booker Supports Medical Marijuana, Calling War on Drugs ‘a Failure That Unfairly Targets’ Blacks
May 24, 2012 | Posted by
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker took to Twitter on Wednesday, calling the government’s war on drugs a failure that unfairly targets the black population. His pointed criticism comes one day after New Jersey advanced a bill to decriminalize marijuana. If it passes, a person caught with 15 grams of pot or less would only face [...]
