Ethan Nadelmann: The War on Drugs is Racist Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ———————————————————————————- Inevitably drug laws will be disproportionately enforced against the poor, younger and darker-skinned members of society. ———————————————————————————- ETHAN NADELMANN: Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and […]
In this month’s case study, I dive into a song by one of my favorite bands: “An Ocean In Between the Waves” by the War on Drugs, off their album Lost in the Dream. On a surface level, it’s a great tune, but is there more hiding in the depths? […]
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How El Chapo dug his way to the top of the drug trade. Check out the Today, Explained podcast episode on El Chapo here: https://bit.ly/2DaFZS8 Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Throughout his career as a drug trafficker, tunnels have been the common theme in El Chapo’s story. When he gained […]
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Is it the drugs that get people hooked… or is it something else? The science behind addiction and how our drug laws approach it the wrong way. Special thanks to Jac St. John at The Vegetarian Baker https://www.youtube.com/user/TheVegetarianBaker and Sarah Hardy of Sensational Finds https://www.youtube.com/user/SensationalFinds For their help with the […]
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Americans are turning against the war on drugs. Watch more of our 2020 election coverage: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5eKjlXtsOo6SDi2ZvcHQ69q On November 3, four American states voted to legalize marijuana: Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota. Combined with the other states that have done so in recent years, one in three Americans now […]
No, it’s not a prop – that’s real crack in the President’s hands. How did he get it? Well, it was sold just outside the White House… “George Herbert Walker Bush (June 12, 1924 – November 30, 2018) was an American politician, diplomat, and businessman who served as the 41st […]
PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG ↓ More info and sources below ↓ Laws are intended to maintain order and promote justice, but what happens when those laws promote and spread discrimination and bigotry? Today Danielle analyzes the discriminatory history […]
