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Mar 27 2018 68 mins   5
Air Date: 3/27/2018 Today we take a look at the blossoming of the renewed efforts of the conservative drug warriors Be part of the show! Leave a message at 202-999-3991 Become a member and enjoy ad-free episodes and bonus content! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/BestOfTheLeft Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: Loving Acoustic Instrumental by John Douglas Orr Ch. 2: Act 1: Michelle Alexander We Must Respond Forcefully & Challenge Jeff Sessions's New War on Drugs - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 05-19-17 Ch. 3: Song 1: Waterbourne - Algea Fields Ch. 4: Act 2: Race, drugs and prisons - Progressive Faith Sermons w @RevDrRay - Air Date 9-10-17 Ch. 5: Song 2: Gullwing Sailor - Migration Ch. 6: Act 3: Art Way on Pot Recriminalization - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 1-12-18 Ch. 7: Song 3: Inessential - Bayou Birds Ch. 8: Act 4: Understanding the repeal of the Cole memo - Off Kilter - Air Date 1-26-18 Ch. 9: Song 4: Astrisx - Bodytonic Ch. 10: Act 5: Tell Congress: Punitive Drug Policies Don’t Work. Harm-Reduction Does. via @DrugPolicyOrg - Best of the Left Activism Ch. 11: Song 5: Streamer - Arc and Crecent Ch. 12: Act 6: Death to Drug Dealers Trump Threatens to Ramp Up Drug War, Praising Efforts in Philippines & China - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 03-12-18 Voicemails Ch. 13: The barbary wars were justified - Anonymous Ch. 14: Breaking free from the car - Joe from Chicago Voicemail Music: Low Key Lost Feeling Electro by Alex Stinnent Ch. 15: Final comments on the benefits of electric-assist bikes and the militaristic history of the US Help fight climate change! Donate to Jay's Climate Ride fundraiser! Closing Music: Upbeat Laid Back Indie Rock by Alex Stinnent (Additional music from Blue Dot Sessions) Activism: TAKE ACTION Tell Congress: Stand Against Harsh Drug Penalties via Drug Policy Alliance Tip: Use the sample email as guidance for a call script. EDUCATE YOURSELF An Overdose Death Is Not Murder: Why Drug-Induced Homicide Laws Are Counterproductive and Inhumane (Drug Policy Alliance) Experts React to Trump’s Plan to Escalate Drug War and Impose Death Penalty for Drug Offenses (Drug Policy Alliance) Read: Jeff Sessions’s memo asking federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty for drug traffickers (Vox) Legal pot business owners ponder the possibility of death row after Trump administration policy shift (NBC) Eleven countries studied, one inescapable conclusion – the drug laws don’t work (The Guardian, 2014) Written by BOTL Communications Director Amanda Hoffman Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com Support the show via Patreon Check out the BotL iOS/Android App in the App Stores! Follow at Twitter.com/BestOfTheLeft Like at Facebook.com/BestOfTheLeft Contact me directly at [email protected] Review the show on iTunes and Stitcher!