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California's Long Journey to Legalizing Pot the Right Way
Proposition 64 promises to make recreational pot legal in California, but that's not the end of a debate that encompasses economics, race, and criminal justice reform.
How Black Markets Shaped America
In advance of the premiere of VICELAND'S 'Black Market Dispatches,' we talked with author Peter Andreas about the history of black markets in America.
World Passports and the People Trying to Create a Borderless World
Earlier this month, Yassin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) was arrested in South Africa for attempting to use a world passport. But what exactly is one of those?
How to Talk About Crime in America Without Parroting the Cops
We talked to Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley about his show 'American Crime' and how it breaks from the pack of true crime procedurals.
Is Police Corruption Inevitable in the War on Drugs?
The black market for drugs creates all sorts of twisted incentives for agents of the law.
How Much Should You Worry About Getting Robbed Over the Holidays?
We asked an expert about the annual deluge of holiday crime hype, and whether you should be spooked as you kick back with loved ones and gorge on Capitalism.
How Urban Gardening Can Save Black Communities
A new documentary shows how planting the seeds of social change begins with knowing where your food comes from.
Why Scaring Kids Out of Committing Crimes Doesn't Work
There's enough evidence to say, definitively, that "scared straight" programs don't stop young people from going on to become criminals, and might even be counterproductive. So why are they still in use?
Everyone Is Pretty Much Lying All the Time, According to a Professor Who Studies Deception
On the continuum between total truth-telling and dishonesty, most of what people say falls somewhere in between.
This Vegan Restaurant Is Run by a Chef Who Took a Vow of Silence
“He said he did this for two reasons: because ‘speech is war’ to him, and so he could be in tune with God twenty-four hours a day."
A Psychologist Explains Why People Don't Give a Shit About Climate Change
We understand that we've really fucked up the environment, but most of us still can't be bothered to change our lifestyle.
A New Generation Black Panther Talks About Baltimore and Black America
We spoke with General T.A.C.O. (which stands for "Taking All Capitalists Out") about Freddie Gray, gang truces, and the Black Lives Matter movement.