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Prison Breakdown

Overcrowding has pushed California's prison system to the brink

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The Drug War’s Collateral Damage

Those victimized by a crackdown on marijuana since the early '90s can be denied everything from food stamps to voting rights to the right to adopt a child

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Militarizing Mexico’s Drug War

More than 1,000 police officers, soldiers and members of enemy cartels have been killed this year as President Calderon has turned up the heat

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Poisoning Pets with Industrial Food

Lacking transparency, industry relies on alchemy of pet food to turn its waste into profits

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Gardasil, Iraqi Superbugs & Radiation

In These Times started running "Health & Science" in January 2006. Below are three updates. Gag me with… more

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HPV Vaccine: Betting on a Mercky Record

Merck launched its new cervical cancer vaccine with a major advertising and lobbying blitz, and pushed to make… more

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The Tragedy of Gary Webb

Hounded out of Journalism and pushed to suicide, the Gary Webb story is a cautionary tale about the dangers in speaking truth to power

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Counterfeit Drugs: Infected with Greed

Counterfit drugs are flooding hospitals and markets worldwide.

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Drug Warriors Push Eye-Eating Fungus

Why are members of Congress advocating the use of a dangerous crop-killer in Colombia?

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Convict Nation

The American prison system grew by more than 1,000 new adult prisoners per week in one year, confirming our position as the world's unsurpassed leader in mass incarceration. Statistics obscure the everyday pain for millions upon millions of Americans who feel like nearly everybody has given up on them.

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