fresh voices from the front lines of change

Democracy

Health

Climate

Housing

Education

Rural

50 Years Later, End the War on Drugs

50 Years Later, End the War on Drugs

Fifty years ago, on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “full scale attack” on drug use. It was the beginning of the War on Drugs. Nixon — and many presidents since — promised the War on Drugs would save lives. Trillions of dollars later, incarceration...

Pin It on Pinterest