Tag: drugs
State trooper charged with stealing heroin from evidence room
Brian Rickard allegedly stole heroin from the Troop R, Honesdale evidence room before ingesting the narcotic at work and at home.
Why the Taliban’s promise to stop the opium trade rings hollow
Uncertainty abounds over what the Taliban’s opium policy will actually look like. In the meantime, the farmers are planting the seeds for next year’s crop right now.
The shame of the Sacklers
As Paul Hanly, a leading attorney in the case, told the Guardian, “this is essentially a crime family … drug dealers in nice suits and dresses.”
50 years later, end the War on Drugs
Nixon’s War on Drugs turned out to be a war on people. President Biden should end it once and for all.
Former correctional officer sentenced to 10 years in federal prison
“As a correctional officer, Lakesia Harden knew what she was doing when she engaged in drug trafficking and associated with Tremayne Linder, a convicted felon."
Drugs touted by Trump for COVID-19 increase heart risks, studies find
"In a better world, if we weren't so panicked about this virus, we would wait and see if this drug had some value other than the President declaring that it has some value."
Gilead Sciences asks FDA to rescind ‘orphan’ status for possible coronavirus...
"We are committed to making the medicine both accessible and affordable to governments and patients around the world."
Ex-pharma lobbyist embedded in White House tanked drug pricing bill, while...
Trump’s top healthcare adviser, former Gilead Sciences lobbyist Joe Grogan, strenuously lobbied within the White House and on Capitol Hill against price negotiations.
Sanders, Cummings call on DOJ to investigation generic drug manufacturers’ ‘multi-year...
"The Department of Justice must hold these bad actors accountable to the fullest extent of the law."
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The world’s four legacy empires going down
In a future full of signs that the four empires that have long dominated our world are all crumbling.
It was the rage of the age
Was Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a private research facility in Suffolk County, pivotal to the spread of eugenics through the United States and world?
Rahm Emanuel is right on core party changes, but for progressives misses the big...
“The bullies don’t stop hitting you because you’re nice to them. They stop hitting you when you knock them out.”
Elon Musk endorses Germany’s far-right Neo-Nazi party amid Sanders’ warning of authoritarian oligarchy
Amid criticism from Bernie Sanders for undermining democracy, Elon Musk endorses Germany’s Alternative for Germany party, known for its neo-Nazi ties and extremist platform.
Archiving as resistance to genocide denial in Gaza
To this day, they have logged more than 500 instances, so we discussed their motives for doing this work, the challenges they face and lessons learned along the way.