Today I was interviewed by CNN International about my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs. Interviewed by anchor Michael Holmes in the US, I was in Jerusalem, we discussed why the drug war is so brutal (because Western demand for drugs is huge), how a nation like Honduras is…
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Yes, an ethical and legal drug market is possible
What would a truly ethical drug market look like? In recent weeks with my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, just out in the UK, I’ve been interviewed by a number of UK media outlets about this issue and so-called “woke coke” (for the record, it doesn’t exist). Today…
Talkradio UK interview on ethical cocaine and Pills, Powder and Smoke
Following my recent media comments about ethical cocaine in the wake of my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, being released in the UK, I was interviewed today on Talkradio in the UK by host Mike Graham (who it’s fair to say didn’t seem that enthused by my views to…
“Woke coke” and why cocaine and all drugs should be legalised
With my new book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, just out in the UK, I’ve been getting some media coverage around the issue of “woke coke” or ethically-sourced cocaine. For the record, in my book I don’t mention “woke coke” but focus on how and why all drugs should be…
US radio Loud and Clear interview on Australian bushfires and the climate crisis
Australia’s bushfires have been devastating over the last months, a crisis hugely worsened by climate change. I was interviewed on US radio program Loud and Clear about the situation: Listen to “Climate in crisis: Australia wildfires rage out of control” on Spreaker.
US TV program The Real News Network on Palestinian fixer Mohammed Dahlan
Palestinian fixer Mohammed Dahlan has a long and murky history in Palestine and across the Muslim world (more details here and here). I’ve been interviewed about him and his activities on US TV network The Real News Network:
Disasters Deconstructed podcast interview on disaster capitalism
My 2017 book, Disaster Capitalism: Making A Killing Out Of Catastrophe, continues to show its relevance in any number of global contexts (from the climate crisis to migration). I’m interviewed on the US Disasters: Deconstructed podcast about my work on this issue and how as a journalist I use characters to bring empathy and understanding:
Chance to improve US drug policy is there for the taking
US outlet The Hill has published my article based around my book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside The Bloody War on Drugs: There’s a dangerous myth in sections of the public that the war on drugs is coming to an end. It’s an idea that as cannabis legalization sweeps across the U.S. and many other…
London Times positively reviews Pills, Powder and Smoke
My book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, is out in the UK this week. I’ll be in the UK in early February on a book tour (3 February at Queen Mary University of London and 4 February at the famous Frontline Club). The London Times has just published a positive…
How popular cocaine in the West affects West Africa
My book, Pills, Powder and Smoke: Inside the Bloody War on Drugs, is out in the UK on 9 January 2020. British magazine GQ has published an edited extract of the Guinea-Bissau chapter. Here’s the PDF of the story: How South American drug cartels created a narco-state in West Africa | British GQ