DRUG POLICY REFORM

This article discusses a more sensible drug policy that would actually help minimize the drug crime rates in the United States. It provides many facts regarding the current drug policy and proposes a different policy.

An article written from a globalizationist perspective about the relationship between Canadian drug policy and US influence.

This article is a very brief statement of the current failure of US drug policy and gives example of progressive steps taken by other countries to remediate the social problem of drug use.

An argument for the legalization of all prohibited substances, with reference to the island of Jamaica.

There has not been much discussion of this lately, but there should be. Welfare and public benefits are not a right. They are a privilege. They are meant to help someone get back on their feet and not be a way of life.

This week the Senate Finance held a hearing considering different models for health care reform. This article explores why the insurance industry is so desperate to exclude a public option, which is why we need one.

A tongue in cheek proposal to inject candidates and elected officials with truth serum before speaking to the public.

The Medicare Prescription Drug Act of 2003 introduces one of the most innovative additions to the present Medicare Law. It has been hailed as one of the truly heartfelt laws to come along. It now attempts to cover outpatient prescription drugs.

A four part research into the Welfare Reform and the resulting working poor status.

An analysis of how politics creeps into how policymaking decisions are arrived at.

Despite the strong voter support and health advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Congress still holds the power to decide if states will be able to legalize the drug.

Between 1890 and 1920, American foreign and domestic policy changed drastically. America became an imperial power after years of isolationist foreign policy, while years of reactionary government were replaced with a progressive government of reformers.

The medical equipment and pharmaceutical industries have a huge stake in preventing health-care reform. Certain parts of the health care industry has allowed itself to be co-opted to the detriment of its patients and changing the system.

Just making note of a Medicare Advantage policy being kept from me.

Insurance industry needs to reform it's policy and practices.

Last night, the Barr Amendment, included annually in the DC spending bill since 1998, was excluded from the 2010 version of the bill. The creator of the bill has also turned over a new leaf.

The Center for Policy Alternatives is an underused resource for those interested in politics. I was able to talk with their Senior Director late in 2007 via phone about the CPA, the 2008 election and what people can do to make a difference politically.

There is at least one silver lining to an overtly conservative Supreme Court: it may just be a step forward for the medical marijuana movement, an issue that has really only taken ground in blue states. In this opinion piece, I explain why.

Our judicial system has become too tyrannical with their ability to take a person's freedom for a minor penetration of the law. People should be afforded the civilized justice that our country was founded on.

An opinon on healthcare reform and the partisan debate over it.

Health care within the United States is a flawed system that requires some form of reform before it can properly care for the whole population.

There has been a great deal of media and individual speculation as to what progress is being made in the area of health care reform.

Pretrial drug testing and pretrial programs are issues that have been in the criticizing light of the Criminal Justice System.

This is a review of the substance abuse policy in Major League Baseball.

Despite recent efforts such as the Bipartisan Campaign Finance Reform Act, the issue of the immense sums of money involved in campaigning has yet to be fully resolved.However, there is much left to be learned about the realities of campaign financing.