Much has been made of the very real woes of American workers. But Mexicans are trapped in an especially brutal cycle of dependence and exile.

America came close to legalizing marijuana in the 1970s. What went wrong?

Stripped of the region’s coal and ravaged by drugs, the people of Appalachia are fighting to survive.

An elite police squad was supposed to clean up the streets of 1970s Detroit. Instead, it terrorized African Americans, and turned the city into a battleground.

Jared Kushner's rise as the president's right-hand man shows that Trumpism isn't a coherent ideology. It's a personality cult.

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Why is Cat Marnell’s drug memoir so gripping?

A new digital publication aims to “civilize” cannabis culture. That’s a problem.

Now that microdosing has brought back LSD, is it time for women to finally enjoy mind-altering drugs?

The 21st Century Cures Act has been lauded as a bipartisan success. It's actually the result of a long war on drug regulation.

The fight for Prop 61 in California could be a watershed moment in American health care.

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Panama has long been a haven for money launderers—including the CIA.

Despite the candidates’ sweeping promises, the path to progressive change will be far more narrow.

Why the country's new president is executing more foreigners, despite international outrage