This documentary won top prize at the Sundance Film Festival this year. It explains how the war has made no progress, unless you're looking to jail a disproportionate number of African Americans.
An interview with the film-maker on Hollywood reporter
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Video interview on Democracy Now
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Article saying what a piece of crap it is:
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The House I Live In
The House I Live In
Thanx for the post Koan. The WOD is a complete farce and comparable to anything invented by the USSR in their penal system. They may have had different reasoning but the reasoning in both instances was and is deeply flawed.
The House I Live In
What really got me interested was the filmmaker's suggestion that a better approach would be to recognize drug use as a public health issue instead of a criminal one.
Ta Da. More accurate, more fair... and I bet the statistics would drastically change to show that a heck of a lot more white people are abusing the stuff.
Ta Da. More accurate, more fair... and I bet the statistics would drastically change to show that a heck of a lot more white people are abusing the stuff.