Charles Rangel: America's "Front-Line General" in the Drug War

Charles Rangel: America's "front-line general" in the drug war
Under his leadership, many members of the Congressional Black Caucus voted in favor of some of the most punitive drug-war era legislation, expanding mandatory minimum sentences, funding more prisons and boosting penalties for crack cocaine. Read more on North Country Public Radio

Meme-ing life
If the various forms of entertainment were depicted as a cornucopia of illicit drugs, memes would be the crack cocaine. The high is brief, but — as anyone … If we're talking about music, this would be like Wikipedia meets Garage Band. Years from now … Read more on Diamondback Online

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller: Photo: Yoichi R. Okamoto, White House Press Office
New York's Rockefeller laws were reformed in 2009, a move sparked in part by the soaring cost of locking up so many people. In 2010 Congress also eased mandatory sentences for crack cocaine. But tough mandatory minimums for drug possession remain … Read more on North Country Public Radio