The Future of the Opioid Crisis: Why Decriminalization Isn’t Enough Skyler Bohnert Aug 8, 2022 It is precisely this difference in mindset that made Portugal’s drug decriminalization work. Victims caught in the…
Vancouver’s Relapse Pt. 2: Moving Beyond Drug Prohibition Cesar Ramirez Sep 11, 2020 Vancouver has only dipped its feet into the waters of approaches that have produced positive outcomes for addicts…
Vancouver’s Relapse: Re-Humanizing Addiction Cesar Ramirez Sep 6, 2020 Still, as tempting as it may be to believe in Nancy Reagan’s “just say no” campaign, much of what is disseminated…
Law and Order Politics: A Gateway to Authoritarianism Emily Jones Jul 13, 2020 Politicians in both Central America and in the US garner public support for law and order policies on the basis of…
The Business of Punishment: The Prison Industrial Complex in the United States Ximena Ramirez Villanueva Feb 3, 2020 The exploitation of prison labour by private corporations is “one aspect among an array of relationships linking…
Rappler Journalist Patricia Evangelista shares stories of trauma and agency with… Cesar Ramirez Dec 3, 2019 As a part of her tour across Canada, Rappler journalist and 2019 Marshall McLuhan Fellow Patricia Evangelista came…
Review’s Radio: Discussing Wars on Drugs and the Opioid Epidemic with DPA… Alec Regino Sep 13, 2018 Almost five decades after Nixon infamously declared drug abuse as "public enemy number one" in the United States,…
Review’s Radio: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy, 18 Years… Alec Regino Sep 5, 2018 In 2001, Portugal took an unorthodox approach to address its drug crisis. Instead of waging a costly war on drugs…
(New Year’s) Resolutions to Duterte’s War on Drugs Alec Regino Jan 1, 2018 A universal tradition as old as the occasion itself, the New Year's resolution is practised worldwide by…
Rodrigo Duterte – The Hulk of the Philippines Brian Wood Mar 29, 2017 Rodrigo Duterte - a President with no constraints on his speech nor his policy actions. President of the…