The Drug War

The Taliban’s Opium Eradication

August 20, 2023 UNAC Editor Abuses of Empire, Addiction, Afghanistan, The Drug War, US Hypocrisy

by Alan MacLeod, published on Consortium News, August 15, 2023 The Taliban government in Afghanistan – the nation that until recently produced 90 percent of the world’s heroin – has drastically reduced opium cultivation across the country. Western sources estimate an up to 99 percent reduction in some provinces. This raises serious questions about the seriousness of U.S. drug eradication[…]

US Wars Come Home to Roost

July 10, 2021 UNAC Editor Gun Violence, Social Impact, The Drug War, The War at Home, US Military

by Colleen Rowley, published on Consortium News, July 8, 2021 It’s been six months since the Jan. 6 insurrection. But long before the public saw that mob scene in the Capitol, it was easy to predict that the upcoming inauguration would, unfortunately, take place amid extreme electoral polarization and civil unrest. Ordinary Americans had been turned against each other, radicalizing[…]

Colombia, The Invisible Genocide

July 20, 2019 UNAC Editor Columbia, Resistance, The Drug War

By María Fernanda Barreto. published on Resumen, July 16, 2019 In the streets of some Colombian cities, and as it is in the news, the war looks distant. Everyday life seems to be immersed in the official history and there are even those who refer to the armed conflict as being in the past. But in reality, it is peace[…]

The Opioid Epidemic in America – Killing One Million Workers: The Triumph of Capital

January 28, 2018 UNAC Editor The Drug War

A uniquely relevant research piece on the current opiod crisis from Global Research. Introduction The link between capitalism and drugs reaches back to the middle of the 19th century, when the British Empire forced their surplus opium crop from their South Asian colonies into the Chinese market creating massive demand from millions of addicts. The Chinese government, which had banned[…]