War on drugs

Serious Words

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 27, 2011

Earlier this month, the Global Commission on Drug Policy called the war on drugs a failure. Ethan Nadelmann, founder and director of the Drug Policy Alliance, details the commission’s report and how that might impact U.S. anti-drug policies. Plus, documentary filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi discusses her HBO film on new American citizens; Mother Jones Magazine’s Clara Jeffery on why we’re working harder for less; and Dahlia Lithwick of Slate details the final decisions handed down by the Supreme Court this term.

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