My interview in UK newspaper Morning Star about my drug war book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. The interview was conducted by writer Miles Ellingham: Independent, investigative journalist and author, Antony Loewenstein has been a maverick player on the left-field of journalism for almost 15 years, reporting on the Israel-Palestine…
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War on drugs will continue long after Covid-19 is done
What’s happening to the drug war during Covid-19 and where will it lead once it’s over? My essay/analysis for British outlet Unherd: The image was startling in its brazenness and simplicity. The convicted Mexican drug cartel head Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán is in a maximum security prison in the US, but his daughter, Alejandrina Guzmán,…
The world is in lockdown but Guinea-Bissau remains global drug hub
My recently released book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, investigates the reality of the West African country of Guinea-Bissau and its central role as a cocaine transit hub. I further reported on the issue for Vice in late 2019. Now, in a new report in the Portuguese newspaper Publico, that…
ABC Radio National discussion with Yanis Varoufakis on disaster capitalism
I recently spoke at the Adelaide Writer’s Festival talking about Palestine, my recent book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, and disaster capitalism with former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. My events can be heard here and here. My conversation with Varoufakis was recently broadcast on Australia’s ABC Radio National Big…
US outlet Alternet positively reviews Pills, Powder and Smoke
US outlet Alternet reviews my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. The review is by Phillip Smith: America shows signs of emerging from the century-long shadow of drug prohibition, with marijuana leading the way and a psychedelic decriminalization movement rapidly gaining steam. It also seems as if the mass incarceration fever…
US outlet Real Fiction Radio interview on Pills, Powder and Smoke
I spoke to the great US outlet Real Fiction Radio, broadcast out of Arlington, Virginia, about my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. And yes, my book isn’t fiction 🙂
RT TV interview on Pills, Powder and Smoke
During my recent UK book tour for Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, I was interviewed by RT TV on the drug war, Honduras, Guinea-Bissau and US imperialism:
What UK Labour should consider on serious drug reform
In my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, I investigate drug policy in the UK and it’s a very mixed picture (my recent Guardian article gives a grim assessment). UK Labour just lost an election and now has the opportunity, if it wants, to craft a sensible drug policy.…
Popular UK podcast Stop and Search on Pills, Powder and Smoke
During my recent London book tour for Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, I was interviewed by one of the most popular drug-themed podcasts, Stop and Search, in front of a live audience at Queen Mary University.
UK Telegraph newspaper reviews Pills, Powder and Smoke
The UK Telegraph is a conservative newspaper but thankfully positively reviewed my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, last weekend, giving it 4 stars out of 5. The review is by Colin Freeman: Do modern drug dealers have a conscience? Browse the dark web for cocaine these days, and…