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Coming up on today's show:Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared a nationwide state of emergency over the weekend. The country has been in a deep economic crises, and international officials say...
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Five health issues presidential candidates aren’t talking about — but should
Photo of stethoscope by Flickr user Lora ZibmanReferences to the Affordable Care Act — sometimes called Obamacare — have been a regular feature of the current presidential campaign season.For months,...
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How Comedian Patricia Williams Traded Hustling for Humor
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Drugs: they’re everywhere. In our medicine cabinets, the books we read, the movies we watch, and the communities in which we live. What isn’t common: reliable and accurate information about drug use...
View ArticleThis American War on Drugs
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has signaled that he'd like to revamp the war on drugs. We take a look at the history of the battle, and how sensational media depictions of crack, heroin, and meth have...
View ArticleA Case for Law Enforcement
President Trump has long argued that a US-Mexico border wall will bring an end to drug epidemics in the US. But it's clear that that proposal — and indiscriminately jailing those who use illicit drugs...
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