Eric Sterling & Major Neill Franklin. Topics include the memory of the Shining City on the Hill, Israels attack on Lebanon, Fascism in the drug war and much more. Eric Sterling was Counsel to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
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Eric Sterling & Major Neill Franklin. Topics include the memory of the Shining City on the Hill, Israels attack on Lebanon, Fascism in the drug war and much more. Eric Sterling was Counsel to the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.
Richard Watkins & Roger Goodman. Roger Goodman has for 20 years served the State of Washington as a representative. He directs the House Public Safety Committee on Crime and Justice. Richard Watkins was a Viet Nam Army pilot and for twenty years was a Texas Prison Warden. Topics include drug war, Iran war, criminal justice disparities from state to state and more.
Cele Castillo & Debby Goldsberry. Cele was a Viet Nam veteran and later became an agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration. Debby is an entrepreneur, author and cannabis dispensary owner.
Ethan Nadelmann & Sanho Tree. Ethan is the founder, and now retired long time director of the Drug Policy Alliance. Sanho Tree is a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and has been Director of its Drug Policy Project since 1998. Topics range from war in Iran, the drug war, ICE, ultimatums, more.
Omar Figuroa, Chris Bennett & Howard Wooldridge. Primary topic Fascist Trump. Omar is a California attorney specializing in drug cases. Chris is an author, botanist and activist extraordinaire. Howard is a former cop who heads up Citizens Opposing Prohibition. Host Dean Becker is THE Reverend Most High.
Chris Conrad & Dr. Richard Andrews. Chris Conrad is an author of many books to include Shattered Lives. Dr. Andrews is an addiction doctor reporting from Spain. Topics include war in Iran, greedy oligarchs, attacks in Mexico, Venezuela and Ecuador along with observations on Trumps subservient cabinet.
Professor Jeffrey Miron is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University and author of several books to include Drug War Crimes. Topics include war on Iran, war on drugs, more. FULL TRANSCRIPT ATTACHED.
Otis Mclay and Doug McVay. Otis is the Pacifica host of hundreds of radio programs on his Audioport site for reporters and programmers. Doug McVay is a long time activist, drug reformer and host of Century of Lies and other programs on KBOO radio.
Featuring Vivian McPeak and Matt Elrod. Vivian was the ramrod of the Seattle Hempfest and is full-time activist and event organizer who is passionate about social justice. Matt Elrod is a reclusive Canadian audiophile, poetic naturalist, veteran drug policy reform activist, library cataloguer, programmer and webmaster.
Eric Sterling Counsel to the US House Committee on the Judiciary (ret) & Sanho Tree of the Institute for Policy Studies, directing the Drug Policy Project.