Century of Lies
11/27/19 Ngaio Bealum
This week on Century of Lies, a conversation with comedian, activist, and journalist Ngaio Bealum.
Guest(s): Ngaio Bealum
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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11/20/19 Damon Barrett
November 20 2019 marks the thirtieth anniversary of the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, a human rights instrument ratified by every other nation on earth but not by the United States. This week on Century we have a portion of my interview with human rights and drug policy expert Damon Barrett, plus we hear part of a news conference from UN Headquarters in Geneva on the report Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty.
Guest(s): Damon Barrett
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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11/13/19 Michael Botticelli
The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hearing recently on harm reduction sites and supervised consumption facilities, so on this edition of Century of Lies we hear from MA State Sen. Cindy Friedman, Fenway Health's Carl Sciortino, and former US "Drug Czar" Michael Botticelli.
Guest(s): Michael Botticelli
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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11/06/19 John Pfaff
This week on Century of Lies, part two of our conversation with John Pfaff, JD, PhD. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform.
Guest(s): John Pfaff
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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10/30/19 John Pfaff
This week on Century of Lies, part one of our conversation with John Pfaff, JD, PhD. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform.
Guest(s): John Pfaff
Organization(s): Fordham Law School
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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10/23/19 Gilberto Gerra
This week on Century of Lies we hear about the growing concern over new psychoactive substances and amphetamine-type stimulants with audio from Martin Raithelhuber, PhD, and Gilberto Gerra, MD, both from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
Guest(s): Gilberto Gerra
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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10/16/19 Jim MacRae
This week on Century of Lies we speak with data scientist and consultant Jim MacRae, PhD.
Guest(s): Jim MacRae
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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10/09/19 Liz Evans
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's attempt to stop Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse from setting up a supervised consumption facility. On this week's Century we hear from Liz Evans, one of the founders of North America's first supervised consumption site, Insite, in Vancouver, BC. Plus, an update on the vaping crisis.
Guest(s): Liz Evans
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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10/02/19 Phillip Atiba Goff
This week on Century we look at reforming police practices and efforts to get a handle on police brutality. The US House Judiciary Committee recently held an oversight hearing on police practices. We'll hear audio from Committee Chair Rep. Jerrold Naddler, Gwen Carr, Ron Davis, and Dr. Phillip Atiba Goff.
Guest(s): Phillip Atiba Goff
Organization(s): Drug War Facts
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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09/25/19 Doug McVay
This week on Century: a House subcommittee looks at e-cigarettes and the outbreak of lung disease that may be related to vaping, and the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs looks at rescheduling cannabis and cannabis products.
Guest(s): Doug McVay
Link(s): Drug War Facts
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