Buy 'Illegal!' Magazine So Its Vendors Can Buy More Drugs
Copenhagen has come up with a new way to help drug addicts and fight street crime. Illegal! is a magazine that hard drug users can buy for $1.80 and sell to the public for around $5.00, enabling them to buy more drugs without having to rob...
Every Weed Smoker's Fantasy Is About to Come True in Uruguay
The government is set to seize control of a legalized marijuana industry, in an attempt to fight crime and improve the economy.
Uganda Is Taking Israel's Unwanted Asylum Seekers to Get Cheaper Weapons
The Israeli government already have strong relations with their Ugandan counterparts, with Israel currently "working to introduce sophisticated agro-technology" to the country. But it is newer support to Uganda's military—weapons, training, fighter...
Furious Buddhists Are Making Life Hell for Sri Lanka's Muslims
Gangs of Buddhists have been roaming the streets of Colombo, administering bloody mob beatings, and attacking places where Muslims work and worship. Economic frustration and potent nationalism finds a convenient scapegoat.
Are American Drones Al Qaeda's Strongest Weapon in Yemen?
Things are getting really messy in Yemen at the moment. With soldiers being murdered in their sleep and embassies closing en masse in fear of an imminent wave of attacks and multiple drone strikes, the country seems to be the latest sandbox full of...
An Interview with the Woman Who Drilled a Hole in Her Head to Open Up Her Mind
Amanda Feilding claims trepanation might make us happier, healthier, and maybe help people at risk for Alzheimer's. She's not only an expert, she conducted the operation on herself to see what was what.
The Zetas' Leader Has Been Captured, but Is That Really Such a Good Thing?
With Miguel Angel Treviño Morales captured, it looks likely that existing cartels and the newly independent factions within Los Zetas will duke it out over territory. And by that I mean relentlessly massacre each other with bloody gun battles in the...
Brazilian Soldiers and Native Tribespeople Are Clashing in the Amazon
Although the Brazilian economy has hit a few speed bumps recently, the wheels of growth have been in motion for some time, and the country is desperate for renewable energy sources to keep its industrial and economic growth buoyant. This is why, for...
New Cocaine Routes Are Ruining West Africa
At the end of June, the UN held its annual International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Yury Fedotov, head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime, gave a speech in which he mentioned that the cocaine trade in Africa is growing, "fueling...
Will Charging People Money to Have Kids Save the World from Overpopulation?
The world population is set to hit 7.2 billion by next month and estimated to reach nearly 11 billion by 2100, which will put a strain on the limited amount of natural resources the planet has left. I spoke to Michael E. Arth, an urban designer...
How Would You Like to Evolve?
So chickens used to have dicks. Who knew? Thinking about all the chickens out there who relish the idea of having a dick, but have been shafted by evolution made me ask myself, "What kind of ways would I like to evolve?" I then got bored of imagining...
What Does Terrorism Mean in 2013?
Glenn Greenwald is a journalist, lawyer, and security expert who was partly responsible for former CIA official John Brennan not being made the Director of the CIA and forcing a UN investigation into the treatment of Bradley Manning. I called him up to...