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19/05/2024Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

#929 Looking to avert further tragedy (War on Drugs™) (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 5/9/2015 Today we take a look at the continuing failure that is the War on Drugs™ as well as some of the signs of hope that we may be making progress toward shutting it down Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email [email protected] BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Is Marijuana Harmful to Health? - Healthcare Triage (@HCTriage) - Air Date: 04-19-14 Ch. 2: Man Gets 13 Years in Prison for 2 Joints Worth of Pot - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-13-15 Ch. 3: Legalized Marijuana = Millions For Public Schools In Colorado - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 03-16-15 Ch. 4: Johann Hari on Everything We Know About the Drug War & Addiction is Wrong - @democracynow - Air Date: 2-6-15 Ch. 5: Legalizing marijuana doesn't lead to doomsday scenarios - Le Show (@theharryshearer) - Air Date: 10-26-14 Ch. 6: Rand Paul & Others Introduce National Medical Marijuana Bill - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 03-11-15 Ch. 7: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Talk Drugs - Majority Report (@majorityfm) - Air Date: 06-01-15 Ch. 8: Marijuana Shows Medical Value, Feds Don't Give A Sh*t - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 04-12-15 MUSIC (Blue Dot Sessions) Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Listen Anywhere! BestOfTheLeft.com/Listen Listen Anywhere! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected]

# War on DrugsA governmental campaign aimed at prohibiting illegal drug use, distribution, and trade, which has been criticized for its social and economic consequences.

# Progressive Perspectives # Drug Policy Reform # Marijuana Legalization # Public Health

01/08/2022Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters

The Philippines Gets a New President With A Very Familiar Name

On May 9th, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was elected President of the Philippines. If that name sounds familiar to you, it is because he is the son of Ferdinand Marcos Senior, the brutal kleptocrat who ruled the Philippines for nearly 20 years. Marcos Jr., who is commonly known as “Bongbong,” took office on June 30th succeeding Rodrigo Duterte, whose six year term was marked by a sharp deterioration of human rights in the Philippines, including a so-called “war on drugs” in which several thousands of people were extrajudicially killed by state security forces. Bongbong Marcos’ vice president is Rodrigo Duterte’s daughter, Sara Duterte. To help explain this new chapter in Philippines politics is Dr. Tom Smith, Principle Lecturer in International Relations for the University of Portsmouth, and the Academic Director to the Royal Air Force College.

# War on DrugsA highly controversial anti-drug campaign initiated by Rodrigo Duterte that led to widespread extrajudicial killings.

# Human Rights Violations # Ferdinand Marcos Jr.# Philippine Politics # Dr. Tom Smith # Sara Duterte

17/06/2021TED Talks News and Politics

How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities | Khadijah Tribble

The war on drugs in the United States undid much of the progress of the Civil Rights Movement -- and today, it continues to derail millions within marginalized communities with arrests, convictions and incarcerations for marijuana possession. As more states move to legalize cannabis, social entrepreneur and activist Khadijah Tribble calls for equitable reform that centers on the casualties of the war and its insidious policies and paves a path toward restorative justice.

# War on DrugsA campaign launched by the U.S. government aimed at prohibiting illegal drug use, which has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities.

# Civil Rights Movement # Marijuana Legalization # Restorative Justice # Khadijah Tribble

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# War on DrugsA governmental campaign aimed at prohibiting illegal drug use, distribution, and trade, which has been criticized for its social and economic consequences.

# War on DrugsA highly controversial anti-drug campaign initiated by Rodrigo Duterte that led to widespread extrajudicial killings.

# War on DrugsA campaign launched by the U.S. government aimed at prohibiting illegal drug use, which has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities.