Cocaine

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• SOURCE: The Atlantic
  7/11/2023
  

  What "Crackhead" Really Meant in 1980s America

  by Donovan X. Ramsey

  The memories of politicians and police have been allowed to dominate our understanding of the emergence of crack cocaine in the 1980s. A new book seeks to elevate the voices of urban Black Americans and others who experienced it directly and still live with its effects.

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  2/24/2023
  

  The Real Story Behind "Cocaine Bear"

  The real story of "Pablo Escobear" involves far less action by the bear and much more by a ring of smugglers during the cocaine boom of the 1980s. 

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• SOURCE: CSPAN
  1/27/2022
  

  CIA Director John Deutch at Los Angeles Town Hall in 1996 Denies Agency Sold Cocaine in City

  A town hall meeting in Los Angeles grew heated when the CIA director denied allegations published by reporter Gary Webb that the Agency was involved in importing and distributing drugs to South Central Los Angeles. 

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• SOURCE: Washington Post
  6/14/2021
  

  Lost Cause: 50 Years of the Drug War in Latin America

  Latin America has been fundamentally transformed by Richard Nixon's launch of the War on Drugs in 1971. The Post presents a series of articles by Latin American journalists describing the consequences. 

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• SOURCE: Made By History at the Washington Post
  6/8/2021
  

  The U.S. War On Drugs Helped Unleash The Violence In Colombia Today

  by Kyle Longley

  Counternarcotics operations have been a pretext for funding a buildup of the Colombian security forces, allowing a US-friendly rightist government to avoid dealing with the economic and social causes of unrest.