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Is There “Hope For Every Addicted American”? The New U.S. War On Drugs, B Stone Jan 2018

Is There “Hope For Every Addicted American”? The New U.S. War On Drugs, B Stone

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The U.S. has been waging a War on Drugs for the last forty years. But in the mid-2010s, a series of reforms have rejected this militant approach. How did these policies manage to break through a gridlocked Congress? What is the nature of these reforms, and what are their political implications? Using critical discourse analysis, I demonstrate that a new policy framework of “addiction recovery” defines the political crises of the opioid epidemic, the failure of the War on Drugs, and mass incarceration in terms of disease, attributing Drug War injustices to prejudice against “addiction,” rather than a constellation of …


Vicarious Retribution In U.S. Public Support For War Against Iraq, Peter Liberman, Linda J. Skitka Jan 2018

Vicarious Retribution In U.S. Public Support For War Against Iraq, Peter Liberman, Linda J. Skitka

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U.S. public anger and desires to avenge the 11 September 2001 terror attacks were redirected toward Iraq partly because of its identity as an Arab and Muslim state. Online panel survey data reveal that citizens who were relatively angry about the terror attacks were more belligerent toward Iraq, and that this effect was strongest among those who perceived Arabs and Muslims in monolithic terms. Angry desires to avenge 9/11 were more persistent for those who saw Arabs and Muslims in that light, and their effects on war support were partially mediated by worsened feelings about Arabs and Muslims in general. …


Συμβολική Βία Και Η Αναπαραγωγή Της Εξουσίας, Despina Lalaki Jan 2018

Συμβολική Βία Και Η Αναπαραγωγή Της Εξουσίας, Despina Lalaki

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No abstract provided.


Black Detroit: The Worst Nightmare Of The American Establishment: Interview With Dan Georgakas, Despina Lalaki Jan 2018

Black Detroit: The Worst Nightmare Of The American Establishment: Interview With Dan Georgakas, Despina Lalaki

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Πολιτισμός, Κοινωνία Των Πολιτών Και Το Ιδεολόγημα Των Μκο, Despina Lalaki Jan 2018

Πολιτισμός, Κοινωνία Των Πολιτών Και Το Ιδεολόγημα Των Μκο, Despina Lalaki

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No abstract provided.


Enzo Traverso: Neoliberalism Is The Totalitarianism Of Our Times, Despina Lalaki Jan 2018

Enzo Traverso: Neoliberalism Is The Totalitarianism Of Our Times, Despina Lalaki

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No abstract provided.