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Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

We sat down for a conversation about how capitalism manufactures insecurity, how it is weaponized against us, and why we must embrace our shared vulnerability to create a safer and better world. Can you explain how insecurity stems from an existential human problem and how modern capitalism newly manufactures its experience?