Rolling Stone recently published a pretty epic article about America’s failed drug war which should be required reading for any elected official who is ever required to approve additional funding for this “war”. Today, we hear word that the Supreme Court has ruled to allow judges much broader leeway in sentencing people for offenses related to crack cocaine. This seems like a shocking admission from the power-elite that there’s something wrong with the grossly disparate sentencing practices which cut blatantly across racial lines. How very refreshing!

So this is a great start, but when the only way to truly solve the problem is to completely dismantle the entire drug war apparatus, it’s really just a tentative first step. Let’s keep up the good work!